AFS::CM(3) Module to administer the AFS Cache Manager

SYNOPSIS


use AFS::CM qw (
checkconn checkservers checkvolumes
cm_access flush flushcb flushvolume
getcacheparms getcellstatus
getcrypt getvolstats setcrypt
setcachesize setcellstatus
);
my $ok = flushvolume('.');
print "Return Code = $ok\n";
$ok = checkvolumes;
print "Return Code = $ok\n";
$ok = cm_access($path);
print "Return Code = $ok\n";
($max, $inuse) = getcacheparms;
$ok = setcachesize(10000);
my $crypt_flg = getcrypt;
$ok = setcrypt('on');

DESCRIPTION

This module provides several functions to administer the AFS Cache Manager. It is used to customize the cache size. You can force the update of cached data. And you can determine if a client machine can run SETUID programs. Any function required must by explicitly listed by the "use" statement to be exported into the calling package.

Some of these functions have the optional argument FOLLOW. FOLLOW determines which file should be used should PATH be a symbolic link. If FOLLOW be set to 1, then the symbolic link is followed to its target. If FOLLOW is set to 0, then the function applies to the symbolic link itself. If not specified FOLLOW defaults to 1.

COMPATIBILITY

This release does NOT support any features and interfaces from version 1.

EXPORTS

Standard Exports

none

Optional Exports

The following functions will be exported into your namespace if you specifically ask that they be imported.
$ok = checkconn;
Checks the status of all the callers tokens held by the Cache Manager. Returns success if the caller has tokens, and all those tokens are valid (i.e, not expired).
$ok = checkvolumes;
Forces the Cache Manager to update volume-related information.
$ok = cm_access(PATH [, PERMS [,FOLLOW]]);
Returns 1 if caller has access with the given permissions PERMS (default 'read') to given PATH.
$ok = flush(PATH [, FOLLOW]);
Forces the Cache Manager to discard PATH.
$ok = flushcb(PATH [, FOLLOW]);
Forces the Cache Manager to flush only the callback for PATH.
$ok = flushvolume(PATH [, FOLLOW]);
Forces the Cache Manager to discard all cached data from the volume containing PATH.
($max, $inuse) = getcacheparms;
Returns the current size of the cache and the amount being used.
$setuid = getcellstatus([CELL]);
Determines whether the local Cache Manager allows SETUID programs to run or not. Returns 1 if SETUID programs are allowed for given CELL (default local).
$crypt_flg = getcrypt;
Gets the Cache Manager encryption flag. This function is supported only under OpenAFS.
$volinfo = getvolstats(PATH [, FOLLOW]);
Returns information about the volume containing PATH. The return value is a reference to a hash table containing the values from the C structure "VolumeStatus". The hash values can be up to five minutes old, because the Cache Manager polls the File Server for partition information at that frequency. The hash table has the following keys 

    Blessed         BlocksInUse     InService
    MaxQuota        MinQuota        Motd
    Name            NeedsSalvage    OffMsg
    Online          ParentId        PartBlocksAvail
    PartMaxBlocks   Type            Vid

You can find an example how to print the entire content of the returned hash reference in the "examples/v2/cm" directory.

$ok = setcachesize(NUM);
Sets the size of the disk cache. NUM is size in 1K byte blocks
$ok = setcellstatus(SETUID_ALLOWED [,CELL]);
Enables or disables the local Cache Manager to run SETUID programs for the given CELL (default local).
$ok = setcrypt(FLAG);
Set the Cache Manager encryption flag to FLAG. Valid values are 'on' or 'off'. This function is supported only under OpenAFS.

CURRENT AUTHOR

Norbert E. Gruener  <[email protected]>.

AUTHOR EMERITUS

Roland Schemers  <[email protected]>.

COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER

 X 2001-2008 Norbert E. Gruener <[email protected]>.
 All rights reserved.
 X 1994 Board of Trustees, Leland Stanford Jr. University.
 All rights reserved.
 Most of the explanations in this document are taken from the original
 AFS documentation.
 AFS-3 Programmer's Reference:
 File Server/Cache Manager Interface
 Edward R. Zayas
 X 1991 Transarc Corporation.
 All rights reserved.
 IBM AFS Administration Reference
 X IBM Corporation 2000.
 All rights reserved.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

The original module is covered by the following copyright:
Copyright (c) 1994 Board of Trustees, Leland Stanford Jr. University

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation, advertising materials, and other materials related to such distribution and use acknowledge that the software was developed by Stanford University. The name of the University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

DOCUMENT VERSION

Revision $Rev: 859 $

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