Remote Device Facility^tm

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1
1	Product Overview
1.1	The Remote Device Facility
1.1.1	Prerequisites
1.2	Components
1.3	The Server Node - RDSERVER
1.4	The Client Node - RDCLIENT
Chapter 2
2	Installing RDF on OpenVMS
2.1	License Registration
2.2	Server Node Installation Instructions
2.3	OpenVMS Client Node Installation Instructions
2.4	Ultrix Client Node Installation Instructions
2.5	Upgrading RDF
Chapter 3
3	RDALLOCATE and RDDEALLOCATE
3.1	Command Overview---Tape Devices
3.1.1	OpenVMS CLIENT Nodes
3.1.2	Ultrix CLIENT Nodes
3.2	Command Overview---Disk Devices
3.2.1	RDALLOCATING Disk Devices for Shared Access
3.2.2	RDDEALLOCATING Shared Disk Devices
3.2.3	RDALLOCATING Remote Disks with WRITE Access
3.3	Accessing a Remote Device
Chapter 4
4	The RDSHOW Procedure
4.1	Command Overview
4.2	Showing Devices You Have RDALLOCATED
4.3	Showing Servable Devices
4.4	Showing All RDALLOCATED Devices on your CLIENT node
Chapter 5
5	Network Data Compression
5.1	Requirements
5.2	Enabling Data Compression on the SERVER
5.3	Enabling Data Compression on the CLIENT
5.4	Determining if Data Compression is Enabled
5.5	Disabling Data Compression
Chapter 6
6	RMT Functionality with RDF
6.1	Requirements
6.2	Starting the RMT Server
6.3	RDUMP and RRESTORE
6.3.1	Remote Backup
6.3.2	Remote Restore
Chapter 7
7	Shutting Down RDF
7.1	Shutdown Instructions
7.2	RDCLIENT Shutdown
7.3	RDSERVER Shutdown
Chapter 8
8	Remote Device Security Access
8.1	Implementation
8.2	Allow Access to Remote Disk Devices
8.3	Determining Which Users Can RDallocate Remote Disk Devices
8.3.1	Access to Specific RDClient Nodes
8.3.2	Access to Specific Remote Disk Devices
8.3.3	Access to Non-Privileged Users
8.3.4	Read/Write Access or Read-only Access
8.3.5	Accessible Files on a Remote Disk
8.4	Allow Access to Remote Tape Devices
8.4.1	Access to Specific RDClient Nodes
8.4.2	Access to Specific Remote Tape Devices
8.5	Deny Access to Remote Devices
8.5.1	Deny Specific RDClients Access to all Remote Devices
8.5.2	Deny Specific RDClients Access to Specific Remote Devices
8.6	RDserver Inactivity Timer
Chapter 9
9	Network Performance Considerations
9.1	Network Control Program
9.2	Pipeline Quota
9.2.1	OpenVMS SERVERS and CLIENTS
9.2.2	Ultrix CLIENTS
9.3	Line Receive Buffers
9.4	Changing Network Parameters
9.4.1	Changing OpenVMS Network Parameters
9.4.2	Changing Ultrix Network Parameters
9.5	Resource Considerations
9.5.1	Large Request Packets
9.5.2	NETACP BYTLM
9.6	Controlling RDF's Effect on the Network
9.6.1	OpenVMS Clients
9.6.2	OpenVMS Servers
Chapter 10
10	OPCOM RELAY FACILITY
10.1	Enabling OPCOM Messages
10.2	System Requirements
Chapter 11
11	Surviving Network Failures
Chapter 12
12	High-level Language Call Interface
12.1	Implementation
Chapter 13
13	Backing Up CLIENT Nodes
13.1	Initiating Remote Backups with REMOTE_BACKUP.COM
13.2	Starting Remote Node Backups with SUBMIT/REMOTE
Chapter 14
14	Using Dynamic Tape Acceleratortm
14.1	ACCELERATING Remote Devices
14.2	DEACCELERATING an RDALLOCATED DEVICE
14.3	PREACCELERATING an RDALLOCATED Device
14.4	The DTA Tape MONITOR
Appendix A
Appendix A	Installation Example
Appendix B
Appendix B	Configuration File Example
Appendix C
Appendix C	Privileges
Appendix D
Appendix D	Resources Used by RDF
D.1	OpenVMS SERVERS and CLIENTS
D.2	Ultrix CLIENTS
Appendix E
Appendix E	OpenVMS 5.5 and Greater BACKUP AUTHORIZATION Parameters
E.1	OpenVMS 5.5 BACKUP
Appendix F
Appendix F	Remote Device Facility Restrictions
F.1	RDF/Ultrix Clients - Explicit RTDEALLOCATE Required
F.2	ISO 9660 CD-ROM