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The dfs_config Environment Variables

Many variables specific to DFS are set explicitly in the dfs_config component script. You can use these variables to supply information to dfs_config instead of typing the information in response to prompts.

The following table shows the DFS values that are set in the dfs_config component script. In the table, the term default refers to the setting assigned to the environment variable by OSF.


dfs_config Environment Variables

Variable Value
AGG_FS_TYPE The type of filesystem for the aggregate to be exported. Possible values are native meaning the native file system
(for example, UFS, JFS) or episode meaning the Episode (LFS) file system
AGG_DEV_NAME The device name of the aggregate to be exported.
AGG_MOUNT_PATH The mount path for the aggregate (for example, /usr/users).
AGG_NAME The name to be used for the aggregate to be exported
(for example, user.jlw).
AGG_ID The unique numerical aggregate ID for the exported aggregate.
CACHE_SIZE_RAM The number of bytes to use for an in-memory cache.
CACHE_SIZE_DISK The number of bytes to use for a local disk cache.
CACHE_DIR_DISK The path name of the directory to use for a local disk cache.
CLIENT_CACHE_LOC An indication of whether the cache is stored in memory or on disk. Machine values are mem meaning the cache is stored in memory or disk meaning the cache is stored on the local disk.
CONFIG_NFS_GATEWAY An indication of whether to configure the DFS client as an NFS gateway. Possible values are y and n; n is the default.
DFS_SERVER_INSTALL An indication of the type of DFS server to install: SCM for System Control Machine; FS for File Server; PRIVATEFS for Private File Server; FLDB for File Location Database Server.
EPI_FORMAT_PART An indication of whether to format a disk partition as an Episode aggregate. Possible values are y to format the partition or n to not.
EPI_FORCE_INIT An indication of whether to force the initialization of a partition as an Episode aggregate, possibly losing data. Possible values are y or the initialization or n to not.
INIT_LFS An indication of whether to initialize the LFS (using epiinit). Possible values are y to initialize or n to not.
INSTALL_OPT_SERS An indication of whether to install the optional DFS servers
(bak, butc, upclient). Possible values are y to install or n to not.
INSTALL_OPT_CLIENT An indication of whether to install the optional DFS client
(cm, bos, and fts) binaries. Possible values are y to install or n to not.
LOAD_LFS_KEXT An indication of whether to load the LFS kernel extensions. Possible values are y to load or n to not.
ROOT_FILESET_NM The name of the DFS root fileset.
SCM_NAME The name of the system control machine to be used during configuration.