=head1 NAME
-vldb.DB0 and vldb.DBSYS1 - Contain the Volume Location Database and associated log
+vldb.DB0, vldb.DBSYS1 - Contain the Volume Location Database and associated log
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-The file vldb.DB0 contains the Volume Location Database
-(VLDB), which tracks the location of all AFS volumes stored on file server
-machines in the cell. The Volume Location (VL) Server
-(B<vlserver> process) provides information from the database to Cache
-Managers when they need to access AFS data.
+The file F<vldb.DB0> contains the Volume Location Database (VLDB), which
+tracks the location of all AFS volumes stored on file server machines in
+the cell. The Volume Location (VL) Server (B<vlserver> process) provides
+information from the database to Cache Managers when they need to access
+AFS data.
-The file vldb.DBSYS1 is a log file in which the VL Server
-logs each database operation before performing it. When an operation is
-interrupted, the VL Server replays the log to complete the operation.
+The file F<vldb.DBSYS1> is a log file in which the VL Server logs each
+database operation before performing it. When an operation is interrupted,
+the VL Server replays the log to complete the operation.
-Both files are in binary format and reside in the /usr/afs/db
-directory on each of the cell's database server machines. When the
-VL Server starts or restarts on a given machine, it establishes a connection
-with its peers and verifies that its copy of the database matches the copy on
-the other database server machines. If not, the VL Servers call on
-AFS's distributed database technology, Ubik, to distribute to all of the
-machines the copy of the database with the highest version number.
+Both files are in binary format and reside in the F</usr/afs/db> directory
+on each of the cell's database server machines. When the VL Server starts
+or restarts on a given machine, it establishes a connection with its peers
+and verifies that its copy of the database matches the copy on the other
+database server machines. If not, the VL Servers call on AFS's distributed
+database technology, Ubik, to distribute to all of the machines the copy
+of the database with the highest version number.
-Always use the commands in the vos suite to administer the
-VLDB. It is advisable to create an archive copy of the database on a
-regular basis, using a tool such as the UNIX B<tar> command.
+Always use the commands in the B<vos> suite to administer the VLDB. It is
+advisable to create an archive copy of the database on a regular basis,
+using a tool such as the UNIX B<tar> command.
=head1 SEE ALSO
-L<vldb_check(1)>,
-L<vlserver(1)>,
+L<vldb_check(8)>,
+L<vlserver(8)>,
L<vos(1)>
=head1 COPYRIGHT
git://git.openafs.org / openafs.git / blobdiff