Where is BDS server software stored?

The BDS server is now located in /usr/etc instead of /usr/sbin. This is more consistent with other IRIX daemons.

How do I change the configuration options passed to the server?

The file /etc/config/BDSpro.config is passed to the BDS server as arguments. By default, it turns on logging and sends the results to /var/adm/bds.log.

BDS is using a lot of memory. How can I limit it?

Because BDS uses buffering to speed up file accesses, you may find that buffering takes up a lot of memory, particularly if you have many different applications accessing files. See “Specifying a Buffer Size”.

Why am I not seeing big improvements in write performance?

The improvements are a result of enabling write buffering. Write buffering is not enabled by default because it has the potential to lose data in the event of a server failure, and because, if a write error occurs, it is not reported until a subsequent I/O operation. See “Starting and Stopping the BDSpro Service” for more information.

Why is mount locking up?

As of BDSpro 2.0, you cannot mount a filesystem using BDS unless a BDS daemon running on the server. Just start up BDS on the server and the problem should be solved.

I think my BDS server is dead or misbehaving. How do I restart it?

A script in /etc/init.d starts and stops the BDS daemon. As root, type this command:

# /etc/init.d/BDSpro start

This stops all BDS daemons that were running and restarts them. Clients accessing BDS are automatically reconnected to the new BDS daemons.