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NIS Information on eDirectory
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This NISSERV_ServerName is the main NIS Server eDirectory object. It
maintains a list of all the NIS Domains it is serving. To view and edit the list,
do the following:
1
Right-click NISSERV_Servername object.
2
Click Properties.
3
Click the Memberships Tab to display the list of NIS Domains served by
this NIS Server object.
4
Click the Others Tab to view the IP Address of the NetWare server where
NIS server is installed.
NIS Domain
The NIS system organizes nodes into administrative segments called domains.
The NIS domain exists only in the local environment and usually covers a
single network. An NIS domain is a hierarchical structure; hence it is stored
as a container in eDirectory. NIS does not impose any strict rules on domain
naming; however, each domain must have a unique name.
An administrative NIS domain could be a company or a division of a
company. Many administrators using DNS choose to relate their NIS domain
name to their DNS domain name, but this is not necessary.
NIS Maps
NIS stores all the common information pertaining to a domain as a set of NIS
Maps. Users can access the information in these NIS maps. In the eDirectory-
enabled NIS, these maps are stored as containers under the NIS domain
container. A migration utility is available to create the NIS maps under a
specified domain. The NIS Server supports both standard and custom maps.
Standard NIS Maps: Standard maps are created from the standard NIS text
files.
The following standard maps are supported. They are classified according to
the type of records they contain.
Ethers Map—A source of information about the Ethernet addresses (48-bit)
of hosts on the Internet. The Ether objects (ieee802Device) store information
about the Ethernet address and hostname.