HP j6750 - Workstation Manual

HP Enterprise File System
Planning and Configuring HP DCE/9000
Enhanced DFS Version 3.0
HP Part No. B6863-IE002-E0302
Edition 1
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Planning and Configuring HP DCE/9000 Enhanced DFS Version 3.0 1
1 About HP DCE/9000 Enhanced DFS
Overview of HP DCE/9000 Enhanced DFS Version 3.0 12
Benefits 13
Features 14
Restriction of RPC Addresses 14
DCE/DFS TCL Configuration Functions 15
Global Variables 15
System Tuning Variables 15
Administration Tools for Enhanced DFS 3.0 16
HP Enterprise File System Admin Web 17
Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements 18
Enhanced DFS 3.0 Interoperability 18
NIS and Integrated Login Interoperability 18
What Manuals are Available for This Version 19
2 Installing and Configuring Enhanced DFS 3.0
Planning for Enhanced DFS 3.0 Installation and Configuration 22
Preparing to Administer DFS 24
Considerations for Enhanced DFS 3.0 Installation and Configuration 25

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Before Installing and Configuring Enhanced DFS 3.0 27
To Install and Configure Enhanced DFS 28
Enhanced DFS 3.0 Filesets 29
Migrating root.dfs from UFS to Episode 31
Replicating root.dfs Using “Cheap Replication” 34
Handling of setuid Programs and Device Files in DFS 36
setuid Script 36
Additional DFS Cache Manager Commands 38
Stopping Enhanced DFS 43
Removing Enhanced DFS Configuration Information and DFS Cache
Files 44
Restricting RPC Addresses 45
Setting Global Variables 46
Using Tuning Variables 48
3 Running dce_config to Configure Enhanced DFS
Configuring a System Control Server 50
Configuring a DFS Fileset Location Database 52
Configuring a File Server and a Private File Server 55

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Configuring a DFS Client 57
dfs_config Environment Variables 60
A TCL Functions
DCE TCL Functions 64
Configuration Functions 64
Unconfiguration Function 75
Cleanup Functions 76
Miscellaneous Functions 84
DCE TCL Examples 112
Configuring a DCE Client 112
Configuring a Single-machine DCE Server 112
Configuring dced 113
Configuring secd 113
Configuring cdsd 114
Configuring dtsd 114
Configuring a Security Replica 114
Configuring a CDS Replica 115
Unconfiguring a Client (only) Machine from an Existing Cell 115
Removing a Machine from an Existing Cell 116
DFS TCL Functions 117
Configuration Functions 117
Unconfiguration Functions 124
Miscellaneous Functions 131
Examples of Primary DFS Functions 136

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B The DFS/NFS Secure Gateway
Overview of the DFS/NFS Gateway 140
Configuring Gateway Server Machines 143
Configuring a Gateway Server Without Enabling Remote Authentication 144
Configuring a Gateway Server and Enabling Remote Authentication 145
Configuring the BOS Server Process 146
Configuring the Gateway Server Process 148
Configuring NFS Clients to Access DFS 150
Configuring a Client Without Enabling Remote Authentication 151
Configuring a Client and Enabling Remote Authentication 152
Accessing DFS from an NFS Client 154
Unauthenticated Access to DFS 154
Authenticated Access to DFS 155
Authenticating to DCE from an NFS Client 157
Authenticating to DCE from a Gateway Server Machine 159
Determining Whether a Specific User is Authenticated to DCE 161
Displaying Information About All Users Who Are Authenticated to DCE 162

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About this document
This document describes features of HP DCE/9000 Enhanced DFS Version 3.0
specific to Hewlett-Packard. For features of standard DFS, see the OSF
documentation.
This book is organized as follows:
•Chapter 1 describes the benefits and features of HP DCE/9000 Enhanced DFS
and provides important compatibility information and installation requirements.
•Chapter 2 describes installing HP DCE/9000 Enhanced DFS.
•Chapter 3 describes configuring HP DCE/9000 Enhanced DFS.
•AppendixA provides informationon DCE andDFS TCL functions,and provides
examples.
•Appendix B provides and overview of the DFS/NFS Secure Gateway and
describes how to configure a gateway server machine.

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