nfs:nfs_dynamic

Description

Controls whether a feature known as dynamic retransmission is enabled for NFS version 2 mounted file systems using connectionless transports such as UDP. This feature attempts to reduce retransmissions by monitoring server response times and then adjusting RPC timeouts and read- and write- transfer sizes.

Data Type

Integer (32-bit)

Default

1 (enabled)

Range

0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)

Dynamic?

Yes, but this parameter is set per file system at mount time. To affect a particular file system, unmount and mount the file system after changing this parameter.

Validation

None

When to Change

Do not change this parameter.

Commitment Level

Unstable