Siemens V4.0 1.2 Summary of contents

Preface Summary of Contents

Product Manual U7613-J-Z815-6-76

1.2 Summary of contents

Information that became available after this manual went to print is contained in the

SIreadmeM package which is supplied with Advanced Server for UNIX.

The chapter “Preface” provides users with an overview of the content and structure of this

manual.

The chapter “Introduction to Advanced Server for UNIX” contains in formation on the supple-

ments and changes which you will require in addition to the informati on contained in the

“Concepts and Planning” manual.

The chapter “Advanced Server for UNIX architecture” contains an ov erview of the process

model and of internal and external Advanced Server for UNIX communication .

The chapter “Installing Advanced Server for UNIX” contains information on the hardware

and software requirements of your server system. It also provides instructio ns for trans-

ferring the Advanced Server for UNIX software onto the server system as well as all the

information required to configure the system and Advanced Server for UNIX software, and

to create a development environment for Advanced Server for UNIX application s.

The chapter “Configuring Advanced Server for UNIX” contains, among other thin gs, the

steps necessary for configuring and for starting NetBIOS and Advanced Server for UNIX.

You should consult the chapter “Administration guidelines” if you want to change the role of

the server, for example if you have installed and configured Advanced Serve r for UNIX.

Among other things, the chapter also describes how to enable a CD-ROM drive for

Advanced Server for UNIX.

The chapter “Tools for special tasks” describes other tools offered by Advanced Server for

UNIX. These are generally only relevant when used with particular applications .

Another chapter is dedicated to “Installing Network and Administr ative Client Software”.

The next chapter is about “Administering Advanced Server at the Comm and Prompt”.

Then a chapter describes in detail the WINS service: “Implementing WINS”.

The chapter entitled “Troubleshooting” contains guidelines for resolving errors.

The chapter “Advanced Server for UNIX - directories and files” contains an o verview of the

most important files and directories of Advanced Server for UNIX.

The following chapters describe in detail “Advanced Server Registry” and the “Lanm an.ini

File”.

The “Glossary”, “Abbreviations”, and “Index” chapters are useful as a reference when

reading this manual.

The “Related publications” chapter lists additional useful documentat ion.