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000-221 · Question #108

An administrator utilizes the parallel nature of dsh to streamline common tasks, but must serialize some to prevent network saturation. What dsh parameter will override the default behavior?

The correct answer is A. The fanout parameter. The dsh fanout parameter controls the maximum number of nodes contacted concurrently, and reducing it overrides the default parallel behavior to serialize or throttle command distribution across nodes.

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Question

An administrator utilizes the parallel nature of dsh to streamline common tasks, but must serialize some to prevent network saturation. What dsh parameter will override the default behavior?

Options

  • AThe fanout parameter.
  • BThe execute parameter.
  • CThe node-options parameter
  • DThe stream parameter

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    84% (26)
  • B
    10% (3)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

The dsh fanout parameter controls the maximum number of nodes contacted concurrently, and reducing it overrides the default parallel behavior to serialize or throttle command distribution across nodes.

AThe fanout parameter.Correct

The fanout parameter sets the ceiling on simultaneous remote shell connections dsh opens at any one time. Setting fanout to a low value - such as 1 - forces sequential node execution, preventing the burst of concurrent connections that would saturate the network when targeting large node groups.

BThe execute parameter.

There is no standard dsh parameter named 'execute' that governs the degree of parallel execution.

CThe node-options parameter

The node-options parameter forwards option flags to the underlying remote shell client (such as ssh) for each node and does not affect how many nodes are contacted simultaneously.

DThe stream parameter

The stream parameter controls whether dsh outputs results as they arrive or buffers them per node, which affects output ordering but not the level of parallelism.

Concept tested: dsh fanout parameter controlling parallel node execution

Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/hpct/1.4.0.0?topic=reference-dsh-command

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#dsh#fanout#parallel execution#cluster management

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