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AS/400 IBM Network Station: Techniques for Deployment in a WAN
3. Migrate the user-based configuration and data of the users to the new
server.
4.4.2 Scenario Overview
In Figure 22, site A, which is the central location (perhaps, headquarters) is
connected to the other sites starting from site B, C and so on. In our example,
we assume that the initial implementation involved remote boot servers,
because the sites were autonomous.
Figure 22. Distributed Server Topology
This is a very common setup because this is how the IBM Network Station
Manager program is configured by default. As more Network Stations are
deployed, managing many end-user configurations at many sites can become
unmanageable. A strategy for improving the management is to split the
configuration and authentication from the boot code server. In our example,
we concentrate on site C. If needed, the process can be repeated for the
other sites as well. As shown in Figure 23 on page 111, the authentication
and configuration for users at site C are redirected to the central server at site
A.
Site A
Site B
Site C
Site D
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10.1.2.3
10.1.2.4
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10.3.1.2
Base code server
Terminal-based configs server
Authentication and configuration server
Base code server
Terminal-based configs server
Authentication and configuration server