Guaranteed-Rate I/O Version 2 Guide

Document Number: 007 -4244-001

Front Matter

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Table of Contents

About This Guide
Related Publications
Obtaining Publications
Conventions
Reader Comments

1. Introduction
What Does GRIO Do?
Terminology
GRIOv1 and GRIOv2 Differences
Overview

2. How GRIO Works
Traffic Control
Stream Use and Real-Time File Setup
Software Components
ggd2 Daemon
Qualified Bandwidth
Managing Bandwidth: Encapsulation and Distributed Bandwidth Allocator
GRIO Server Relocation and Recovery

3. Setting Up GRIO
Installation Requirements
Deployment Considerations for Cluster Volumes
Data Layout
Choosing a Qualified Bandwidth
Local Volumes and Cluster Volumes
Licensing
Starting GRIO
Monitoring GRIO

4. GRIO API Overview
grio_avail()
grio_bind()
grio_get_stream()
grio_modify()
grio_release()
grio_reserve() and grio_reserve_fd()
grio_unbind()

Index