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update DAOS README 

Signed-off-by: Mohamad Chaarawi <mohamad.chaarawi@intel.com>
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Mohamad Chaarawi 2018-09-13 13:36:36 +00:00
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@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ Driver specific options are specified at the end after "--". For example:
ior -a DAOS [ior_options] -- [daos_options] ior -a DAOS [ior_options] -- [daos_options]
In the IOR options, the file name should be specified as a container uuid using In the IOR options, the file name should be specified as a container uuid using
"-o <container_uuid>". If the "-E" option is given, then this UUID "-o <container_uuid>". If the "-E" option is given, then this UUID shall denote
shall denote an existing container created by a "matching" IOR an existing container created by a "matching" IOR run. Otherwise, IOR will
run. Otherwise, IOR will create a new container with this UUID. create a new container with this UUID. In the latter case, one may use
In the latter case, one may use uuidgen(1) to generate the UUID uuidgen(1) to generate the UUID of the new container.
of the new container.
The DAOS options include: The DAOS options include:
@ -50,15 +49,18 @@ Optional Options:
-k : flag to kill a rank during IO -k : flag to kill a rank during IO
-o <object_class>: specific object class -o <object_class>: specific object class
When benchmarking write performance, one likely do not want When benchmarking write performance, one likely does not want "-W", which causes
"-W", which causes the write phase to do one additional memory the write phase to do one additional memory copy for every I/O. This is due to
copy for every I/O. This is due to IOR's assumption that when a IOR's assumption that when a DAOS_Xfer() call returns the buffer may be
DAOS_Xfer() call returns the buffer may be released. Therefore, released. Therefore, random data is written when "-W" is absent, while data is
random data is written when "-W" is absent, while data is copied copied from IOR buffers when "-W" is present.
from IOR buffers when "-W" is present.
See doc/USER_GUIDE for all options and directives. Note that not See doc/USER_GUIDE for all options and directives. Note that not all
all combinations of options are supported. combinations of options are supported. For example specifying an epoch to access
and running ior with multiple iterations would cause all iterations other than
first one to fail because the epoch will be committed in the first iteration. In
that case, the epoch should not be specified and the DAOS driver would choose
the epoch to access automatically on each iteration.
Examples that should work include: Examples that should work include: