Any topic

Explanation of server functions

explanation of server functions

The Servers Tab show you the functions a server has within your network. This allows you to easily identify problems by example concerning the fall-back meganisme of your Domain. You do need one Domain controller (DC) and one Backup Domain Controller (BDC) at least. Below a list of all the displayed functions and an explanation. The Domain Administration Tool does retrieve some functions which are not documented, so we don't no what they mean. To set the viewing of the fucntions go to the Servers Settings Tab.

·Server Name (Name)This displays the name of the machine concerned.

·Master Browser (MB)This server is a master browser

·Backup Browser (BkB)This server is a backup browser

·Potential Browser (PB)This server is a potential browser, it can become a MB or BkB

·Time Server (TS)This server is a Time Server

·Domain Controller (DC)This server is a domain controller

·Backup DC (BDC)This server is a backup domain controller

·PrintQ Server (PQs)This server is hosts shared print queue's

·Novell Server (Novell)This server is a Novell Netware Server

·Unix Server (Unix)This server is a UNIX server

·WFW Workstation (WFW)This is a Windows for Workgoups or Windows'95 station

·NT Workstation (Wkst)This is a Windows-NT workstation

·SQL Server (SQL)This servers hosts SQL server database

·Server (Srv)This is a normal Windows-NT server

·AFP (AFP)Apple file and print services

·Domain Member (Dmem)This server is a member of your current domain

·Dialin Server (Dial)This server allows RAS dialin

·NT (NT)This is an Windows-NT system

·MFPN Server (MFPN)Microsofts file and print services for Netware

·NT Server (NTS)This is an Windows-NT system

·Domain Master (DM)This is the domain master ( unknown )

·OSF Server (OSF)An OSF system ( not tested )

·VMS Server (VMS)An VMS system ( not tested )