The 'options' Guide

Name Default value Allowed values Description
auto.restore off on / off If set to on the system will be restored to the most recent OS backup it can find. It will look at the system.backup.pool option, and if this is not set it will look for a backup in /tmp/.
arc.size 1/2 of Physical RAM 0-100 The number in percentage ARC is supposed to use. Requires reboot.
clock.utc off on / off If set to on forces hardware clock to be set to UTC. Otherwise localtime is used.
cron.enable on on / off Enable or disable the cron service start option during boot.
fcheck.rootfs off on / off If set to on the OS will force a root filesystem check during boot.
ftp.enable on on / off Enable or disable the FTP service start option during boot.
autosync.cluster off on / off Enable or disable the cluster autosync feature. If set to on the system will autosync the config between all nodes in the cluster.
cluster.enable on on / off Enable or disable the Cluster services start option during boot.
import.all.read-write off on / off If set to on DEGRADED pools will also be imported in read-write mode. Otherwise DEGRADED pools are only imported read-only.
exclude.pools None Pool name(s) Pools that should not be started or stopped by ovios. Introduced for the docker image primarily. Multiple pools can be specified inside quotes with space between. "pool1 pool2 pool3". To reset, run: options exclude.pools reset.
tftp.enable off on / off Enable / disable the tftp server.
force.import off on / off If set to on the system will attempt to force import the pools. Usefull after upgrades or during Live CD sessions.
iscsi.debug off on / off If set to on the iSCSI Server will log in debug mode.
iscsi.enable off on / off Enable or disable the iSCSI server start option during boot.
iscsi.port 3260 Port Number Use a different port number iSCSI will listen to.
iscsi.address None IP Address Specify an IP address iSCSI will accept connections to. Must be an existing IP the system already has configured.
netbios.debug.level None 0 - 10 Netbios debug level: integer between 0 (disabled) and 10.
netbios.enable off on / off Enable or disable NETBIOS to be started when the SMB server starts.
nfs.debug off on / off Enable NFS messages debugging.
nfs4.domain None domainname Set a domain name for NFSv4.
nfs.enable off on / off Enable or disable the NFS server start option during boot.
nfs.idmap off on / off Enable or disable the NFS idmap service when NFS starts.
nfs.sys.log off on / off If set to on NFS will log to sys.log instead of console.
nfs.tcp.disable off on / off If set to on NFS will not use TCP, only UDP.
nfs.udp.disable off on / off If set to on NFS will not use UDP, only TCP.
nfs.disable.vers None 2 / 3 / 4 Disable specific NFS version(s). If multiple values, enter between quotes. EX: options nfs.disable.vers "2 4".
nfs.port None Port Number Specify a port for NFS to listen to.
nfs.threads None Integer Specify number of NFS threads. A larger number of threads can improve performance.
nis.client.enable off on / off Enable or disable the NIS client start option during boot.
nis.server.enable off on / off Enable or disable the NIS server start option during boot.
nscd.enable off on / off Enable or disable the NSCD service start option during boot.
ntp.enable off on / off Enable or disable the NTP service start option during boot.
ntp.servers None IP(s) or Server Name(s) Enter one or more NTP servers. If multiple values, enter between quotes.
options.coloured off on / off If set to on the options command's output will be colourized.
system.backup.pool None Pool name Specify a pool which will be used to store system configuration backups.
sendlogs.from ovilogs@ovios.org Email address Specify a custom email address logs will be sent from.
sendlogs.to None Email address Specify one or more email addresses to send logs to. If multiple values, enter between quotes.
skipcheck.rootfs off on / off If set to on the root filesystem won't be checked for errors at during boot.
skip.import on on / off If set to off the system will import all storage pools during boot.
keep.tmp off on / off If set to on the content of the /tmp directory won't be cleared during boot.
smb.debug.level None 0 - 10 SMB Server debug level: integer between 0 (disabled) and 10.
smb.enable off on / off Enable or disable the SMB server start option during boot.
smb.port None Port Number(s) Specify custom ports the SMB server will listen to. If multiple values, enter between quotes.
smtp.port 25 Port Number Specify a custom port for the SMTP service.
smtp.server None IP or Server Name Specify a SMTP server the system will connect to to send emails.
smtp.starttls FALSE true / false Specify whether the SMTP server requires start_tls connections.
smtp.user None string Specify the required SMTP user.
snmpd.enable off on / off Enable or disable the SNMP service start option during boot.
snmptrapd.enable off on / off Enable or disable the SNMPTRAP service start option during boot.
ssh.enable on on / off Enable or disable the SSH server start option during boot.
ssh.sessions None Number Specify number of allowed SSH sessions over a single connection. Setting to 1 will disable multiplexing.
ssh.port 22 Port Number Specify a custom port for SSH to listen to.
ssh.allow.root off on / off If set to on the user root can also login via SSH.
ssh.timeout None Number Sets a timeout interval in seconds after which the system will send a message to request a response from the client.
vbcheck.rootfs off on / off If set to on the system will print verbose messages during root filesystem check at boot time.
winbind.debug.level None 0 - 10 Winbind debug level: integer between 0 (disabled) and 10.