OSF DCE Administration Guide--Introduction

OSF DCE Administration Guide—Introduction

A File Server machine is used to export DCE LFS and non-LFS data for use in the global

namespace. This machine must run the fxd, ftserver, bosserver, and repserver

processes. File Server machines also run the upclient process to receive conﬁguration

ﬁle updates. The client process, dfsbind, must also run on this machine. The full range

of ﬁleset operations, including replication, is available on this machine.

Similarly, the Binary Distribution machine stores and distributes DFS binaries for

processes and command suites to all other server machines of its Central Processing Unit

(CPU) or Operating System (OS) type.

As previously explained, a DFS client machine runs the dfsd and dfsbind processes.

Optionally, a DFS client machine can be conﬁgured as a private File Server in order to

export its local ﬁle system for use in the global namespace. This machine must run the

fxd and ftserver processes. It is recommended that you also run the bosserver process.

A private File Server machine is controlled by the owner of the machine, not by the

system administrator. The purpose of a private File Server machine is to allow

individual users to export a small number of ﬁlesets. For further information about this

conﬁguration, see the discussion of DFS client machines in the .

Figure 3-3 shows a DFS conﬁguration that uses a File Server machine to run the FLDB

machine, a System Control machine, and a Binary distribution machine. A second

machine is a ﬁle server machine only. One DFS client machine is conﬁgured as a private

ﬁle server in order to export ﬁlesets for use in the global namespace. Note that the ﬁrst

machine is conﬁgured to perform multiple roles.

Note: Figure 3-3 shows DFS alone. In addition, each client would run the

processes previously described in this chapter. A complete cell would also

include servers for the minimum DCE conﬁguration.

Figure 3-1. An Example DFS Conﬁguration

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