NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Configuring and Administering NIS
Planning the NIS Network
Chapter 4 153
To Draw an NIS Network Map
It is a very good idea to draw a map of your NIS network, to help with
maintenance and troubleshooting in the future. Figure 4-3 shows an
example of an NIS network map.
Figure 4-3 Example NIS Network Map
hostname: pooh
role: master (PoohCorners)
domain: PoohCorners
hostname: rabbit
role: master (Wonderland)
slave (PoohCorners)
domain: Wonderland
network: 192.6.36.0
domain: PoohCorners
number of clients: 12
network: 192.6.27.0
domain: PoohCorners
number of clients: 10
network: 192.6.45.0
domain: PoohCorners
number of clients: 18
network: 192.6.81.0
domain: Wonderland
number of clients: 7
network: 192.6.85.0
domain: Wonderland
number of clients: 9
hostname: eeyore
role: slave (PoohCorners)
domain: PoohCorners
hostname: tigger
role: slave (PoohCorners)
domain: PoohCorners
hostname: hatter
role: slave (Wonderland)
domain: Wonderland
hostname: alice
role: slave (Wonderland)
domain: Wonderland