NAME
gfarm_agent - Gfarm Filesystem Metadata Cache Server
SYNOPSIS
gfarm_agent [ options ]
DESCRIPTION
gfarm_agent is a cache server for a Gfarm metadata server that can be
shared by multiple hosts and multiple users. The cache server greatly
improves performance and response time for a Gfarm filesystem by
reducing network communication to a distant metadata server.
Any number of gfarm_agents can be running on different nodes (or even
on the same node) at the same time. Consistency among multiple cache
servers and a metadata server is maintained.
OPTIONS
-L log-level
Specifies a log priority level. The log output, which priority
is higher or equal to this level, will be sent to syslog or
standard error. Please refer gfarm.conf(5) for the priority
levels which can be specified by this option.
-P pid-file
Specifies a file name which records the process ID of
gfarm_agent.
-S syslog-facility
Specifies a syslog facility used to report errors by
gfarm_agent. By default, local0 is used.
-d Specifies the debug mode. gfarm_agent runs in the foreground,
not in the background.
If this option is specified and -L is not specified, the log
level is set to "debug".
-f config-file
Specifies a configuration file that is read instead of the
default configuration file.
-m Specifies the master mode. This improves metadata access
performance by caching the path information. This option is
only available when there is a single gfarm_agent running.
-p port-number
Specifies a port number for TCP, to be used by gfarm_agent.
-v Displays verbose error messages in authentication.
-? Displays a list of command options.
FILES
%%SYSCONFDIR%%/gfarm.conf
configuration file
SEE ALSO
gfarm.conf(5)