Remote Installation Services
(See RIS )
definition, 2–1
remove
DMSclient root directory, 11–6
removing
a DMS client, 12–11
aDMS softwareenvironment, 12–7
a RIS client, 6–9
software subsets, 12–15
required software subsets
for DMS server, 10–1
requirements
for DMS clients, 10–2
for DMS servers, 10–1
response failures
servers using bootpd daemon, 8–6
servers using joind daemon, 8–8
restrictions
runningbootpd and joind, 8–6n
RIS, 1–1
architecture of, 2–1
checking client system registration,
7–6
converting CDF, 7–5
correcting gateways file entries,
6–13
definition, 2–1
deleting products, 6–12
deletingprofile setdirectory, 7–6
disk space
planning, 3–3
gateways file
correcting entries, 6–13
installing software subsets, 4–1
listing clients, 6–10
listing products, 6–11
lock files, 8–1
management tasks, 6–1
product environment, 2–3
remote booting, 5–1, 5–4
removing a client, 6–9
removing client system from
registration, 7–6
removing multiple clients, 6–9
server setup, 4–1
startup messages, 2–3
startup process, 2–3
system components, 1–2
troubleshooting, 8–1
using an NFS mounted RIS area,
4–10
RIS area, 2–1
contents of, 2–3
creating, 4–1
defined, 1–1
exporting and importing, 2–3
including hardware product kits,
4–7
multiple, 2–3
RIS client
booting, 5–1
defined, 1–1
Ethernet address, 6–1
host naming conventions, 6–3
preparing to register, 6–1
registering for profile set, 7–3
RIS daemons
inetd, 5–1
joind, 5–1
tftpd, 5–1
RIS files
bootptab, 5–1
inetd.conf, 5–1
RIS lock files, 8–1
RIS server
defined, 1–1
risdb file, 8–6
root area
controlling growth of DMS, 12–14
files in, 9–3
in DMS, 9–2
root directory
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