Distributed Name Service (DNS) Management Operations Manual

Contents
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Updating the DNS Database 3-7
Changing DNS File Names 3-8
DNS File and Database Security 3-9
Changing DNS Ownership 3-10
Security Through Operating Modes 3-11
Security Through Safeguard 3-11
Backing up the DNS Configuration 3-12
Recreating a Configuration File 3-12
Updating Definitions on Unavailable Nodes 3-12
Error Recovery
Reloading the DNS Database 3-13
Section 4 Building and Modifying the DNS Database
Selecting a Naming Strategy 4-1
Introduction to Defining DNS Names 4-3
Name Dependencies and Relationships 4-3
The ASSUME Command
a Useful Aid 4-6
Two Methods of Adding a Name 4-6
Using the LIKE Phrase to Copy Existing Definitions 4-7
Uniqueness of Names
Parts of a DNS Name 4-8
Case-Sensitive Names 4-8
Specifying Aliases in SSOBJECT and SSMANAGER Definitions 4-9
How to Define DNS Names 4-9
Defining Subsystem Names 4-9
Defining Subsystem-Object Type Names 4-10
Defining Manager Names 4-12
Defining Composite Type Names 4-14
Defining Alias Type Names 4-18
Defining Subsystem-Object Names 4-20
Defining Alias Names 4-25
Defining Composite-Object Names 4-28
Defining Groups 4-30
Defining Domains 4-33
Creating a Sample Database 4-35
Deleting DNS Names 4-38