NAME

       vlserver - Initializes the Volume Location Server

SYNOPSIS

       vlserver [-p <number of threads>] [-nojumbo] [-jumbo] [-rxbind] [-d <debug level>]
           [-allow-dotted-principals] [-enable_peer_stats] [-enable_process_stats]
       [-auditlog <log path>] [-audit-interface (file | sysvmq)]
           [-help]

DESCRIPTION

       The vlserver command initializes the Volume Location (VL) Server, which runs on every
       database server machine. In the conventional configuration, its binary file is located in
       the /usr/lib/openafs directory on a file server machine.

       The vlserver command is not normally issued at the command shell prompt but rather placed
       into a file server machine's /etc/openafs/BosConfig file with the bos create command. If
       it is ever issued at the command shell prompt, the issuer must be logged onto a database
       server machine as the local superuser "root".

       As it initializes, the VL Server process creates the two files that constitute the Volume
       Location Database (VLDB), vldb.DB0 and vldb.DBSYS1, in the /var/lib/openafs/db directory
       if they do not already exist. Use the commands in the vos suite to administer the
       database.

       The VL Server maintains the record of volume locations in the Volume Location Database
       (VLDB). When the Cache Manager fills a file request from an application program, it first
       contacts the VL Server to learn which file server machine currently houses the volume that
       contains the file.  The Cache Manager then requests the file from the File Server process
       running on that file server machine.

       The VL Server records a trace of its activity in the /var/log/openafs/VLLog file. Use the
       bos getlog command to display the contents of the file. By default, it records on a
       minimal number of messages. For instructions on increasing the amount of logging, see
       VLLog(5).

       By default, the VL Server runs nine lightweight processes (LWPs). To change the number,
       use the -p argument.

       This command does not use the syntax conventions of the AFS command suites. Provide the
       command name and all option names in full.

OPTIONS

       -d <debug level>
           Sets the detail level for the debugging trace written to the /var/log/openafs/VLLog
           file. Provide one of the following values, each of which produces an increasingly
           detailed trace: 0, 1, 5, 25, and 125.

       -p <number of threads>
           Sets the number of server lightweight processes (LWPs or pthreads) to run.  Provide an
           integer between 3 and 16. The default is 9.

       -jumbo
           Allows the server to send and receive jumbograms. A jumbogram is a large-size packet
           composed of 2 to 4 normal Rx data packets that share the same header. The VL Server
           does not use jumbograms by default, as some routers are not capable of properly
           breaking the jumbogram into smaller packets and reassembling them.

       -nojumbo
           Deprecated; Jumbograms are disabled by default.

       -enable_peer_stats
           Activates the collection of Rx statistics and allocates memory for their storage. For
           each connection with a specific UDP port on another machine, a separate record is kept
           for each type of RPC (FetchFile, GetStatus, and so on) sent or received. To display or
           otherwise access the records, use the Rx Monitoring API.

       -enable_process_stats
           Activates the collection of Rx statistics and allocates memory for their storage. A
           separate record is kept for each type of RPC (FetchFile, GetStatus, and so on) sent or
           received, aggregated over all connections to other machines. To display or otherwise
           access the records, use the Rx Monitoring API.

       -allow-dotted-principals
           By default, the RXKAD security layer will disallow access by Kerberos principals with
           a dot in the first component of their name. This is to avoid the confusion where
           principals user/admin and user.admin are both mapped to the user.admin PTS entry.
           Sites whose Kerberos realms don't have these collisions between principal names may
           disable this check by starting the server with this option.

       -auditlog <log path>
           Turns on audit logging, and sets the path for the audit log.  The audit log records
           information about RPC calls, including the name of the RPC call, the host that
           submitted the call, the authenticated entity (user) that issued the call, the
           parameters for the call, and if the call succeeded or failed.

       -audit-interface (file | sysvmq)
           Specifies what audit interface to use. Defaults to "file". See fileserver(8) for an
           explanation of each interface.

       -rxbind
           Bind the Rx socket to the primary interface only.  (If not specified, the Rx socket
           will listen on all interfaces.)

       -help
           Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

EXAMPLES

       The following bos create command creates a vlserver process on the machine "fs2.abc.com"
       that uses six lightweight processes. Type the command on a single line:

          % bos create -server fs2.abc.com -instance vlserver -type simple \
                       -cmd "/usr/lib/openafs/vlserver -p 6"

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

       The issuer must be logged in as the superuser "root" on a file server machine to issue the
       command at a command shell prompt. It is conventional instead to create and start the
       process by issuing the bos create command.

SEE ALSO

       BosConfig(5), VLLog(5), vldb.DB0(5), bos_create(8), bos_getlog(8)

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