---
name: "dmboot"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dmachinemon"
version: "0.32.5-5"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dmboot"
---

# dmboot(1)

Start up DNAS on a cluster

## NAME

dmboot - Start up DNAS on a cluster

## SYNOPSIS

**dmboot \[***dmboot options***\] -- \[***DNAS options***\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Starts up a  **DNAS** daemon using **dsh**

## OPTIONS

- **--rc \[***resource file to load***\]**

  specifies the extra resource (configuration file) to load.

- **--external\|-ep \[***external-parent-hostname***\]**

  specifies the external parent host name. The system will use that host as a parent node.

- **--external-rsh\|epr \[***external-parent-hostname***\] \[***remote-shell-command***\]**

  specifies the external parent host name, and uses rsh method to connect to the remote host.

- **-n \[***dsh topology option***\]**

  specifies the topology option for use with  **dsh** See the dsh manual for details. Set it to about 4 for large set ups.

- **-f \[***machine list***\]**

  Specifies the machine list file. The file is a list of hostnames of hosts to run  the program.

- **-h\|--help**

  Show help.

- **DNAS options**

  are options that are passed to **dmachinemon-master** and **dmachinemon-servent** verbatim.

## NOTES

Requires  **dsh** to function properly.

## FILES

- **${HOME}/.dmrc**

  The DNAS machines booter configuration file, sourced by the script. Needs to be in bash-compatible format. Possible variables are  **DMACHINELIST,  CLIENTPORT,  NODEPORT.**

- **${DMACHINELIST}**

  The file dmboot uses to get the  list of machines to start up the process. This list cannot list the master node.

## AUTHOR

Junichi Uekawa \<dancer@mikilab.doshisha.ac.jp\> \<dancer@debian.org\> \<dancer@netfort.gr.jp\>

## SEE ALSO

dmrun (*1*),  dmclean (*1*)