Document Outline

• 1 Preface
  • 1.1 Target group
  • 1.2 Summary of contents
  • 1.3 Changes since the last version of the manual
  • 1.4 Notational conventions
• 2 Introduction to Advanced Server for UNIX
  • 2.1 Client-server architecture
  • 2.2 Shared resources
    • 2.2.1 Names in the network
      • 2.2.1.1 System name
      • 2.2.1.2 Computername (server name)
      • 2.2.1.3 Username
      • 2.2.1.4 Sharename
      • 2.2.1.5 Network name
      • 2.2.1.6 Domain name
    • 2.2.2 Mapping of file attributes through Advanced ...
    • 2.2.3 Share table (list of shared resources)
    • 2.2.4 Shared directory
    • 2.2.5 Shared printer resource
      • 2.2.5.1 Printer spoolers
      • 2.2.5.2 Shared client printer
      • 2.2.5.3 Printer server
      • 2.2.5.4 Sharing a printer
    • 2.2.6 Interprocess communication resource, IPC$
      • 2.2.6.1 LM named pipes
      • 2.2.6.2 Mailslots
    • 2.2.7 Using the UNIX operating system from the PC
  • 2.3 Services
    • 2.3.1 Alerter
    • 2.3.2 Auditing
    • 2.3.3 Replicator
    • 2.3.4 Netlogon
    • 2.3.5 Timesource
    • 2.3.6 SNMP service
    • 2.3.7 Netrun service
    • 2.3.8 Browser
    • 2.3.9 Windows Internet Naming Service
  • 2.4 Connection management
    • 2.4.1 Sessions
    • 2.4.2 Connection to a resource
    • 2.4.3 Security concept
  • 2.5 Administration of Advanced Server for UNIX
    • 2.5.1 Remote administration
      • 2.5.1.1 Remote administration under MS-DOS
      • 2.5.1.2 Remote administration under Windows
  • 2.6 Programming interface (API)
    • 2.6.1 Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
  • 2.7 Compatibility
    • 2.7.1 Client software
    • 2.7.2 Role of the server
    • 2.7.3 Server hardware
    • 2.7.4 LAN Manager/X V1.1
    • 2.7.5 LAN Manager/X V2.0
    • 2.7.6 LAN Manager/X V2.2
    • 2.7.7 Advanced Server for UNIX V3.5
    • 2.7.8 Advanced Server for UNIX V4.0A
• 3 Advanced Server for UNIX architecture
  • 3.1 Process model
    • 3.1.1 Communication between the processes
    • 3.1.2 Overview of the processes
  • 3.2 Network communication
  • 3.3 Local communication for UNIX systems
• 4 Installing Advanced Server for UNIX
  • 4.1 Advanced Server for UNIX delivery package
  • 4.2 Hardware and software requirements
    • 4.2.1 Hardware requirements
      • 4.2.1.1 Main memory
      • 4.2.1.2 Hard disk storage
    • 4.2.2 Software requirements
      • 4.2.2.1 Dependencies
  • 4.3 The installation procedure
  • 4.4 Deinstalling previous versions
    • 4.4.1 Deinstalling LAN Manager/X V2.0 and V2.2
    • 4.4.2 Deinstalling Advanced Server for UNIX V3.5
  • 4.5 Automatic installation with TransView SAX
  • 4.6 Installing from CD-ROM with cdinst
  • 4.7 Installing the prerequisited packages
    • 4.7.1 Installing the SIreadmeM package
    • 4.7.2 Installing NetBIOS
  • 4.8 Installing server software (asxserver package)...
    • 4.8.1 Preparing the installation
      • 4.8.1.1 Installation steps
    • 4.8.2 Upgrade installation of a primary domain con...
    • 4.8.3 Upgrade installation of a backup domain cont...
    • 4.8.4 Upgrade installation of a primary domain con...
    • 4.8.5 Upgrade installation of a backup domain cont...
    • 4.8.6 New installation of a primary domain control...
    • 4.8.7 New installation of a backup domain controll...
