NAME
nfs3_bsize — control the logic block size used by NFS version 3 clients
VALUES
Allowed values
Minimum: 4096
Maximum: MAXINT
Recommended Values
A warning will be issued at runtime if this tunable is set to a value
greater than 1048576 bytes since this is beyond the tested limit. This is
not a serious warning but just an information message for the administrator.
DESCRIPTION
nfs3_bsize
controls the logical block size used by NFS version 3 clients. This block
size represents the amount of data the client attempts to read from or
write to the server when it does I/O.
Who Is Expected to Change This Tunable?
The distributed file system administrator should examine this value
and change it if a larger transfer size is needed.
Restrictions on Changing
The
nfs3_bsize
tunable is dynamic; however, the logical block size setting for a
file system is set when the file system is mounted. In order to affect
a particular file system, it is necessary to unmount and mount the file
system after changing this parameter.
When Should the Value of This Tunable Be Raised?
Increase this parameter and also the
nfs3_max_transfer_size and nfs3_max_transfer_size_cots
parameters if larger transfers are desired.
What Are the Side Effects of Raising the Value?
More kernel memory is used to manage the transfer buffer.
When Should the Value of This Tunable Be Lowered?
Lower the value of this tunable if smaller transfer sizes are desired.
What Are the Side Effects of Lowering the Value?
Setting this value to less than 32 KB will increase the number of
requests to the NFS server.
WARNINGS
All HP-UX kernel tunable parameters are release specific.
This parameter may be removed or have its meaning changed in
future releases of HP-UX.
Installation of optional kernel software, from HP or other vendors,
may cause changes to tunable parameter values. After installation,
some tunable parameters may no longer be at the default or
recommended values. For information about the effects of
installation on tunable values, consult the documentation
for the kernel software being installed.
For information about optional kernel software that was
factory installed on your system, see
HP-UX Release Notes
at
http://docs.hp.com.
AUTHOR
nfs3_bsize
was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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