/dev/shm is RAM disk. Will this work? xrdcp file root://host//dev/shm/file -- Wei ________________________________________ From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Doug Benjamin <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, February 7, 2022 6:18 AM To: xrootd-l Subject: directing xrootd server traffic to /dev/null Hello, We want determine the transfer speeds of a few xrootd client machines (as data sources). Is there a configuration setting to allow xrootd server to write the file to /dev/null? I have done a trick of creating a symlink in the file system to /dev/null. This is a less than ideal solution. While the initial part of the transfer goes well eventually it slows down significantly. I see the delay comes with this command - 220207 09:17:01 6324 benjamin.230610:[log in to unmask] ofs_close: use=1 fn=/data/xrootd/null Since I will want to stress test the clients. I want to saturate their output using xrdcp (xrdcopy) any suggestions? Regards, Doug Benjamin ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-L&A=1 ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-L&A=1