1.\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1991, 1993 2.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 3.\" 4.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 5.\" 6.\" @(#)nfsiod.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 06/09/93 7.\" 8.Dd 9.Dt NFSIOD 8 10.Os 11.Sh NAME 12.Nm nfsiod 13.Nd local 14.Tn NFS 15asynchronous I/O server 16.Sh SYNOPSIS 17.Nm nfsiod 18.Op Ar numdaemons 19.Sh DESCRIPTION 20.Nm Nfsiod 21runs on an 22.Tn NFS 23client machine to service asynchronous I/O requests to its server. 24It improves performance but is not required for correct operation. 25.Pp 26Available options: 27.Pp 28.Bl -tag -width Ds 29.It Ar numdaemons 30The option 31.Ar numdaemons 32defines how many 33.Nm nfsiod 34daemons to start; 35if unspecified, only a single daemon will be started. 36A client should typically run enough daemons to handle 37their maximum level of concurrency, 38typically four to six. 39.El 40.Sh SEE ALSO 41.Xr nfsstat 1 , 42.Xr nfssvc 2 , 43.Xr mountd 8 , 44.Xr portmap 8 45.Sh HISTORY 46The 47.Nm nfsiod 48utility first appeared in 4.4BSD. 49