Planning and Configuring HP DCE 1.8

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About HP DCE/9000 Version 1.8
HP DCE Administration Tools
when you initially start the Account Manager.
If you are administering a very large cell, read "Managing Very Large
Cells with Account Manager" below.
• It is recommended that you bring up the Assistant from the File
menu when you initially start the Account Manager, and iconize it
when not in use.
• Where possible, use batch operations and profiles to automate
time-consuming repetitive tasks, such as adding multiple users that
have similar characteristics.
Managing Very Large Cells with Account Manager
DCE interfaces can be slow to retrieve lists for very large DCE
deployments (For example, if the DCE registry is managing many
thousands of users). The performance of the Account Manager will be
affected in this case. To aid the Account Manager's performance for very
large deployments, take the following steps:
1. In the Options/Preferences dialog, enable the option to "Display
-User/Group/Org/Attribute_Type List as Text instead of Icons."
The Account Manager requires major resources to map very large
lists into iconic display, and this option is needed to bypass that step.
2. In the Options/Preferences dialog, disable the option to "Display
-User/Group/Org/Attribute_Type List at Start Up". This step should
be done if any of the following are true:
• You know the names of the objects you want to manage.
• You will manage only a subset of objects (for example, users in a
certain group).
• You will ask the Account Manager to read in the list of objects to
manage from a file (see #3 below).
In this step, the first time that you navigate the Account Manager to
an object management screen (for example, User Management), the
list will be empty.
Then proceed as follows:
• If you know the names of the objects to manage, select the
appropriate Action. You will be prompted to enter the object name
or names.