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authorVincent Fu <vincent.fu@samsung.com>2023-09-20 07:41:17 -0400
committerVincent Fu <vincent.fu@samsung.com>2023-09-20 07:41:17 -0400
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Merge branch 'fio_client_server_doc_fix' of https://github.com/pcpartpicker/fio
* 'fio_client_server_doc_fix' of https://github.com/pcpartpicker/fio: Update docs to clarify how to pass job options in client mode
-rw-r--r--HOWTO.rst3
-rw-r--r--fio.13
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diff --git a/HOWTO.rst b/HOWTO.rst
index 7f26978a7..cc7124b13 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 8159caa47..628e278df 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