Modifying Clerk and Server Attributes
Many management tasks involve modifying the attributes of DTS clerks and DTS servers. The DCE control program has several commands for displaying and changing the attributes of these entities.
To display the attribute values of a DTS clerk or DTS server, you use the dts show command. (The dts show command can also be used to view the values of DTS entity counters, however you cannot modify counter values.)
For example, to display the attributes values for all the clients and servers on the local node, enter the following command:
dcecp> dts show
{checkinterval +0-01:30:00.000I-----}
{epoch 0}
{tolerance +0-00:10:00.000I-----}
{tdf -0-05:00:00.000I-----}
{maxinaccuracy +0-00:00:00.100I-----}
{minservers 3}
{queryattempts 3}
{localtimeout +0-00:00:05.000I-----}
{globaltimeout +0-00:00:15.000I-----}
{syncinterval +0-00:02:00.000I-----}
{type server}
{courierrole backup}
{actcourierrole courier}
{clockadjrate 10000000 nsec/sec}
{maxdriftrate 1000000 nsec/sec}
{clockresolution 10000000 nsec}
{version V1.0.1}
{timerep V1.0.0}
{provider no}
{autotdfchange no}
{nexttdfchange 1994-10-30-06:00:00.000+00:00I0.000}
{serverprincipal hosts/gumby/self}
{serverentry hosts/gumby/dts-entity}
{servergroup subsys/dce/dts-servers}
{status enabled}
{uuid 000013ed-000b-0000-b8ef-03a4fcdf00a4}
dcecp>
The example display shows the attribute values for the single server located on the local node. The attributes that the dts show command displays for a clerk are different. Also, there will be more attributes displayed for a server (see the tables entitled Settable DTS Object Attributes and Unsettable DTS Object Attributes in DTS Object Attributes and Counters ).
If you wish to modify the attributes for a DTS clerk or server, you can use the dcecp dts modify command. Several examples of this command appear in the following subtopics, which describe the settable attributes for clerks and servers. These subtopics also offer suggestions for various attribute settings, depending on your network configuration.
More:
Use of minservers Attribute with Global Servers
Use of minservers Attribute with Systems on Point-to-Point Lines
The localtimeout, globaltimeout, and queryattempts Attributes
The serverentry and serverprincipal Attributes