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<title>Starting the File Server processes</title>
- <para>Start either the <emphasis role="bold">fs</emphasis> process or, if you want to run the Demand-Attach File Server, the
- <emphasis role="bold">dafs</emphasis> process. The <emphasis role="bold">fs</emphasis> process consists of the File Server,
- Volume Server, and Salvager (<emphasis role="bold">fileserver</emphasis>, <emphasis role="bold">volserver</emphasis> and
- <emphasis role="bold">salvager</emphasis> processes). The <emphasis role="bold">dafs</emphasis> process consists of the
+ <para>Start the
+ <emphasis role="bold">dafs</emphasis> process.
+ The <emphasis role="bold">dafs</emphasis> process consists of the
Demand-Attach File Server, Volume Server, Salvage Server, and Salvager (<emphasis role="bold">dafileserver</emphasis>,
<emphasis role="bold"> davolserver</emphasis>, <emphasis role="bold">salvageserver</emphasis>, and <emphasis
- role="bold">dasalvager</emphasis> processes). For information about the Demand-Attach File Server and to see whether or not
- you should run it, see <link linkend="DAFS">Appendix C, The Demand-Attach File Server</link>.
+ role="bold">dasalvager</emphasis> processes). Most sites should run the
+ Demand-Attach File Server, but the traditional/legacy File Server remains
+ an option. If you are uncertain whether to run the legacy File Server,
+ see <link linkend="DAFS">Appendix C, The Demand-Attach File Server</link>.
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
- <para>Issue the <emphasis role="bold">bos create</emphasis> command to start the <emphasis role="bold">fs</emphasis>
- process or the <emphasis role="bold">dafs</emphasis> process. The commands appear here on multiple lines only for legibility.
+ <para>Issue the <emphasis role="bold">bos create</emphasis> command to start the
+ <emphasis role="bold">dafs</emphasis> process. The commands appear here on multiple lines only for legibility.
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- <listitem>
- <para>If you are not planning on running the Demand-Attach File Server, create the <emphasis role="bold">fs</emphasis>
- process:
- <programlisting>
- # <emphasis role="bold">./bos create</emphasis> <<replaceable>machine name</replaceable>> <emphasis role="bold">fs fs /usr/afs/bin/fileserver</emphasis> \
- <emphasis role="bold">/usr/afs/bin/volserver /usr/afs/bin/salvager</emphasis> \
- <emphasis role="bold">-noauth</emphasis>
-</programlisting></para>
- </listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>If you are planning on running the Demand-Attach File Server, create the <emphasis
+ <para>Create the <emphasis
role="bold">dafs</emphasis> process:
<programlisting>
# <emphasis role="bold">./bos create</emphasis> <<replaceable>machine name</replaceable>> <emphasis role="bold">dafs dafs /usr/afs/bin/dafileserver</emphasis> \
<secondary>status</secondary>
</indexterm></para>
- <para>You can verify that the <emphasis role="bold">fs</emphasis> or <emphasis role="bold">dafs</emphasis> process has started
+ <para>You can verify that the <emphasis role="bold">dafs</emphasis> process has started
successfully by issuing the <emphasis role="bold">bos status</emphasis> command. Its output mentions two <computeroutput>proc
starts</computeroutput>.</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>If you are not running the Demand-Attach File Server:
-
- <programlisting>
- # <emphasis role="bold">./bos status</emphasis> <<replaceable>machine name</replaceable>> <emphasis role="bold">fs -long -noauth</emphasis>
-</programlisting></para></listitem>
-
- <listitem>
<para>If you are running the Demand-Attach File Server:
<programlisting>
# <emphasis role="bold">./bos status</emphasis> <<replaceable>machine name</replaceable>> <emphasis role="bold">dafs -long -noauth</emphasis>
-</programlisting></para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
-
+</programlisting></para>
</listitem>
<listitem>