Distributed Name Service (DNS) Management Operations Manual

Creating a Sample Database
Building and Modifying the DNS Database
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Creating a Sample
Database
Below is a listing of the DNSCOM commands to create a small DNS database. This is
a sample listing of DNSCOM commands; use it as an aid when creating your database.
Your site requires a unique naming convention to suit your needs.
1. The following commands create domains named NEWYORK, MIDWEST, and
NETWORK_CONTROL.
SET DNSDOMAIN SYSTEMS (\CHICAGO, \NEWYORK, \MEMPHIS, &
\TOKYO)
ADD DNSDOMAIN NETWORK
ADD DNSDOMAIN MIDWEST, SYSTEMS (\CHICAGO, \NEWYORK, &
\MEMPHIS)
ADD DNSDOMAIN NETWORK_CONTROL, SYSTEMS (\NEWYORK, \TOKYO)
2. The following commands create subsystems named ADMIN and RDS.
SET SS OWNER JoyCo
SET SS SSNUM 1
ADD SS ADMIN
ADD SS RDS, OWNER JoyCo, SSNUM 2
3. The following commands create subsystem-object types named LOCATION and
RCP.
SET SSTYPE SUBSYSTEM ADMIN
SET SSTYPE TYPENUM 1
SET SSTYPE HASMANAGER OFF
SET SSTYPE EXTERNAL ON
SET SSTYPE FORMAT DNSNAME
SET SSTYPE DOMAIN NETWORK
SET SSTYPE DUPLICATES NOT ALLOWED
ADD SSTYPE LOCATION
ADD SSTYPE RCP, SUBSYSTEM RDS, TYPENUM 1, HASMANAGER ON, &
EXTERNAL OFF, FORMAT PROCESSNAME, DOMAIN NETWORK, &
DUPLICATES NOT ALLOWED
4. The following commands create alias types named PHONE-NUMBER and
CIRCUIT.
SET ALIASTYPE OWNER JoyCo
SET ALIASTYPE TYPENUM 1
SET ALIASTYPE SSTYPES LOCATION
SET ALIASTYPE DOMAIN NETWORK
ADD ALIASTYPE PHONE-NUMBER
ADD ALIASTYPE CIRCUIT, SSTYPES LINE IN *, DOMAIN &
NETWORK_CONTROL, OWNER JOYCO, TYPENUM 2