HP-UX IP Address and Client Management Administrator's Guide HP-UX 11i v2, HP-UX 11i v3

Table 1-19 DHCPv6 Files
UseClientServerName and Location
You can use this file to
specify the default client,
pool group, and relay
settings.
X
/etc/dhcpv6tab
Files in this directory contain
the client lease information.
The DHCPv6 server reads
these files to build its internal
database and to maintain the
leases.
X
/etc/dhcpv6db
This file contains the
configuration parameters
obtained from the server. The
client daemon reads this file
to build its internal database
and to maintain the leases.
X
/etc/dhcpv6client.data
SLP Overview
The Service Location Protocol (SLP) framework simplifies the discovery and use of network
resources such as printers, web servers, fax machines, video cameras, file systems, backup devices
(tape drives), databases, directories, mail servers, and calendars.
Typically, in order to locate services on the network, users of network applications are required
to supply the host name or network address of the machine that supplies a desired service. SLP
eliminates the need for a user to know the name of a network host supporting a service offered
by the network.
The user is required to specify the following details pertaining to the desired service:
• Type of the desired service
• A set of attributes that describe the service
Based on this information, SLP resolves the network address of the host that supports the service.
It uses Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) to locate the services. See “SLP Attributes” (page 55)
for more information.
SLP facilitates the following:
• Client application requests for network service location information
• Advertisement of services
• Segregation of services and users into logical or functional groups
• Managed recovery from primary server failures
SLP implementation on HP-UX is based on OpenSLP Version 0.8.0, developed by Caldera Systems,
Inc.
This section containes the following topics:
• “Salient Features” (page 52)
• “SLP Components” (page 53)
• “SLP Architecture” (page 54)
Salient Features
This section describes the salient features of SLP.
52 Overview