    • 4.8.8 After the installation
  • 4.9 Installing optional packages
    • 4.9.1 Installing the msclients package
    • 4.9.2 Installing the asxtools and asxtoolsD packag...
    • 4.9.3 Installing the asxman package
    • 4.9.4 Installing the asxdocs package
  • 4.10 Installing with the default configuration
  • 4.11 Deinstalling Advanced Server for UNIX V4.0
    • 4.11.1 Deinstalling optional packages
    • 4.11.2 Deinstalling the server
    • 4.11.3 Deinstalling NetBIOS
• 5 Configuring Advanced Server for UNIX
  • 5.1 Configuring NetBIOS
    • 5.1.1 Introduction to NetBIOS
    • 5.1.2 Configuring Network Interfaces
      • 5.1.2.1 The interfaces.cfg file
      • 5.1.2.2 Commands used for configuring network inte...
    • 5.1.3 Configuring NetBIOS Name Resolution
      • 5.1.3.1 The wins.cfg file
      • 5.1.3.2 The names.cfg file
      • 5.1.3.3 Commands used for administering name resol...
      • 5.1.3.4 Guidelines for configuring name resolution...
    • 5.1.4 Configuring NetBIOS Tunable Parameters
    • 5.1.5 Configuring NetBIOS Startup Parameters
  • 5.2 Guidelines for NFS file systems
  • 5.3 Connecting Advanced Server for UNIX to Logging...
  • 5.4 Restricting the user’s disk space
  • 5.5 Configuring printers on the UNIX system
    • 5.5.1 Configuring AT&T spooler
    • 5.5.2 Configuring SPOOL V4.x
    • 5.5.3 Optimizing performance with Spool V4.x
      • 5.5.3.1 Large SPOOL V4.x configurations
  • 5.6 Configuration for shared client printer
    • 5.6.1 Setting up the shared client printer
      • 5.6.1.1 Addclipr
    • 5.6.2 Delclipr
  • 5.7 Activating Advanced Server for UNIX
    • 5.7.1 Starting NetBIOS
    • 5.7.2 Start Advanced Server for UNIX (with NetBIOS...
    • 5.7.3 Sharing resources
    • 5.7.4 Terminating Advanced Server for UNIX
    • 5.7.5 Terminating NetBIOS
    • 5.7.6 Stopping and starting individual services
    • 5.7.7 Status display of the Advanced Server for UN...
  • 5.8 Adapting the configuration
  • 5.9 Setting up a UNIX development environment
    • 5.9.1 Call options for compilers and linkers
• 6 Administration guidelines
  • 6.1 Changing server attributes
  • 6.2 Sharing a CD-ROM drive
  • 6.3 System data backup
  • 6.4 Processing the printer queue
    • 6.4.1 SPOOL 4.x or Xprint
      • 6.4.1.1 Stopping and restarting printer queues
      • 6.4.1.2 Changing parameters for a printer queue
      • 6.4.1.3 Stopping and restarting print jobs
      • 6.4.1.4 Status messages from SPOOL via Popup
      • 6.4.1.5 Identifying print jobs with Job ID
      • 6.4.1.6 Displaying the order of print jobs
      • 6.4.1.7 Changing the order of print jobs
  • 6.5 Administering using the net admin command
• 7 Tools for special tasks
  • 7.1 PC tools
    • 7.1.1 Searching for the Master Browser for a domai...
    • 7.1.2 Retrieving information on clients (lmgetinf....
  • 7.2 Tools for NetBIOS
    • 7.2.1 /var/opt/nbrfc/bin/findbrow
    • 7.2.2 /var/opt/nbrfc/bin/mv_names
    • 7.2.3 /var/opt/nbrfc/bin/names2lm
  • 7.3 System administrator tools
    • 7.3.1 Access permissions in Advanced Server for UN...
    • 7.3.2 Saving access permissions for resources (acc...
    • 7.3.3 Editing saved resources and access permissio...
    • 7.3.4 Moving directories with existing access perm...
    • 7.3.5 Saving the user configuration (userget)
    • 7.3.6 Adding and removing server names (addserver/...
