User's Manual

Remote Installation Services
( See RIS )
definition, 2–1
remove
DMS client root directory
, 11–6
removing
a DMS client
, 12–11
a DMS software environment
, 12–7
a RIS client
, 6–9
software subsets, 12–15
required software subsets
for DMS server
, 10–1
requirements
for DMS clients
, 10–2
for DMS servers, 10–1
response failures
servers using bootpd daemon
, 8–6
servers using joind daemon
, 8–8
restrictions
running bootpd and joind
, 8–6n
RIS, 1–1
architecture of, 2–1
checking client system registration,
7–6
converting CDF, 7–5
correcting gateways file entries
,
6–13
definition, 2–1
deleting products
, 6–12
deleting profile set directory, 7–6
disk space
planning
, 3–3
gateways file
correcting entries
, 6–13
installing software subsets, 4–1
listing clients, 6–10
listing products, 6–11
lock files, 8–1
management tasks, 6–1
product environment, 2–3
remote booting, 5–1, 5–4
removing a client, 6–9
removing client system from
registration
, 7–6
removing multiple clients
, 6–9
server setup
, 4–1
startup messages
, 2–3
startup process
, 2–3
system components, 1–2
troubleshooting, 8–1
using an NFS mounted RIS area
,
4–10
RIS area
, 2–1
contents of, 2–3
creating, 4–1
defined, 1–1
exporting and importing
, 2–3
including hardware product kits
,
4–7
multiple, 2–3
RIS client
booting
, 5–1
defined, 1–1
Ethernet address, 6–1
host naming conventions
, 6–3
preparing to register
, 6–1
registering for profile set
, 7–3
RIS daemons
inetd
, 5–1
joind, 5–1
tftpd, 5–1
RIS files
bootptab
, 5–1
inetd.conf, 5–1
RIS lock files
, 8–1
RIS server
defined
, 1–1
risdb file, 8–6
root area
controlling growth of DMS
, 12–14
files in, 9–3
in DMS, 9–2
root directory
Index–7