CDS Managed Objects

directory
This object represents a CDS directory. The directory can be a parent or child directory, or a master or read-only replica of the parent or child directory. In addition to child directories, a CDS directory can contain soft links and object entries for other CDS resources.

link
This object represents a soft link in a CDS directory. A soft link is a pointer to (alternate name for) a child directory, object entry, or other soft link.

object
This object represents a object entry, which is the name of a CDS resource that appears in the cell namespace. Some object entries name resources that CDS clients can access (for example, a disk, machine, or application). Others name resources solely for internal use by CDS (for example, servers and clearinghouses).

clearinghouse
This object represents a CDS clearinghouse. A clearinghouse is a database that is located on a CDS server machine for use by servers.

cdscache
This object represents a CDS cache. A CDS cache is a collection of information about servers, clearinghouses, and other CDS resources that a CDS clerk establishes on the local system for its reference.

cdsalias
This object represents an alias name of a DCE cell as known to CDS. This object can be used to establish a hierarchical relationship between two DCE cells.

cds
This object represents a CDS server.

cdsclient
This object represents a CDS client.