Document Usage

· Overview of DCE gives an overview of DCE. It describes distributed computing and its uses, and presents the client/server model of distributed computing, on which DCE is based. It gives a summary of the DCE architecture, along with a brief description of each of the technology components that make up DCE, and their integration with one another.

· DCE Configuration gives examples of typical DCE configurations. It explains the concept of a DCE cell, and describes the DCE software configuration components. It describes the configuration of different types of DCE machines. It then gives examples of different cell configurations, including a simple DCE cell, and cells with various combinations of DCE services.

· DCE Technology Components describes each of the technology components that make up DCE. It includes sections on DCE Threads, Remote Procedure Call, Directory Service, Distributed Time Service, Security Service, Distributed File Service, and cross-component facilities, including the DCE control program. Its last section shows how some of these services are used in a simple distributed application example.

· Integration of DCE Technology Components describes the ways in which each of the DCE components uses the other technology components of DCE, and what implications their integration has for porting, testing, configuring, and starting up DCE systems.

· Overview of DCE Documentation gives an overview of DCE documentation, and suggests reading paths for different audiences.

· List of Acronyms and Abbreviations lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in this manual.

· The Glossary defines terms used in this manual and the rest of the DCE documentation set.