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cSelect the machines directory in the Directory Browser list.
dChoose New Subdirectory from the Directory menu. Double-click new_directory in the
lower list and enter the DNS name of the child computer.
eChoose New Property from the Directory menu. Double-click new_property and change
it to “ip_address.”
fChoose New Value from the Directory menu. Double-click new_value and enter the IP
address of the child computer.
gChoose New Property from the Directory menu. Double-click new_property and change
it to “serves.”
hChoose New Value from the Directory menu. Double-click new_value and enter the name
and NetInfo tag of the child’s local domain, separated by a “/”, for example,
marketing.demo/local. Press Return.
iChoose Save from the Domain menu, then click Update This Copy.
2On the Mac OS X computer for which you want to configure binding, open Directory Setup.
Click the lock icon and log in as the local administrator.
3Select NetInfo and click Configure.
4Choose “Attempt to connect using Broadcast protocol.”
5Click OK, then click Apply.
6Restart the computer.
Setting Up Replication
NetInfo lets you replicate shared domains to improve reliability and speed of access to their
data. Each domain has a master server. Additional servers for the domain are called clones.
Usually you configure at least one clone for every shared domain. You need multiple clones
when a shared domain is needed by more computers than a master and a single clone can
support.
This section briefly describes some of the characteristics of NetInfo replication, then tells
you how to create clones and how to replace a master with a clone.
Distinguishing Masters
The master is distinguished by a property named “master” in the root directory of every
domain. The master property’s value consists of the DNS name of the master’s computer,
followed by a “/”, then the NetInfo tag of the master domain.
Note: The values for the master property and a machine record’s serves property for a
child domain appear identical, but they are different. The name that precedes the “/” is a
host name for a master property but a domain name for a serves property.