DCE and DFS for Linux Installation and Configuration Guide

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Intended Audience

The audience for this guide includes the following:

• Experienced programmers who want to port existing applications to DCE.
  
• System managers who manage the distributed computing environment.
  
• Users who want to run distributed applications.
  

Experienced system and network administrators responsible for configuring network services. Administrators should have knowledge of Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) concepts as defined by the Open Software Foundation (OSF); this manual is neither a DCE nor a DFS tutorial.

This guide assumes that the supported operating systems have been installed.

Overview of this Guide

The first three chapters of the DCE and DFS for Linux Installation and Configuration Guide describe how to install and configure DCE for Linux®.

This guide provides users of the Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) and Distributed File System (DFS) with supplemental information necessary to use Entegrity DCE and DFS and is intended to be used with the documents listed under Related Documentation .

DCE for Linux is a layered product on the Red Hat® Linux operating system. It consists of a DCE implementation for a server and client, as defined by The Open Group. This software includes these components:

• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
  
• Cell Directory Service (CDS) Server
  
• Cell Directory Service (CDS) Client
  
• Distributed Time Service (DTS)
  
• DCE Security Server
  
• DCE Security Client
  
• DCE Distributed File Service Client
  

Chapter 5 describes how to configure the DCE Distributed File Service (DFS). Entegrity DFS for Linux consists of the basic DFS server and client. However, Entegrity DFS for Linux servers and clients can operate in a cell with third-party enhanced DFS servers, basic DFS servers, and clients.

Conventions

The following conventions are used in this guide:

UPPERCASE and lowercase	The operating system differentiates between lowercase and uppercase characters. Literal strings that appear in text, examples, syntax descriptions, and function definitions must be typed exactly as shown.
bold	Boldface type in interactive examples indicates typed user input.In general text reference, bold indicates file names and commands.
italics	Italic type indicates variable values, placeholders, and function argument names.
special type	Indicates system output in interactive and code examples.
%	The default user prompt is your system name followed by a right angle bracket (>). In this manual, a percent sign (%) is used to represent this prompt.
#	A number sign (#) represents the superuser prompt.
Ctrl/x	This symbol indicates that you hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the key or mouse button that follows the slash.
<Return>	Refers to the key on your terminal or workstation that is labeled with Return or Enter.

Related Documentation

The following documents are available in HTML and Acrobat format on the Entegrity software CD:

• DCE and DFS for Linux Installation and Configuration Guide (this guide) ----- Describes how to install DCE and configure and manage your DCE cell. DCE and DFS for Linux: Product Guide ----- Provides supplemental documentation for Gradient DCE and DFS value-added features.

• DCE and DFS for Linux Reference Guide ----- Provides supplemental reference information for Gradient DCE and DFS value-added features.

• DCE and DFS for Linux Release Notes ----- Lists new features, bug fixes, and known problems and restrictions.

A complete set of the OSF DCE Release 1.2.2 technical documentation in PDF format is available on the Entegrity Technical Support Web (http://support.entegrity.com). The Entegrity software CD contains links to these documents, which include:

• Introduction to OSF DCE ----- Contains a high-level overview of DCE technology including its architecture, components, and potential use.

• OSF DCE Administration Guide - Introduction ----- Describes the issues and conventions concerning DCE as a whole system and provides guidance for planning and configuring a DCE system.

• OSF DCE Administration Guide - Core Components ----- Provides specific instructions on how core components should be installed and configured.

• OSF DCE Application Development Guide - Introduction and Style Guide ----- Serves as a starting point for application developers to learn how to develop DCE applications.

• OSF DCE Application Development Guide - Core Components ----- Provides information on how to develop DCE applications using core DCE components such as RPC and security.

• OSF DCE Application Development Guide - Directory Services ----- Contains information for developers building applications that use DCE Directory Services.

• OSF DCE Application Development Reference ----- Provides reference information for DCE application programming interfaces.

• OSF DCE Command Reference ----- Describes commands available to system administrators.

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