C

D

daemons, implementing services with, 589

DAP (Directory Access Protocol), 549

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), 584

DAT (digital audio tape), 286, 352

data collection

performance, 409-412

system accounting, 403-404

data encapsulation, 623

Data Encryption Standard (DES), 152

data integrity, 282

databases

Kerberos, 334

StarBase, 17

datagrams. See IP datagrams

date command, 222

dd, backups , 293

default file permissions, 214-215

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), 584

denial of service attacks, 624

DES (Data Encryption Standard), 152

/dev directory, 349, 350-351

/dev/dsk, 191

device aliases, 62-63

Device Configuration Assistant, 337-338

device drivers

loading on demand, 362

viewing loaded, 258-259

device files, 349-350, 355

device management

/dev and /devices directories, 350-351

adding devices, 354

CD-ROMs, 352-354

checking configuration information, 361-362

checking devices at boot time, 363-364

checking devices while system is running, 364-365

DVD-ROMs, 353-354

files, 349-350

floppy disks, 353

hard drives , 355-359

Q & A, answers, 368

Q & A, questions, 366-368

storage devices, 351-352

tape drives, 352-353

zip/jaz disks, 352, 359-360

device names , 72-73

/devices directory, 349, 350-351

df command, 194

dfsmounts command, 441

DHCP clients , 696-697

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), 687-700

BOOTP and, 688

DHCP client configuration, 696-697

DHCP server configuration, 690-695

IP address availability and, 647

Q & A, answers, 700

Q & A, questions, 697-700

running, 689-690

Solaris configuration and, 81

DHCP servers, 690-695

DHCPACK, 690-691

dhcpagent, 689-690, 696

dhcpconfig command, 694

DHCPDISCOVER, 689-691

dhcpmgr, 694-695

DHCPNACK, 690-691

DHCPOFFER, 689-691

DHCPRELEASE, 690-691

dhcptab, 695

dhtadm command, 695

diag command, 57

dial-up access. See modem access

digital audio tape (DAT), 286, 352

digital linear tape (DLT), 286

direct maps, automounter, 451-452

directories

/dev directory, 349, 350-351

/devices directory, 349, 350-351

hard disk layout and, 267

home directory, 123

iDS searches, 568

root directory, 267

spooling directory, 248

UNIX file system and, 37

Directory Access Protocol (DAP), 549

Directory Server, iDS, 561-562

Directory Tree Information (DIT), 551-552

creating, 552

levels, 551-552

disk devices

/etc/path_to_inst file and, 256-258

dmesg command, 258-259

format command, 256

formatting and virtual memory, 77-78

lofiadm command, 263

mkfile command, 261

mkfs command, 261-262

newfs command, 262-263

physical and logical device names, 255-256

prtconf command, 260-261

Q & A, answers, 266

Q & A, questions, 264-265

selection and layout, 84

sync command, 263

tunefs command, 263-264

disk management. See RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks)

disk partitions

/etc/vfstab configuration and, 275-276

formatting process, 269-273

hard drives, 267-269, 355

installation planning and, 75-77

mount command, 276-277

mounting local file systems, 273-275

unmount command, 277-278

unmounting local file systems, 275

disk space

logging, 397-399

monitoring, 192-195

Solaris installation requirements, 71-72

Space Meter and, 246-247

display command, 327-328

distance restrictions, Ethernet, 602

Distinguished Names (DN), 551

distributed computing, 41

DIT (Directory Tree Information), 551-552

creating, 552

levels, 551-552

DLT (digital linear tape), 286

dmesg command, 258-259, 363

DN (Distinguished Names), 551

DNS clients, 464-468

DNS (Domain Name System), 461-473

auditing with SAINT, 155

DNS clients, 464-468

DNS servers, 468-471

host entries, 462-464

IP addresses vs. domain names, 42

mapping IP address to host names, 44

NIS and, 475-476

Q & A, answers, 473

Q & A, questions, 471-473

SMC and, 516

SOA records, 466-467

DNS servers

configuring, 468-471

keywords, 469-471

Solaris configuration and, 82-83

documentation, Solaris, 24-25

Domain Name System. See DNS (Domain Name System)

domain names, 42

domains

NIS+, 477-478

top-level, 462

drvconfig command, 106, 351

dumb terminals, vs. workstations, 12

DVD-ROMs

installing from, 79

as storage device, 351, 353-354

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. See DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

dynamic IP addresses. See DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

dynamic routing, 623, 631-632