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Added IPv6 option at client side #1456

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions HOWTO.rst
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Expand Up @@ -4801,6 +4801,10 @@ Fio can connect to multiple servers this way::

fio --client=<server1> <job file(s)> --client=<server2> <job file(s)>

In an IPv6 network, use prefix "ip6:" before the IP address.

fio --client=ip6:<server1 IPv6 address> <job file(s)> --client=ip6:<server2 IPv6 address> <job file(s)>

If the job file is located on the fio server, then you can tell the server to
load a local file as well. This is done by using :option:`--remote-config` ::

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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions fio.1
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Expand Up @@ -4547,6 +4547,12 @@ Fio can connect to multiple servers this way:
$ fio \-\-client=<server1> <job file(s)> \-\-client=<server2> <job file(s)>
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In an IPv6 network, use prefix "ip6:" before the IP address.
.RS
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$ fio \-\-client=ip6:<server1 Ipv6 address> <job file(s)> \-\-client=ip6:<server2 IPv6 address> <job file(s)>
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If the job file is located on the fio server, then you can tell the server to
load a local file as well. This is done by using \fB\-\-remote\-config\fR:
.RS
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