| Title and Copyright Information |
| About This Manual |
| Audience |
| New and Changed Features |
| Organization |
| Related Documentation |
| Reader's Comments |
| Conventions |
| 1 | Introduction to Sharing Software |
| 1.1 | Overview |
| 1.2 | Understanding the Software Sharing Environment |
| 1.3 | Identifying a CD-ROM Drive Device Name |
| 2 | Remote Installation Services |
| 2.1 | Overview |
| 2.2 | Starting RIS |
| 2.3 | RIS Areas and Product Environments |
| 2.4 | RIS Client Characteristics |
| 2.5 | Registering Clients |
| 2.6 | Identifying a Client Hardware Network Address |
| 3 | Preparing the RIS Server |
| 3.1 | Reviewing RIS Server/Client Version Compatibility |
| 3.2 | Planning Disk Space for RIS |
| 3.3 | Installing the Operating System on the RIS Server |
| 3.4 | Setting Up a Local Area Network |
| 3.5 | Loading and Registering the Server Extensions License |
| 3.6 | Preparing RIS for C2 Security |
| 4 | Setting Up a RIS Area |
| 4.1 | Overview |
| 4.2 | Installing Software into a New RIS Area |
| 4.3 | Installing Software into an Existing RIS Area |
| 4.4 | Including Hardware Product Kits into a RIS Area |
| 4.5 | Using a RIS Area Mounted on NFS |
| 4.6 | Modifying the /etc/exports File |
| 5 | Booting a RIS Client |
| 5.1 | Remote Boot Files and Daemons |
| 5.1.1 | The Internet Daemon and Configuration File |
| 5.1.2 | The BOOTP Daemon |
| 5.1.3 | The /etc/bootptab File |
| 5.1.4 | The tftpd Daemon |
| 5.2 | Remote Boot Process Flow |
| 6 | Managing RIS Clients and Environments |
| 6.1 | Preregistration Tasks |
| 6.1.1 | Obtaining Information About Each Client |
| 6.1.2 | Registering Client Host Names and IP Addresses |
| 6.2 | Adding a RIS Client with the ris Utility |
| 6.3 | Adding a RIS Client from the Command Line |
| 6.4 | Modifying RIS Clients |
| 6.5 | Removing RIS Clients |
| 6.6 | Listing Registered RIS Clients |
| 6.7 | Listing Products in RIS Server Areas |
| 6.8 | Deleting Products from RIS Server Areas |
| 6.9 | Correcting RIS Gateways File Entries |
| 7 | Managing RIS Profile Sets |
| 7.1 | Overview |
| 7.2 | Creating Profile Sets |
| 7.3 | Registering Clients for Profile Sets |
| 7.4 | Converting Old Configuration Description Files |
| 7.5 | Determining RIS Client Profile Set Registration |
| 7.6 | Removing RIS Client Profile Set Registration |
| 7.7 | Deleting Profile Sets from the RIS Server |
| 8 | Troubleshooting RIS |
| 8.1 | RIS Lock Files |
| 8.2 | Client Password Expiration |
| 8.3 | Root File System Mounting |
| 8.4 | RIS Client Registration |
| 8.4.1 | No Prompt for Client Hardware Address |
| 8.4.2 | Duplicate Client Hardware Addresses |
| 8.4.3 | Cloned Client Registration |
| 8.4.4 | Client Registered on Multiple RIS Servers |
| 8.4.5 | Client Not in RIS Database |
| 8.5 | RIS Server Response |
| 8.5.1 | Servers Using the bootpd Daemon |
| 8.5.2 | Servers Using the joind Daemon |
| 8.5.3 | Loading an Incorrect Kernel File |
| 9 | Dataless Management Services |
| 9.1 | Overview |
| 9.2 | DMS Benefits |
| 9.3 | Relationship Between DMS Servers and Clients |
| 9.3.1 | DMS Server |
| 9.3.2 | Environment Portion of DMS Area |
| 9.3.3 | Client Portion of DMS Area |
| 9.3.4 | Characteristics of DMS Clients |
| 10 | Preparing DMS Servers and Clients |
| 10.1 | Requirements for DMS Servers |
| 10.2 | Requirements for DMS Clients |
| 10.3 | Allocating Disk Partitions on the DMS Server |
| 10.4 | Setting Up a Local Area Network (LAN) |
| 10.5 | Setting Up a Network File System |
| 10.6 | Planning Disk Space for DMS |
| 10.6.1 | Disk Space Required for DMS Environments |
| 10.6.2 | Estimating Disk Space for Clients |
| 10.6.3 | Considering Types of Kernel Builds |
| 10.7 | Installing the Operating System on the DMS Server |
| 10.8 | Registering DMS Clients |
| 10.8.1 | Obtaining DMS Client Information |
| 10.8.2 | Registering Clients Host Names and IP Addresses |
| 10.9 | Considering Security Issues |
| 11 | Setting Up a DMS Environment |
| 11.1 | Ensuring DMS Server and Client Compatibility |
| 11.2 | Installing Software in a New DMS Environment |
| 11.3 | Adding Software to an Existing DMS Environment |
| 11.4 | Configuring DMS Environments |
| 11.4.1 | Customizing /etc/.proto..* Files |
| 11.4.2 | Configuring the DMS Environment |
| 11.5 | Installing WLS Support in DMS |
| 11.5.1 | Setting Up a DMS Server for WLS |
| 11.5.2 | Setting Up a DMS Client for WLS |
| 11.5.3 | Building an Asian Kernel for DMS Clients |
| 12 | Managing DMS Clients and Environments |
| 12.1 | DMS Client Database File |
| 12.2 | Adding a DMS Client |
| 12.3 | Booting a DMS Client |
| 12.4 | Deleting a Software Environment |
| 12.5 | Modifying Client Information |
| 12.6 | Removing a Client |
| 12.7 | Listing DMS Clients |
| 12.8 | Showing Software Environments |
| 12.9 | Maintaining the DMS Environment |
| 12.9.1 | Controlling Root File System Growth |
| 12.9.2 | Listing Installed Software Subsets |
| 12.9.3 | Removing Subsets |
| 13 | Troubleshooting DMS |
| 13.1 | Removing DMS Lock Files |
| 13.2 | Checking NFS Server Status |
| 13.3 | Checking Network Daemon Status |
| 13.4 | Checking Directory Exports |
| 13.5 | Checking Version Compatibility |
| 13.6 | Correcting Swap Device Problems |
| 13.7 | Reconfiguring for a Hardware Update Release |
| A | RIS Worksheet |
| B | DMS Worksheets |
| C | Using the utilupdate Utility |
| D | Hardware Update Releases in DMS |
| D.1 | Overview |
| D.2 | Installing a Hardware Release into a DMS Area |
| Glossary |
| Examples |
| 5-1 | Sample /etc/bootptab File |
| 6-1 | Sample /var/adm/ris/gateways File |
| 7-1 | Sample RIS Client Profile Set Registration |
| 8-1 | Sample daemon.log File |
| Figures |
| 2-1 | RIS Server and Client |
| 2-2 | Sample RIS Area Overview |
| 9-1 | File Sharing Between the DMS Server and Client |
| 9-2 | Environment Portion of DMS Area |
| 9-3 | DMS Client Area |
| 9-4 | Client Views of the DMS Area |
| Tables |
| 5-1 | Remote Boot Files and Daemons |
| 10-1 | Estimated Subset Sizes for DMS |
| 11-1 | List of /etc/.proto.* Files |
| Index |