Planning and Configuring HP DCE 1.8

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Notes on Cell Administration

Enhanced CDS Browser

HP DCE/9000 supplies an enhanced version of the CDS Browser. The

CDS Browser is a tool for viewing and editing the contents of a name

space. It runs on workstations with windowing software based on the

OSF/Motif user interface.

The HP DCE/9000 CDS Browser provides a superset of the functionality

available in the OSF-supplied CDS Browser. Documentation for the

product is provided in the form of context-sensitive online help.

NOTE The OSF DCE User's Guide describes the OSF version of the CDS

Browser. The HP CDS Browser provides more functionality, different

icons, and online help.

Features of the HP DCE/9000 CDS Browser

The standard (OSF DCE) features for viewing the structureand contents

of a name space enable you to:

• Display the name space

• Expand and collapse selected directories

• Filter the name space display

• Navigate the name space

Additional features available with the HP DCE/9000 CDS Browser

enable you to manage and control the components of the CDS and the

contents of the name space. The HP CDS Browser provides the

functionality of the dcecp for cds* and acl objects, and some of the

capabilities of dcecp for rpc objects. With the HP CDS Browser, you can:

• Create, delete, and edit name space entries

• View attributes of name space entries

• View and edit ACL permissions of name space entries

• View and set CDS Browser options

• Manage replica locations