From 3d70cee4034e4da37d125679345aa2a10c58cb34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Bj=C3=B6rn=20Gustavsson?= Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 23:21:36 +0200 Subject: Update Kernel documentation MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Language cleaned up by technical writers from Combitech. Proofreading and corrections by Björn Gustavsson and Hans Bolinder. --- lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml | 67 +++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml') diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml index a8015fa453..ac4c97b43a 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml @@ -29,72 +29,73 @@ erl_boot_server - Boot Server for Other Erlang Machines + Boot server for other Erlang machines. -

This server is used to assist diskless Erlang nodes which fetch +

This server is used to assist diskless Erlang nodes that fetch all Erlang code from another machine.

This server is used to fetch all code, including the start script, if an Erlang runtime system is started with - the -loader inet command line flag. All hosts specified - with the -hosts Host command line flag must have one + command-line flag -loader inet. All hosts specified + with command-line flag -hosts Host must have one instance of this server running.

-

This server can be started with the kernel configuration +

This server can be started with the Kernel configuration parameter start_boot_server.

-

The erl_boot_server can both read regular files as well as - files in archives. See code(3) - and erl_prim_loader(3).

-

The support for loading of code from archive files is - experimental. The sole purpose of releasing it before it is ready - is to obtain early feedback. The file format, semantics, - interfaces etc. may be changed in a future release.

+

The erl_boot_server can read regular files and + files in archives. See code(3) + and + erl_prim_loader(3) + in ERTS.

+

The support for loading code from archive files is + experimental. It is released before it is ready + to obtain early feedback. The file format, semantics, + interfaces, and so on, can be changed in a future release.

- - Start the boot server + + Add a slave to the list of allowed slaves. -

Starts the boot server. Slaves is a list of IP - addresses for hosts which are allowed to use this server as a - boot server.

+

Adds a Slave node to the list of allowed slave hosts.

- - Start the boot server and links the caller + + Delete a slave from the list of allowed slaves. -

Starts the boot server and links to the caller. This function - is used to start the server if it is included in a supervision - tree.

+

Deletes a Slave node from the list of allowed slave + hosts.

- - Add a slave to the list of allowed slaves + + Start the boot server. -

Adds a Slave node to the list of allowed slave hosts.

+

Starts the boot server. Slaves is a list of + IP addresses for hosts, which are allowed to use this server as a + boot server.

- - Delete a slave from the list of allowed slaves + + Start the boot server and link to the the caller. -

Deletes a Slave node from the list of allowed slave - hosts.

+

Starts the boot server and links to the caller. This function + is used to start the server if it is included in a supervision + tree.

- Return the current list of allowed slave hosts + Return the current list of allowed slave hosts.

Returns the current list of allowed slave hosts.

-
SEE ALSO -

init(3), - erl_prim_loader(3)

+

erts:init(3), + erts:erl_prim_loader(3)

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