Setup guide

Reservation<number>=<application_name> [<user_name>] [@<workstation_hostname>]
<reading_bandwidth> [(<low_reading_bandwidth>)]
[<writing_bandwidth>][)<low_writing_bandwidth>)]
where:
■ <n> is the ID of the reservation, starting at 1 for each device.
■ <application_name> represents the name of the application that needs the reserved bandwidth.
This parameter can take one of the following predefined values: “inferno”, “flame”, “flint”, “flare”,
“smoke”, “stonifiseTool”, “publishTool”, “S+W Server”, “IFFFS Wiretap Server”, or “IFFFSTool” for
other Creative Finishing command-line tools. The “smoke” token also includes Backdraft Conform.
NOTE Application names must use quotes if they contain spaces.
■ <user_name> is the Linux user account under which the remote application is running. This parameter
is optional.
■ <workstation_hostname> is the hostname of the remote workstation that is accesing the storage.
This parameter is optional.
■ <reading_bandwidth> represents the minimum reading bandwidth required by the application,
expressed in megabytes per second. If more bandwidth is available on the device, the Bandwidth
Manager gives the application as much bandwidth as possible.
■ <low_reading_bandwidth> represents the minimum value towards which reading bandwidth for
this application is reduced in low-bandwidth situations. The Bandwidth Manager will attempt to
maintain this minimum bandwidth allocation for as long as possible. If the device bandwidth keeps
degrading, then the bandwidth manager starts reducing bandwidth proportionally from the
low-bandwidth values towards zero for all applications.
■ <writing_bandwidth> represents the minimum writing bandwidth required by the application,
expressed in megabytes per second. If more bandwidth is available on the device, the Bandwidth
Manager gives the application as much bandwidth as possible. If this parameter is not specified,
the Bandwidth Manager automatically calculates a default value, based on <reading_bandwidth>
and on the total configured read and write bandwidth values of the device.
■ <low_writing_bandwidth> represents the minimum value towards which writing bandwidth for
this application is reduced in low-bandwidth situations. The Bandwidth Manager will attempt to
give the application this minimum amount of bandwidth for as long as possible. If the device
bandwidth keeps degrading, then the bandwidth manager starts reducing bandwidth proportionally
from the low-bandwidth values towards zero for all applications.
For example:
Reservation1=flame 500 (300)
Reservation2=flare artist@flare1 200 (100)
5 Save and close the configuration file, and restart Stone and Wire by typing:
/etc/init.d/stone+wire restart
NOTE Bandwidth for an application is actually reserved only when that application is running. Processes that do
not have a bandwidth reservation setting in the sw_bwmgr.cfg file fall under the default combined reservation of
10 MB/s.
Defining groups of applications
The Stone and Wire Bandwidth Manager allows you to set up bandwidth reservations for custom groups of
applications. All the applications in a group will share the same reservation.
By default, the configuration file already contains a definition for the “IFFFS” group, which includes the
“inferno”, “flame”, “flint”, and “smoke” application tokens.
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