The dhcptab and DHCP network tables are referred to generically as data store containers. By default, Solaris DHCP provides support for the container formats shown in the following table.
| Data Service Supported | Public Module | 
|---|---|
| File-system-based, ASCII format | ds_SUNWfiles.so | 
| NIS+ service | ds_SUNWnisplus.so | 
| File-system-based, binary format | ds_SUNWbinfiles.so |