1servers(5)                    File Formats Manual                   servers(5)
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NAME

6       servers - map server names to numbers
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DESCRIPTION

9       Each  file server has a file, /vice/db/servers, which maps server names
10       to numbers.  The server numbers are 8 bit numbers so a maximum  of  256
11       servers  can  be supported.  Once a server number has been assigned, it
12       may not be reused.  You should not reassign a server a new  id  without
13       initializing the server.
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15       The  server  numbers  are  used  in  too many places, probably the most
16       important is in the creation of volumes.  The server creating a  volume
17       uses  its server number as the first byte of the four-byte volume iden‐
18       tification number in order to ensure uniqueness.
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20       NOTE: Replicated volume numbers must also be unique, so we reserve part
21       of  the range, 0-127 (0-7F hex), for this purpose.  Real server numbers
22       must not be allocated from the other subrange, and vice-versa.
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24       The  format   of   the   file   is   the   full   server   name   (e.g.
25       mahler.coda.cs.cmu.edu)  followed by a tab and then the servers number.
26       Any line beginning with a "\#" is considered a comment and is  ignored.
27       The following is an example servers file:
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29       MAHLER.CODA.CS.CMU.EDU          201
30       GRIEG.CODA.CS.CMU.EDU           204
31       HAYDN.CODA.CS.CMU.EDU           205
32       WAGNER.CODA.CS.CMU.EDU          206
33       DEBUSSY.CODA.CS.CMU.EDU         212
34       SCARLATTI.CODA.CS.CMU.EDU       214
35       ROSSINI.CODA.CS.CMU.EDU         215
36       PUCCINI.CODA.CS.CMU.EDU         216
37       GERSHWIN.CODA.CS.CMU.EDU        218
38       SCHUMANN.CODA.CS.CMU.EDU        219
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FILES

42       /vice/db/servers
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BUGS

45       The  server  numbers and replicated volume prefixes are pulled from the
46       same number space.  Separation is enforced only by convention.
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48       This file and /vice/db/hosts should be combined.
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SEE ALSO

51       vrdb (5), vsgdb (5), maxgroupid (5), hosts (5)
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AUTHOR

54       Maria R. Ebling, 1990, Created
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