Document revision date: 4 May 2001

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1
1	Installation Prerequisites
1.1	Contents of the Kit
1.2	Required Hardware
1.3	Required Software
1.4	License Registration (PAK)
1.5	Required Disk Space
1.6	Installing Over Earlier Versions of DECdfs Software
1.7	SYSGEN Parameters
1.7.1	Increasing the Nonpaged Pool Size
1.7.2	Increasing the System Interrupt Stack Size (VAX Systems Only)
1.7.3	Increasing Global Pages and Global Sections
1.7.4	Increasing the Channel Count
1.8	Account and Quota Requirements
1.9	Installation Time
1.10	Configuration Planning
1.10.1	Configuration Questions
1.10.2	The DECdns Distributed Name Service (DECdns)
1.10.2.1	Access Points
1.10.2.2	DECdns Clerk
1.10.2.3	DECdns Logical Name Table
1.10.3	Installing DECdfs on OpenVMS Cluster Systems
1.11	Reviewing the DECdfs Installation Procedure
1.11.1	Rebooting an Existing DECdfs System Before or After the Installation
1.11.2	Renaming Existing DFS*.EXE Files
1.11.3	Processing Existing DFS*.COM Files
1.12	Maintenance Updates
Chapter 2
2	Installation and Verification
2.1	Preliminary Information
2.2	Installation Procedure
2.3	Additional DECdfs Messages
2.3.1	Renaming Files Message
2.3.2	Deleting Old Driver Files Message
2.3.3	DECdfs License PAK Message
2.3.4	DECdfs Startup Messages
Chapter 3
3	Postinstallation Procedures
3.1	Running the Installation Verification Procedure
3.2	Editing the Local System Startup Command File
3.3	Using DECdfs Command Files
3.4	Setting Additional DECnet and System Parameters
3.5	Creating OpenVMS Proxy Accounts
3.6	Reinstalling DECdfs
3.7	Changing DECdfs Configurations
3.8	Deleting Server Software from Client-Only Systems
3.9	Checking OpenVMS Cluster Systems After Installing DECdfs
3.10	Error Handling
3.11	Problem Reporting
Appendix A
Appendix A	Files Affected by DECdfs Installation
Appendix B
Appendix B	Sample Installations for OpenVMS Systems
B.1	Client-Only Installation on OpenVMS VAX Version 5.5-2 with DECnet-VAX
B.2	Server Installation on OpenVMS Alpha Version 7.1-1H2 with DECnet-Plus
Index
Index

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