    • 7.3.7 Checking the password expiry with the asxpwe...
  • 7.4 Compression of the ACL Database
  • 7.5 OBSERVE support
    • 7.5.1 Constraints on high availability
    • 7.5.2 Example of how this works
• 8 Installing Network and Administrative Client Sof...
  • 8.1 Network Clients
    • 8.1.1 Microsoft Network Client Version 3.0 for MS-...
  • 8.2 Creating Installation Diskettes
    • 8.2.1 Using Windows NT Network Client Administrato...
      • 8.2.1.1 Creating Network Installation Startup Disk...
    • 8.2.2 Creating Installation Disk Sets
  • 8.3 Administrative Clients
    • 8.3.1 Installing Windows NT Administrative Tools
    • 8.3.2 Installing AS/U Administrator (AS/X Administ...
    • 8.3.3 Installing Windows NT Server Tools on Window...
      • 8.3.3.1 Additional Password Prompts
      • 8.3.3.2 Trust Relationships
      • 8.3.3.3 Logging on for Windows NT Server Tools
      • 8.3.3.4 Using Event Viewer
      • 8.3.3.5 Using Server Manager
      • 8.3.3.6 Using User Manager for Domains
      • 8.3.3.7 Editing Security Properties for Resources
      • 8.3.3.8 Removing Windows NT Server Tools From Wind...
    • 8.3.4 Considerations for Down-Level Windows Users
      • 8.3.4.1 To install Windows NT Server Tools on a Wi...
  • 8.4 Getting Online Help
• 9 Administering Advanced Server at the Command Pro...
  • 9.1 Advanced Server Commands
  • 9.2 Net Command
    • 9.2.1 Administering Local and Remote Servers
      • 9.2.1.1 Administering a Local Advanced Server
      • 9.2.1.2 Administering a Remote Advanced Server
      • 9.2.1.3 Paging Through Screens
      • 9.2.1.4 Using Passwords With Commands
      • 9.2.1.5 Using Command Confirmation
      • 9.2.1.6 Using Abbreviations
      • 9.2.1.7 Using Special Characters With Commands
      • 9.2.1.8 Typing Path Names With UNIX System Net Com...
      • 9.2.1.9 Typing Path Names at Client Computers
    • 9.2.2 Understanding Command Syntax
    • 9.2.3 Getting Help on Net Commands
      • 9.2.3.1 Advanced Server Net Commands
• 10 Implementing WINS
  • 10.1 Name Resolution Services
    • 10.1.1 NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) Name Resolution...
    • 10.1.2 WINS and Broadcast Name Resolution
      • 10.1.2.1 WINS in a Routed Environment
      • 10.1.2.2 WINS Proxy
    • 10.1.3 WINS and Dial-Up TCP/IP Networking Clients
  • 10.2 Planning for WINS Server Implementation
    • 10.2.1 Planning for WINS Client Network Traffic
      • 10.2.1.1 WINS Client Traffic on Routed Networks
      • 10.2.1.2 Daily Startup of WINS Clients
      • 10.2.1.3 Estimating WINS Client Traffic
    • 10.2.2 Planning for WINS Server Replication Across...
      • 10.2.2.1 Planning for Replication Convergence Time...
      • 10.2.2.2 Planning for WINS Server Fault Tolerance
    • 10.2.3 Planning for WINS Server Performance
    • 10.2.4 Planning Replication Partners and Proxies
  • 10.3 Setting Up a WINS Server
    • 10.3.1 Installing WINS Manager
  • 10.4 Using the wins command
  • 10.5 Using the winsadm Command
  • 10.6 Using WINS Manager
    • 10.6.1 Viewing WINS Server Status
    • 10.6.2 Configuring WINS Servers and WINS Client Be...
    • 10.6.3 Configuring Replication Partners
    • 10.6.4 Managing Static NetBIOS-to-IP Address Mappi...
      • 10.6.4.1 Importing Static Mappings in Advanced Ser...
