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Chapter 4. Remote Servers and Split Boot Servers
This chapter describes how the split boot feature can be used in different
scenarios. These scenarios range from basic to advanced configurations.
Please notice that not all of the configurations may apply to your own
organization. A mixture of scenarios may better suite your needs.
4.1 Terminology for this Chapter
The following list briefly defines the terms used in this chapter:
Base code server
This server provides the IBM Network Station with its kernel and
support files.
Terminal-based configuration server
This server provides the IBM Network Station with its
terminal-based
configuration settings
(see below).
Authentication and configuration server
The server is where the IBM Network Station authenticates. It is
provided with its
user-based configuration settings .
Terminal-based configuration settings
These settings affect the hardware configuration globally and does not
pertain to any particular user. Any user default can override these
settings.
User-based configuration settings
These setting provide information about each users configuration. The
IBM Network Station Manager program stores this information.
Configuration host IP address
This is a value that controls from which IP address the IBM Network
Station gets its terminal based settings.
Authentication and configuration
The process that the IBM Network Station performs against the
authentication server. Once the user is validated, the IBM Network
Station gets the
user-based configuration settings from the same
server.
4.2 Boot Sequence
The following list summarizes each step involved in the Boot sequence (as
shown in Figure 21 on page 108).