| About This Manual |
| Audience |
| New and Changed Features |
| Organization |
| Related Documents |
| Reader's Comments |
| Conventions |
| 1 | Introduction to Sharing Software |
| 1.1 | What is Software Sharing? |
| 1.2 | Benefits of Sharing Software |
| 1.3 | Software Sharing Environment |
| 2 | RIS Servers and Clients |
| 2.1 | What is RIS? |
| 2.2 | RIS Startup |
| 2.2.1 | RIS Startup Messages |
| 2.3 | RIS Disk Area |
| 2.4 | Multiple RIS Areas on a Server |
| 2.5 | Characteristics of a RIS Client |
| 2.6 | Client Registration |
| 3 | Preparing for RIS Server Setup |
| 3.1 | Server/Client Compatibility |
| 3.2 | Using RIS with C2-Security Enabled |
| 3.3 | Prerequisite Server Setup Tasks |
| 3.3.1 | Installing the Digital UNIX Operating System on the Server |
| 3.3.2 | Setting Up a Local Area Network |
| 3.3.3 | Loading and Registering the Server Extensions License |
| 3.4 | Distribution Media and Device Special File Names |
| 3.5 | Planning Disk Space for RIS |
| 4 | Setting Up a RIS Area |
| 4.1 | Installing Software into a New RIS Area |
| 4.1.1 | The /etc/exports File |
| 4.1.1.1 | Editing the /etc/exports File |
| 4.2 | Installing Software into an Existing RIS Area |
| 4.3 | Installing Kits for Non-Digital Supported Graphics Devices |
| 4.4 | Using an NFS-Mounted RIS Area |
| 5 | Cloned Installations |
| 5.1 | Installation Cloning Overview |
| 5.2 | Modifying the CDF |
| 5.3 | Prerequisites |
| 5.4 | Acceptable Differences Between the CDF and the System to Be Cloned |
| 5.4.1 | Acceptable Differences in Disks Configurations |
| 5.4.2 | Acceptable Differences in Graphics Adapters |
| 5.4.3 | Acceptable Differences in Font Types |
| 5.4.4 | Acceptable Differences in Keyboard Type |
| 5.5 | RIS Administrator Tasks |
| 5.5.1 | Copying the CDF to the RIS Server |
| 5.5.2 | Adding the Client System to Be Cloned on the RIS Server |
| 5.6 | Determining CDF Registration |
| 5.7 | Removing a Client from CDF Registration |
| 5.8 | Deleting CDFs from the RIS Server |
| 5.9 | Messages Displayed During a Cloned Installation |
| 6 | Managing and Maintaining RIS Clients and Environments |
| 6.1 | Preregistration Tasks |
| 6.1.1 | Obtaining Information About Each Client |
| 6.1.2 | Registering Clients' Host Names and IP Addresses with Servers |
| 6.2 | Adding a Client to RIS |
| 6.2.1 | Adding a RIS Client from the Command Line |
| 6.3 | Adding a Client to a RIS Area with Non-Digital Supported Graphics Devices |
| 6.4 | Modifying Clients |
| 6.5 | Removing Clients |
| 6.6 | Listing Registered Clients |
| 6.7 | Listing Products in Server Areas |
| 6.8 | Deleting Products from RIS Server Areas |
| 7 | Booting a RIS Client |
| 7.1 | Remote Boot Files and Daemons |
| 7.1.1 | Internet Daemon and its Configuration File |
| 7.1.2 | The bootp Daemon (bootpd/joind) |
| 7.1.3 | The /etc/bootptab File |
| 7.1.4 | The tftpd Daemon |
| 7.2 | Remote Boot Flow |
| 8 | RIS Troubleshooting |
| 8.1 | Problems with the ris Utility Lock Files |
| 8.2 | Problems with Client Registration |
| 8.3 | Problems with Cloned Client Registration |
| 8.4 | Problems with Client Not in RIS Database |
| 8.5 | Problems with RIS Server Response |
| 8.5.1 | Diagnosing Response Failures on Servers Using bootp Daemon |
| 8.5.2 | Diagnosing Response Failures on Servers Using the joind Daemon |
| 8.5.3 | Restrictions on Running bootpd and joind |
| 8.5.4 | Problems with booting the RIS client |
| 8.6 | Problems with System Panics on Boot Due to the Inability to Mount the Root File System |
| 8.7 | Problems with Loading the Correct Kernel File |
| 8.8 | Problems with Getname Failing on Client |
| 9 | Dataless Management Services |
| 9.1 | What is Dataless Management Services? |
| 9.2 | Advantages of Using Dataless Management Services |
| 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 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 |
| 10.6.2.1 | Types of Kernel Builds |
| 10.7 | Installing the Digital UNIX Operating System on the Server |
| 10.7.1 | Required Software Subsets on the DMS Server |
| 10.8 | Client Registration |
| 10.8.1 | Obtaining Information About Each Client |
| 10.8.2 | Registering Clients' Host Names and IP Addresses with Servers |
| 10.9 | Security Considerations |
| 11 | Creating DMS Environments on the DMS Server |
| 11.1 | Compatibility Between the DMS Server and the DMS Client |
| 11.2 | Installing Software in a New DMS Environment |
| 11.3 | Adding Software to an Existing DMS Environment |
| 11.4 | Installing a Hardware Update Release into a DMS Environment |
| 11.5 | Configuring DMS Environments |
| 11.5.1 | Customizing .proto.. Files |
| 11.5.2 | Performing the Configuration Phase |
| 11.6 | Setting Up A Worldwide DMS Server |
| 11.6.1 | DMS Server Setup |
| 11.6.2 | Worldwide Client Setup |
| 11.6.3 | Building an Asian Kernel for DMS Clients |
| 12 | Managing DMS Clients and Environments |
| 12.1 | Adding a DMS Client |
| 12.2 | Booting a DMS Client |
| 12.2.1 | DMS Client Database File |
| 12.3 | Deleting a Software Environment |
| 12.4 | Modifying Client Information |
| 12.5 | Removing a Client |
| 12.6 | Listing DMS Clients |
| 12.7 | Showing Software Environments |
| 12.8 | Maintaining the DMS Environment |
| 12.8.1 | Controlling Root File System Growth |
| 12.8.2 | Listing Installed Software Subsets |
| 12.8.3 | Removing Subsets |
| 12.9 | Applying Binary Patches to the Kernel in a DMS Environment |
| 12.9.1 | Installing a Binary Patch |
| 12.9.2 | Configuring the Clients |
| 12.9.2.1 | Updating a Client Whose BUILD_TYPE Is None: |
| 12.9.2.2 | Updating a Client Whose BUILD_TYPE Is Partial |
| 12.9.2.3 | Updating a Client Whose BUILD_TYPE Is Full |
| 12.9.3 | Booting Client Systems with the New Kernel |
| 12.9.3.1 | Recovering from Failures During the Boot |
| 13 | DMS Troubleshooting |
| 13.1 | Server Areas to Check for Client Booting Problems |
| A | RIS Worksheet |
| B | DMS Worksheets |
| Glossary |
| Examples |
| 7-1 | Sample /etc/bootptab File |
| 8-1 | Sample daemon.log File |
| Figures |
| 2-1 | RIS Server and Client |
| 2-2 | Overview of the RIS Area |
| 3-1 | System Compatibility |
| 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 |
| 7-1 | Remote Boot Files and Daemons |
| 11-1 | .proto.. Files in /etc |
| Index |