The following changes since commit e2c5f17e3559cc7c96706cd75c2609f12675c60b: verify: open state file in binary mode on Windows (2023-09-14 18:54:25 -0400) are available in the Git repository at: git://git.kernel.dk/fio.git master for you to fetch changes up to a142e0df6c1483a76d92ff7f9d8c07242af9910e: Merge branch 'fio_client_server_doc_fix' of https://github.com/pcpartpicker/fio (2023-09-20 07:41:17 -0400) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Vincent Fu (1): Merge branch 'fio_client_server_doc_fix' of https://github.com/pcpartpicker/fio aggieNick02 (1): Update docs to clarify how to pass job options in client mode HOWTO.rst | 3 +++ fio.1 | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+) --- Diff of recent changes: diff --git a/HOWTO.rst b/HOWTO.rst index 7f26978a..cc7124b1 100644 --- a/HOWTO.rst +++ b/HOWTO.rst @@ -5105,6 +5105,9 @@ is the connect string, and `remote-args` and `job file(s)` are sent to the server. The `server` string follows the same format as it does on the server side, to allow IP/hostname/socket and port strings. +Note that all job options must be defined in job files when running fio as a +client. Any job options specified in `remote-args` will be ignored. + Fio can connect to multiple servers this way:: fio --client=<server1> <job file(s)> --client=<server2> <job file(s)> diff --git a/fio.1 b/fio.1 index 8159caa4..628e278d 100644 --- a/fio.1 +++ b/fio.1 @@ -4838,6 +4838,9 @@ is the connect string, and `remote\-args' and `job file(s)' are sent to the server. The `server' string follows the same format as it does on the server side, to allow IP/hostname/socket and port strings. .P +Note that all job options must be defined in job files when running fio as a +client. Any job options specified in `remote\-args' will be ignored. +.P Fio can connect to multiple servers this way: .RS .P
