Planning and Configuring HP-UX DCE 1.9

Chapter 6

Conﬁguring HP-UX DCE Cells

Conﬁguring Cells Using dce_conﬁg

When dce_config is ﬁrst run on a system, the HP-UX environment variable TZ is read to determine the

HP-UX local time zone. dce_config then automatically selects a matching DCE local time zone and

creates the link for /etc/opt/dce/zoneinfo/localtime. A different time zone can be chosen: see the

localtime (5) manpage for details.

To conﬁgure a DTS server on this system, or on another system:

• If the DTS server for this cell will be on another system, repeat steps 1 and 2 on that system, and

continue with step 11 below.

• If the DTS server will be on this system, continue with step 11 below.

11. From the Initial Cell Conﬁguration menu, choose Initial DTS Server:

selection: 3

S:****** Configuring initial DTS services

S:******Please wait for user authentication and authorization...

S:****** Checking for active sec_client service...

DTS Configuration Menu

1. DTS Local Server

2. DTS Global Server (only in multi-LAN cells.)

3. DTS Clerk

4. DTS Time Provider

98. Return to previous menu

99. Exit

selection:

12. For servers on the same LAN, select the DTS Local Server:

selection: 1 (DTS Local Server)

For a discussion about the use of DTS global servers for time servers communicating between LANs, see

the OSF DCE Administration Guide. Where appropriate, select the DTS global server:

selection: 2 (DTS Global Server)

Either selection starts the dts daemon (dtsd).

13. Conﬁgure a DTS time provider on one of the time servers in a cell.

The DTS null time provider conﬁgures a system to trust its own clock as an accurate source of time. The

DTS ntp provider obtains an accurate source of time from some other system outside the cell. The

spectracom time provider uses a local hardware device as a time provider. See the OSF DCE

Administration Guide for more information on time providers.

14. Select the DTS Time Provider:

selection: 4 (DTS Time Provider)

The following menu is displayed:

DTS Time Provider Menu

1. Configure a NULL time provider

2. Configure a NTP time provider

3. Configure a Spectracom time provider

98. Return to previous menu

99. Exit

selection:

15. Select NULL, NTP, or SPECTRACOM: