client/server: percentile_precision wasn't net converted

[fio.git] / README

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+++ b/README
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ $ fio
        --max-jobs              Maximum number of threads/processes to support
        --server=args           Start backend server. See Client/Server section.
        --client=host           Connect to specified backend.
+       --remote-config=file    Tell fio server to load this local file
        --idle-prof=option      Report cpu idleness on a system or percpu basis
                                (option=system,percpu) or run unit work
                                calibration only (option=calibrate).
@@ -305,6 +306,14 @@ Fio can connect to multiple servers this way:
 
 fio --client=<server1> <job file(s)> --client=<server2> <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 --remote-config:
+
+fio --client=server --remote-config /path/to/file.fio
+
+Then the fio serer will open this local (to the server) job file instead
+of being passed one from the client.
+
 
 Platforms
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