CONTENTS

  Preface
    Intended Audience
    Document Structure
    Associated Documents
    Conventions

  Chapter 1. Preparing for Installation
    1.1 Planning for Installation and Configuration
      1.1.1 What Is a Cell?
      1.1.2 Creating a Cell
      1.1.3 Joining a Cell
    1.2 Inspecting the Distribution Kit
    1.3 Troubleshooting
    1.4 Installation Procedure Requirements
      1.4.1 Required Hardware
      1.4.2 Required Software
        1.4.2.1 On OpenVMS VAX Systems
        1.4.2.2 On OpenVMS Alpha Systems
      1.4.3 Time Required for Installation
      1.4.4 Disk Space, Global Pages, and Global Sections Required
      1.4.5 Privileges and Quotas Required
      1.4.6 Completing License Management Facility Requirements
      1.4.7 Performing System Backup

  Chapter 2. Installing DCE
    2.1 About the OpenVMS Installation Procedure
    2.2 Starting the Digital DCE Installation Procedure
    2.3 Continuing the Installation
    2.4 Installing on a VMScluster

  Chapter 3. Postinstallation Procedures
    3.1 Postinstallation Tasks
    3.2 Installation Error Recovery

  Chapter 4. Configuring DCE
    4.1 Starting the System Configuration Utility
    4.2 Initial Configuration Menu
    4.3 Configuration Procedure
      4.3.1 Initial Messages
      4.3.2 Time Zone Configuration
      4.3.3 Defining the DCE Hostname
      4.3.4 Defining the DCE Cellname
      4.3.5 Defining Security Information
      4.3.6 Defining CDS
      4.3.7 Configuring Multiple LAN Cells
      4.3.8 Defining Time Services
      4.3.9 Saving the DCE Services
      4.3.10 Configuring
      4.3.11 Exiting from the Configuration
    4.4 Client Configuration Considerations
    4.5 Server Configuration Considerations
    4.6 Custom Configuration Considerations
      4.6.1 Custom Configuration for a Split Server Cell
    4.7 Considerations for Rebuilding Split Servers
    4.8 Running the Configuration Verification Procedure
    4.9 Logical Names Created During Configuration
    4.10 Configuration Error Recovery
    4.11 Configuring on a VMScluster
    4.12 Configuring in a POSIX Environment
      4.12.1 When POSIX Is Installed Before the Configuration
      4.12.2 When POSIX Is Installed After the Configuration

  Appendix A. Files Created or Used on Your System
    A.1 Installation Files
    A.2 Runtime Services Kit Files
    A.3 Application Developer's Kit Files
    A.4 Example Application Files

  Appendix B. Sample Installation Logs
    B.1 Installing DCE C/C++ Run-Time Components Kit (AACRT060.A)
    B.2 Installing Digital DCE on OpenVMS VAX
    B.3 Installing the Pre-Alpha Kit (DCEPRE013.A)
    B.4 Installing Digital DCE on OpenVMS Alpha

  Appendix C. Sample Configuration Logs
    C.1 Initial Client Configuration
    C.2 Initial Server Configuration
    C.3 Showing the DCE System Configuration and the DCE Daemons
    C.4 Custom Configuration
    C.5 Adding and Deleting Replicas During Configuration

  Tables

  1-1: Disk Space, Global Pages and Global Sec - tions Requirements