rpcctl(8) System Manager's Manual rpcctl(8)
NAME
rpcctl - Displays SunRPC connection information
SYNOPSIS
rpcctl [ -h | --help ] { client | switch | xprt }
rpcctl client [ -h | --help ] { show }
rpcctl client show [ -h --help ] [ XPRT ]
rpcctl switch [ -h | --help ] { set | show }
rpcctl switch set [ -h | --help ] SWITCH dstaddr NEWADDR
rpcctl switch show [ -h | --help ] [ SWITCH ]
rpcctl xprt [ -h | --help ] { remove | set | show }
rpcctl xprt remove [ -h | --help ] XPRT
rpcctl xprt set [ -h | --help ] XPRT { dstaddr NEWADDR | offline | online }
rpcctl xprt show [ -h | --help ] [ XPRT ]
DESCRIPTION
The rpcctl command displays information collected in the SunRPC sysfs
files about the system's SunRPC objects.
rpcctl client - Commands operating on RPC clients
show [ CLIENT ] (default)
Show detailed information about the RPC clients on this system.
If CLIENT was provided, then only show information about a sin-
gle RPC client.
rpcctl switch - Commands operating on groups of transports
set SWITCH dstaddr NEWADDR
Change the destination address of all transports in the SWITCH
to NEWADDR. NEWADDR can be an IP address, DNS name, or anything
else resolvable by gethostbyname(3).
show [ SWITCH ] (default)
Show detailed information about groups of transports on this
system. If SWITCH was provided, then only show information
about a single transport group.
rpcctl xprt - Commands operating on individual transports
remove XPRT
Removes the specified XPRT from the system. Note that "main"
transports cannot be removed.
set XPRT dstaddr NEWADDR
Change the destination address of the specified XPRT to
NEWADDR. NEWADDR can be an IP address, DNS name, or anything
else resolvable by gethostbyname(3).
set XPRT offline
Sets the specified XPRT's state to offline.
set XPRT online
Sets the specified XPRT's state to online.
show [ XPRT ] (default)
Show detailed information about this system's transports. If
XPRT was provided, then only show information about a single
transport.
EXAMPLES
rpcctl switch show switch-2
Show details about the RPC switch named "switch-2".
rpcctl xprt remove xprt-4
Remove the xprt named "xprt-4" from the system.
rpcctl xprt set xprt-3 dstaddr https://linux-nfs.org
Change the dstaddr of the xprt named "xprt-3" to point to linux-
nfs.org
DIRECTORY
/sys/kernel/sunrpc/
AUTHOR
Anna Schumaker <Anna.Schumaker@Netapp.com>
15 Feb 2022 rpcctl(8)
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