pvfs2 - Man Page

A parallel virtual file system for Linux

Synopsis

This man page provides a general overview of PVFS2.  For more information about pvfs2 programs and utilities consult pvfs2-ping(1) pvfs2-statfs(1) pvfs2-genconfig(1) pvfs2-cp(1) pvfs2-ls(1) pvfs2-showcoll(1) and pvfs2-server(1)

Description

PVFS2 is a parallel virtual file system for clusters.  PVFS  harnesses commodity storage and network technology to provide concurrent access to data that is distributed across a (potentially large) collection of servers.

This man page documents general features of the PVFS2 system.  See the man pages for individual programs for more specific information.

Files

/etc/pvfs2tab

This file maps absolute pathnames to pvfs2 servers and volumes.  If the PVFS2TAB_FILE environment variable is set, programs will use the file at that location instead.  See pvfs2tab(5) for more information.

Environment

PVFS2TAB_FILE

If set, the full pathname for an alternate pvfs2tab file

Bugs

Please report all bugs to the pvfs2 bugzilla (http://bugzilla.mcs.anl.gov/pvfs/)

Author

The PVFS2 development team (pvfs2-developers@beowulf-underground.org)

See Also

pvfs2-server(1), pvfs2-ls(1), pvfs2-statfs(1) pvfs2-ping(1) pvfs2-cp(1) pvfs2-genconfig(1)

Info

SEPTEMBER 2003 PVFS2 Manuals