Installation guide

NIS+ backup and Fast restore
NIS+ backup and restore provide a quick and efficient method of backing up and
restoring NIS+ namespaces.
For more information, see Solaris Naming Administration Guide.
NIS+ Over a Wide Area Network (WAN)
NIS+ administrators can now specify NIS+ server search order for clients that need
naming services. Server use can be balanced among various clients by designating
different servers for different clients as “preferred” (primary). The order in which the
client seeks out other servers when it cannot obtain information from its preferred
server can be specified. This feature is particularly useful when a NIS+ domain spans
a Wide Area Network (WAN) link. Administrators can reduce network traffic over
the WAN link by specifying that clients first try to obtain the naming service from
servers on the client’s side of the link. NIS+ administrators can also specify what a
client does when no preferred server is available.
For more information, see Solaris Naming Administration Guide.
NIS Server
The Solaris operating environment now natively supports the NIS server. In previous
Solaris releases, the NIS server was supported under emulation mode by the NIS+
server or by an unbundled product named NSkit. Bundling the NIS server is
intended to aid the transition from the SunOS 4.x to the Solaris 2.6.
CFS Boot
CFS boot enables AutoClient systems to boot more quickly with less network traffic
by booting from a local CacheFS disk cache. The first system boot populates the
cache, and system boots that follow are satisfied from the cache.
For more information, see System Administration Guide.
Patch Tools
In previous releases, patch installation and removal tools and their corresponding
documentation were delivered as part of each patch shipped. These tools are now
part of the Solaris software, which provides the following benefits:
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