NAME

nfsd, biod − NFS daemons

SYNOPSIS

/etc/nfsd [nservers]
/etc/biod [nservers]

DESCRIPTION

The nfsd starts the NFS(7) server daemons that handle client filesystem requests. The nservers variable is the number of file system request daemons that start.  This number should be determined by the load expected on this server.  To obtain the best performance in most cases, set nservers to four. 

The biod starts nservers asynchronous block I/O daemons.  This command is used on an NFS client to buffer cache handle read-ahead and write-behind.  The nservers variable is a number greater than zero.  For best performance, set nservers to four. 

AUTHOR

Sun Microsystems, Inc. 

SEE ALSO

mountd(1M), exports(4). 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

messages

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  May 11, 2021