Document revision date: 28 June 1999

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1
1	Introduction to DECdfs
1.1	Components of a DECdfs Environment
1.1.1	Digital Distributed Name Service
1.1.2	Access Points
1.1.3	DECdfs Management Components
1.1.3.1	The Server
1.1.3.2	The Client
1.1.3.3	The Communication Entity
1.2	Client-Server Consistency Issues
1.2.1	System Times on the Client and Server
1.2.2	Logical Names on the Client and Server
1.3	Comparison of Standard OpenVMS File Access and DECdfs File Access
1.4	The DFS$CONTROL Commands
1.4.1	Using DFS$CONTROL Commands in DECdfs Command Files
1.4.2	Using DFS$CONTROL Commands Interactively
1.4.3	Getting Help with DECdfs
Chapter 2
2	Managing a DECdfs Server
2.1	Setting System Parameters
2.1.1	Limiting the Number of Open Files
2.1.2	Controlling DECdfs Activity
2.1.3	Limiting Inactive DECdfs DECnet Links
2.2	Setting Up Proxy Accounts
2.2.1	Setting Up Privileges
2.2.2	Setting Up UICs, ACLs, and User Names
2.2.2.1	User Identification Codes
2.2.2.2	Access Control Lists
2.2.2.3	User Names
2.2.3	Giving Cluster Clients Access to Server Files
2.2.4	Allowing Client Users to Print Server Files
2.3	Creating and Managing Access Points
2.3.1	Deciding Where to Place Access Points
2.3.2	Adding Access Points
2.3.2.1	Systems with DECdns
2.3.2.2	Systems Without DECdns
2.3.2.3	Using the /LOCAL Qualifier
2.3.3	Determining Access Point Information
2.3.4	Changing Access Points
2.3.5	Removing Access Points Added with the /CLUSTER_ALIAS Qualifier
2.3.6	Maintaining Consistency with DECdns
2.4	Protecting Server Files
2.5	Protecting Individual Files
2.6	Managing the Persona Cache
2.6.1	Specifying the Lifetime of Persona Blocks
2.6.2	Flushing the Cache
2.6.3	Displaying Cache Counters
2.7	Managing the Data Cache
2.7.1	Specifying the Size of the Cache
2.7.2	Specifying the Per-File Quota
2.7.3	Displaying Cache Counters
2.8	Using a Cluster as a DECdfs Server
2.8.1	Serving an Access Point from a Cluster Alias
2.8.2	Serving an Access Point from Individual Cluster Members
2.9	Stopping and Starting DECdfs on Your System
Chapter 3
3	Managing a DECdfs Client
3.1	Setting System Parameters
3.2	Mounting Access Points
3.2.1	Assigning Device Unit Numbers
3.2.2	Assigning Logical Names
3.2.3	Specifying Volume Names
3.2.4	Enabling Data Checking
3.2.5	Mounting Alternative Access Points
3.3	Displaying Client Device Information
3.4	Using the Client Device
3.4.1	Printing Server-Based Files on a Client
3.4.2	User Identification Codes on Server Files
3.4.3	Access Control Lists on Server Files
3.4.4	DECdfs Error Conditions
3.4.5	DECdfs Mount Verification
3.4.6	Partially Mounted Devices
3.5	Performing Checksum Comparisons on DECdfs Connections
3.6	Printing Files from a Client Device
3.7	Using the OpenVMS Backup Utility with a Client Device
3.8	Using a Cluster as a DECdfs Client
3.8.1	Using Cluster Aliases
3.8.2	Submitting Print and Batch Jobs
3.9	Stopping and Starting DECdfs on Your System
Chapter 4
4	DFS$CONTROL Commands
Command 1	ADD ACCESS_POINT
Command 2	DISMOUNT
Command 3	EXIT
Command 4	HELP
Command 5	MOUNT
Command 6	REMOVE ACCESS_POINT
Command 7	SET COMMUNICATION
Command 8	SET SERVER
Command 9	SHOW ACCESS_POINT
Command 10	SHOW CLIENT
Command 11	SHOW COMMUNICATION
Command 12	SHOW SERVER
Command 13	SHOW VERSIONS
Command 14	SHUTDOWN COMMUNICATION
Command 15	SNAPSHOT CLIENT
Command 16	SNAPSHOT COMMUNICATION
Command 17	SNAPSHOT SERVER
Command 18	START COMMUNICATION
Command 19	START SERVER
Command 20	STOP COMMUNICATION
Command 21	STOP SERVER

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