User's Manual

See Software License Management for more information about software
licensing.
• The DMS server must be able to install software into the DMS area:
– The DMS server can have a CD
−ROM drive to install software
subsets for one or more specific products from the CD−ROM to the
DMS area on the server.
– The DMS server can use a Network File System (NFS) mount point
to install software from a Remote Installation Services (RIS) area or
an operating system distribution CD−ROM from another processor.
See Section 4.5 for more information about using an NFS mounted
RIS area.
• The DMS server must have at least one separate disk partition where the
DMS environment and client areas reside. The root would not be large
enough for many
client areas and var likely would fill up after one
environment was added. Smaller disks may not hold an entire DMS area.
• NFS must be set up on the DMS server.
• The DMS server and all DMS clients must be connected to an Ethernet
or FDDI local area network (LAN).
10.2 Requirements for DMS Clients
Setting up a dataless environment requires that the following conditions be
met for DMS clients:
• DMS clients must have a disk drive large enough to accommodate dump
and swap file systems (approximately 200 Mb).
• DMS clients must be registered with the server in one of the following
ways:
– Register the DMS client through either the NIS naming service using
Network Information Service (NIS) or the BIND naming
service using BIND Configuration Application.
– Create an entry for the DMS client in the server’s /etc/hosts file
either by using Network Configuration Application or by
manual entry using a text editor.
10–2 Preparing DMS Servers and Clients