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.TH RPC.METAD 1M "Nov 4, 2004"
.SH NAME
rpc.metad \- remote metaset services
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/usr/sbin/rpc.metad\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBrpc.metad\fR is an \fBrpc\fR(4) daemon (functioning as a server process)
that is used to manage local copies of metadevice diskset information. The
\fBrpc.metad\fR daemon is controlled by \fBinetadm\fR(1M).
.SH EXIT STATUS
.sp
.LP
The following exit values are returned:
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB0\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
Successful completion.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB>0\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
An error occurred.
.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBsvcs\fR(1), \fBinetadm\fR(1M), \fBinetd\fR(1M), \fBmetaset\fR(1M),
\fBrpc.metamhd\fR(1M), \fBsvcadm\fR(1M), \fBrpc\fR(3NSL), \fBservices\fR(4),
\fBattributes\fR(5), \fBsmf\fR(5)
.sp
.LP
\fI\fR
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The \fBrpc.metad\fR service is managed by the service management facility,
\fBsmf\fR(5), under the service identifier:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
svc:/network/rpc/meta:default
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.sp
.LP
Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling, or
requesting restart, can be performed using \fBsvcadm\fR(1M). Responsibility for
initiating and restarting this service is delegated to \fBinetd\fR(1M). Use
\fBinetadm\fR(1M) to make configuration changes and to view configuration
information for this service. The service's status can be queried using the
\fBsvcs\fR(1) command.