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 8.2 (Berkeley) 02/22/94 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 Fl n Ar num_servers 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 26Unless otherwise specified, a single server is started. 27.Pp 28The options are as follows: 29.Bl -tag -width Ds 30.It Fl n 31Specify how many servers are to be started. 32.El 33.Pp 34A client should run enough daemons to handle its maximum 35level of concurrency, typically four to six. 36.Pp 37The 38.Nm nfsiod 39utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. 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