HP Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS and HP PATHWORKS V6.1 for OpenVMS (Advanced Server)

HP PATHWORKS V6.1 for OpenVMS (Advanced Server)
Advanced Server for UNIX, as well as any Windows NT compatible server, can be part of the
same domain with PATHWORKS for OpenVMS (Advanced Server) and can be designated as
either the PDC or BDC.
PATHWORKS Advanced Server provides support for wide area domains using one or both of
the following methods:
• LMHOSTS file
The presence of the LMHOSTS file on the PATHWORKS Advanced Server allows NetLogon
services and security database replication over wide area TCP/IP configurations. This
file contains a list of nodes from geographically dispersed sites synchronized by the PDC
and accessible to clients in the server’s domain. However, use of the LMHOSTS file for
replication over extreme distances or in networks with slow transmission speeds is not
recommended.
• WINS (Windows Internet Name Service)
Support for WINS allows PATHWORKS Advanced Server to act as a WINS client; that
is, to use the name registration and resolution facilities available from Microsoft WINS
services across routed wide area TCP/IP networks, thus enabling WAN support for domain
functions, NetLogon services, and security database replication.
• DNS
This allows the Advanced Server and clients to use a DNS server for NetBIOS name
resolution. The Advanced Server and clients use DNS for name resolution as a last resort
if all other methods fail to resolve a NetBIOS name.
Trust Relationships
PATHWORKS Advanced Server supports trusts. Trust relationships can allow users from other
domains to access resources in the local domain, and allows local domain users to access
resources in other domains.
NetLogon Services
A single domainwide logon lets a user access resources on any server in a domain or on
servers in other domains that trust the domain.
The domain capabilities of PATHWORKS Advanced Server make it possible for a user to issue
a single logon request to authenticate the user for access to multiple servers in a network.
The NetLogon service forces the validation of users’ logon requests. The logon server that
processes a request checks its copy of the domainwide user accounts database for the user
name and password supplied in the logon request.
Network Browser Services
PATHWORKS Advanced Server can act as a Master Browser in a Windows NT network.
TimeSource Services
DOS, Windows, and clients can request date and time information from the PATHWORKS
Advanced Server and set the local workstation date and time to coincide with it.
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