162941Sbostic.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1991, 1993 262941Sbostic.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 338872Smckusick.\" 443794Strent.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 538872Smckusick.\" 6*66245Sbostic.\" @(#)nfsiod.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 02/22/94 738872Smckusick.\" 847463Scael.Dd 947463Scael.Dt NFSIOD 8 1047463Scael.Os 1147463Scael.Sh NAME 1247463Scael.Nm nfsiod 1347463Scael.Nd local 1447463Scael.Tn NFS 1547463Scaelasynchronous I/O server 1647463Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS 1747463Scael.Nm nfsiod 18*66245Sbostic.Op Fl n Ar num_servers 1947463Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 2047463Scael.Nm Nfsiod 2139866Smckusickruns on an 2247463Scael.Tn NFS 2339866Smckusickclient machine to service asynchronous I/O requests to its server. 2439866SmckusickIt improves performance but is not required for correct operation. 2547463Scael.Pp 26*66245SbosticUnless otherwise specified, a single server is started. 2747463Scael.Pp 28*66245SbosticThe options are as follows: 2947463Scael.Bl -tag -width Ds 30*66245Sbostic.It Fl n 31*66245SbosticSpecify how many servers are to be started. 32*66245Sbostic.El 33*66245Sbostic.Pp 34*66245SbosticA client should run enough daemons to handle its maximum 35*66245Sbosticlevel of concurrency, typically four to six. 36*66245Sbostic.Pp 37*66245SbosticThe 3847463Scael.Nm nfsiod 39*66245Sbosticutility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. 4047463Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 4147463Scael.Xr nfsstat 1 , 4247463Scael.Xr nfssvc 2 , 4347463Scael.Xr mountd 8 , 4447463Scael.Xr portmap 8 4547463Scael.Sh HISTORY 4647463ScaelThe 4762940Sbostic.Nm nfsiod 4862940Sbosticutility first appeared in 4.4BSD. 49