Sun Microsystems Netra, User Manual

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7-6 Netra Internet Server 3.1 User’s Manual—September 1996
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names, host addresses, host aliases (CNAME records), mail servers (MX
records), and other name servers can all be entered as information that is
part of a primary domain.
When you add a secondary domain, you specify that this DNS server
should cache all the information about that domain from another name
server. Standard caching only stores the results from previous queries: a
secondary domain actively retrieves all the domain information in
anticipation of future requests. A secondary domain reduces the load on the
primary server and serves as a backup in case other servers cannot be
contacted by clients.
Name Service Procedures
NIS Client Administration
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To Configure the Netra Server as an NIS Client
1. Select Network Services Administration: Name Service ➤ Administer
NIS.
The NIS Client Administration page is displayed.
2. Enter the information in the form using Table 7-1.
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To Modify or Unconfigure an NIS Client Domain
Note – The Modify and Unconfigure options are only displayed when the
Netra server is configured as an NIS client.
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To modify an NIS client domain, select Network Service Administration:
Name Service
➤ Administer NIS ➤ Modify.
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To unconfigure an NIS client domain, select Network Service
Administration: Name Service
➤ Administer NIS ➤ Unconfigure.
The Netra server will no longer use NIS to resolve host names, and the NIS
client domain name is ignored.
Table 7-1 NIS Client Administration Information
NIS Client Domain Name The NIS domain in which the Netra server resides.