System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (FNS and NIS+)

Number of Supported Domains

To begin, you assign one master server to each domain in the hierarchy.The following figure shows one possible assignment.

Figure 26–6 Assigning Servers to Domains

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Add one or more replicas to each domain. Replicas allow requests to be answered even if the master server is temporarily out of service. (See Number of Replica Servers for information on how many replicas to use.)

Figure 26–7 Adding Replicas to a Domain

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