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Preinstallation Planning
Preinstallation planning involves deciding on how many cells to
configure, which systems to include in each cell, and where to run the
DCE services (for example, Security, CDS, and DTS). This section provides
some decision making guidelines for preinstallation planning.
Determining Cell Boundaries
Before installation, map the boundaries of your cell by listing the
systems that will compose your cell. You may find it practical (or
necessary) to divide your site into more than one cell.
Consider the following factors when determining the cell boundaries:
* A major criterion for determining cell boundaries is to include
principals that share a common purpose and that have similar
privileges.
* Multiple cells require more administrative overhead in setting up
and maintenance.
* If you are creating more than one cell for your site, you must
determine appropriate cell names to support inter-cell
communication.
NOTE Set the system clock to be less than 5 minutes apart for all
systems that you plan to configure in a cell. This must be done
even if you do not plan to configure a DTS server.
Intercell Communications
To implement intercell communications, you must start at least one Global
Directory Agent (GDA) daemon per cell. Because this DCE/3000 release
does not support GDA, you need to find a node in your DCE cell
environment that will support a GDS server. Check the reference pages of
intercell Communications for that DCE node.