ONCplus B.11.31.01 Release Notes

NOTE: By default, HP-UX 11i uses the NISv2 protocol, unless the ypwhich or the ypset
command is explicitly used with the -v1 option, or an application specifically communicates
with the ypbind RPC version 1.
Overview
Open Network Computing (ONC) is a technology that comprises core services that enable
administrators to implement distributed applications in a heterogeneous distributed computing
environment. It also includes tools to administer clients and servers.
ONC consists of the following components:
• Network File System
The Network File System (NFS) is a distributed filesystem that provides transparent access
to files and directories that are shared on remote systems.
• AutoFS
AutoFS is a client-side service that enables automatic mounting and unmounting of
filesystems.
• CacheFS
The Cache Filesystem (CacheFS) is a general purpose filesystem caching mechanism that
improves the performance of client side applications when working with NFS servers.
CacheFS client performance is improved by caching data to a fast local file system instead
of going over the wire. This results in reduced server and network load because the clients
have already cached a copy of the data and send fewer requests to the server.
• Network Information Service
Network Information Service (NIS), previously called “Yellow Pages,” is a distributed
database system that enables the maintenance of commonly used configuration information
on a master server and propagates the information to all the hosts in the network.
Related Information
For more information about ONCplus, see the following documents, available at:
http://www.docs.hp.com
• NFS Services Administrator’s Guide (Part Number: B1031-90061)
• NIS Administrator’s Guide (Part Number: 5992-2161)
What's New in ONCplus B.11.31.01
ONCplus B.11.31.01 is a defect fix release and does not include any new features. All features
included in ONCplus B.11.31_LR continue to be supported in ONCplus B.11.31.01.
For information on the defects fixed in this release, see “Fixes in ONCplus B.11.31.01” (page 9).
For information on the features introduced in ONCplus B.11.31_LR, see “Features Introduced
in ONCplus B.11.31_LR ” (page 12)
Fixes in ONCplus B.11.31.01
This section lists the fixes for ONCplus version B.11.31.01.
Fixes
Table 1-1 describes the problems that have been fixed and incorporated into this release.
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