    • 10.6.5 Advanced Configuration Parameters for WINS
  • 10.7 Managing the WINS Server Database
    • 10.7.1 Viewing the WINS Database
    • 10.7.2 Backing Up the Database
    • 10.7.3 Scavenging the Database
    • 10.7.4 Compacting the WINS Database
  • 10.8 Troubleshooting WINS Servers
• 11 Troubleshooting
  • 11.1 Advanced Server Troubleshooting Tools
    • 11.1.1 Tools for Assessing the Status of the Serve...
      • 11.1.1.1 Event Viewer
      • 11.1.1.2 Server Statistics
      • 11.1.1.3 Session Information
      • 11.1.1.4 Open Resources
      • 11.1.1.5 Print Subsystem Event Logging
      • 11.1.1.6 Remote Monitoring of Server
    • 11.1.2 Tools Providing Automatic Status on the Ser...
      • 11.1.2.1 Alerter Service
      • 11.1.2.2 UNIX System and Advanced Server Features
    • 11.1.3 Tools for Debugging Server Problems
      • 11.1.3.1 lmshell
      • 11.1.3.2 lmstat
      • 11.1.3.3 regconfig
      • 11.1.3.4 regcheck
      • 11.1.3.5 samcheck
      • 11.1.3.6 srvconfig
      • 11.1.3.7 acladm
      • 11.1.3.8 asxcheck
      • 11.1.3.9 asxinfo
      • 11.1.3.10 asxperf
  • 11.2 Troubleshooting Procedures
    • 11.2.1 Isolating the Problem
    • 11.2.2 Checking the Network
    • 11.2.3 Troubleshooting a Shared Resource
  • 11.3 Differences Between System Access Permissions...
    • 11.3.1 UNIX System Access Permissions
      • 11.3.1.1 UNIX System Group Permissions and Advance...
      • 11.3.1.2 UNIX System Permissions on Directories
      • 11.3.1.3 Turning Off UNIX System Permission Checki...
      • 11.3.1.4 UNIX System File and Directory Permission...
      • 11.3.1.5 Understanding UNIX System Access Permissi...
      • 11.3.1.6 Changing UNIX System Access Permissions
      • 11.3.1.7 Maintaining Permissions for Specific File...
  • 11.4 Solving Browsing Problems
  • 11.5 Solving Printing Problems
  • 11.6 Solving Problems With Unknown File Systems
  • 11.7 File names with umlauts are not visible after...
• 12 Advanced Server for UNIX - directories and file...
• 13 Advanced Server Registry
  • 13.1 Advanced Server Registry Structure
    • 13.1.1 Value Entries in the Registry Keys
  • 13.2 Using Registry Editor
    • 13.2.1 Connecting to a Remote Registry
    • 13.2.2 Viewing the Registry
      • 13.2.2.1 Registry Editor Commands
  • 13.3 Using AS/U Administrator
  • 13.4 Registry Keys and Values
  • 13.5 Advanced Server Key Descriptions
    • 13.5.1 Alert Parameters Entries
    • 13.5.2 File Service Parameters Entries
    • 13.5.3 Net Administration Parameters Entries
    • 13.5.4 Parameters Entries
    • 13.5.5 Process Parameters Entries
    • 13.5.6 RPC Parameters Entries
    • 13.5.7 Share Parameters Entries
    • 13.5.8 User Service Parameters Entries
  • 13.6 Alerter Service Parameters
  • 13.7 Browser Service Parameters
  • 13.8 EventLog Service Entries
  • 13.9 Lanman Server Parameters
  • 13.10 Lanman Server Shares
  • 13.11 Net Logon Service Parameters
  • 13.12 Netrun Service Parameters
  • 13.13 Replicator Service Entries
  • 13.14 UPS Service Parameters Entries
  • 13.15 WINS Service Parameters
• 14 Lanman.ini File
  • 14.1 Syntax
  • 14.2 Parameters
  • 14.3 Lanman.ini Parameter Mapping to Registry Keys...
• Glossary
• Abbreviations
• Related publications
• Index
• Comments, Suggestions, Corrections
• Courses, Consulting, Self-tuition media