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diff --git a/ACE/netsvcs/clients/Naming/Dump_Restore/README b/ACE/netsvcs/clients/Naming/Dump_Restore/README deleted file mode 100644 index 25b1243d03f..00000000000 --- a/ACE/netsvcs/clients/Naming/Dump_Restore/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,66 +0,0 @@ -This file describes the usage of the Dump-Restore utility for the ACE -Name Server. - -Similar to the test application provided in the ../Client/ directory, -a simple ASCII menu-driven interface is provided to the user: - - Name Service Main Menu - ---------------------- - *** Using Process Local Database *** - -** No Input File Specified ** -<P> Use Process Local Database -<N> Use Node Local Database -<H> Set Remote Name server <host> and <port> -<F> Set Input File <file name> - -<B> Bind -<U> Unbind -<R> Rebind -<D> Dump <file name> -<Q> or ^C (exit) - -Initially, the user can select the type of database from the menu: - -<P> uses the process local database (i.e., the - database is called the same name as the process - and stored in /tmp). -<N> uses the node local database (which defaults - to /tmp/localnames). -<H> uses the net local database by specifying host and port - number (by default this is stored in a file called - /tmp/globalnames on the server). -<F> Sets the name of the input file that will be used by the - test application to populate the database. The format of - the file should be: - - name=<name1> - value=<value1> - type=[<type1>] - name=<name2> - value=<value2> - type=[<type2>] - . - . - . - - Note that the type field is optional. However, if no type - information is associated with a name binding, a null entry still - needs to be present (i.e., type=). - -Once the input file has been specified, the user can then do one of -the following: - -<B> Bind -- bind all the bindings in the file to the database. - This can be used to "restore" the state of the - Name Server. -<U> Unbind -- unbind all the bindings in the file from the database. -<R> Rebind -- rebind all the bindings in the file to the database. -<D> Dump <file name> -- dump the state of the database to <filename>. -<Q> or ^C (exit) -- exit gracefully, saving the contents of the - Name Server in persistent shared memory. - -Note that the dump file is stored in ASCII with exactly the same -format as the input file. Also, one can easily change the test -application so that a call to Dump results in the state of the -database dumped to standard output instead of a file. |