GLB_SITE.TXT(5)                 Domain/OS BSD                  GLB_SITE.TXT(5)





NAME
     glbsite.txt - file listing possible Global Location Broker sites

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/ncs/glbsite.txt (Apollo workstations at SR10.2 or later)
     /etc/ncs/glbsite.txt (other UNIX systems)
     ncs$exe:glbsite.txt (VMS systems)
     \ncs\glbsite.txt (MS-DOS systems)

DESCRIPTION
     The glbsite.txt file lists the network addresses of hosts where a Global
     Location Broker (GLB) daemon may be running.

     There are two versions of the GLB daemon:  glbd and nrglbd.  We provide
     the replicatable version, glbd, only for Apollo, SunOS, and ULTRIX
     systems.  For other systems, we provide the non-replicatable version,
     nrglbd.

     Ordinarily, programs contact a GLB by broadcasting on the local network.
     However, some systems do not support broadcasting.  Also, in certain
     internet configurations, not every network can have a GLB.  (This
     typically occurs in internets that use nrglbd, but it can also occur in
     an internet that uses glbd if not all networks include a host that can
     run a glbd.)  For hosts that cannot locate a GLB via broadcast, the
     glbsite.txt file provides a list of addresses where the host can try to
     directly contact a GLB.

     Each line in glbsite.txt contains a network address where a GLB may be
     running.  Hosts that have a glbsite.txt file try these addresses in
     order.  Each address has the following form:

     family:host

     The family is the textual name of an address family.  Possible values
     include ip and dds.

     The host is a host name.  A leading # can be used to indicate that the
     host name is in the standard numeric form (for example, #192.9.8.7 or
     #515c.111g).

     Blank lines and lines beginning with # are ignored.

     If a host has a glbsite.txt file but does not find a GLB at any of the
     addresses listed in the file, the host then tries to locate one via
     broadcast.

     See Managing NCS Software for information about Location Broker
     configuration.

EXAMPLE
     The following are sample glbsite.txt files for the IP and DDS address
     families:

     ip:piglet
     ip:#192.9.8.7


     dds://owl
     dds:#135f.132a

SEE ALSO
     glbd(8)
     Managing NCS Software