About the AMF configuration files

Last published : Sep 11, 2026
Asynchronous Monitoring Framework (AMF) kernel driver provides asynchronous event notifications to the VCS agents that are enabled for intelligent resource monitoring.
Table: AMF configuration files lists the AMF configuration files.
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Table: AMF configuration files

File Description
/etc/default/amf This file stores the start and stop environment variables for AMF\:
- AMF_START - Defines the startup behavior for the AMF module after a system reboot or when AMF is attempted to start using the init script. Valid values include: 1 - Indicates that AMF is enabled to start up. (default) 0 - Indicates that AMF is disabled to start up.
- AMF_STOP - Defines the shutdown behavior for the AMF module during a system shutdown or when AMF is attempted to stop using the init script. Valid values include: 1 - Indicates that AMF is enabled to shut down. (default) 0 - Indicates that AMF is disabled to shut down.
/etc/amftab After you install VCS, the file /etc/amftab contains a amfconfig (1) command
that configures the AMF driver for use.
The AMF init script uses this /etc/amftab file to configure the AMF
driver. The /etc/amftab file contains the following line by default:
lang=txt
/opt/VRTSamf/bin/amfconfig -c