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    show [node node-id] dns server attribute [,attribute...]
                                   all [characteristics]
                                   all characteristics
                                   all counters
                                   all status

    You can also enter this command using the dns$control utility.
    You must have the NET$EXAMINE rights identifier on a OpenVMS system.
    No special privileges are required on a Tru64 Unix system.

    Examples:

    show dns server all

1  –  characteristics

 o  future skew

    Specifies the maximum amount of time that a timestamp can vary from
    local system time at the server node. This characteristic ensures
    data consistency.

 o  maximum protocol version

    Specifies the maximum version of the DECdns clerk/server protocol
    that this particular DECdns server supports.

 o  minimum protocol version

    Specifies the minimum version of the DECdns clerk/server protocol
    that this particular DECdns server supports.

 o  UID

    Uniquely identifies the entity.

 o  version

    Specifies the version of the architecture implemented by this
    server.

2  –  counters

 o  authentication failures

    Specifies the number of times a requesting principal failed
    authentication procedures.

 o  child pointer update failures

    Specifies the number of times the server background process was
    unable to contact all the clearinghouses where a replica of a
    particular child directory's parent directory is stored, and was
    therefore unable to apply the child updates that have occurred
    since the last skulk.  This counter increases by one at each
    occurrence of the Cannot Update Child Pointer event.

 o  creation time

    Specifies the time when the DECdns server entity was created.

 o  crucial replica removals backed out

    Specifies the number of times a user attempted (from this server)
    to remove a replica that is crucial to the connectivity of a
    directory hierarchy. The server background process prevents users
    from accidentally disconnecting lower-level directories from
    higher-level directories. When it detects an attempt to remove a
    crucial replica, it will not execute the command to do so. This
    counter increases by one at each occurrence of the Crucial
    Replica event.

 o  incompatible protocol errors

    Accounts for the total number of requests received by this server
    from a clerk running an incompatible protocol version. A server can
    communicate with any clerk running the same protocol version, or
    the version previous to the one it is running. This counter increases
    by one at each occurrence of the Incompatible Request event.

 o  possible cycles

    Specifies the number of times this server followed a chain and
    encountered an entry already in the chain. For example, a soft link
    is created that points to a series of links that eventually point
    back to the first link, or a group which is a member of itself.
    This counter increases by one at occurrence of the Possible Cycles
    event.

 o  read accesses

    Specifies the number of read operations directed to this DECdns
    server.

 o  security failures

    Specifies the number of times the Security Failures event was
    generated. This counter is increased whenever a DECdns server has
    insufficient access rights to a directory or object to perform
    either a client-requested action or a background operation.

 o  skulks completed

    Specifies the number of skulks that were successfully completed by
    this DECdns server.

 o  Skulks Initiated

    Specifies the number of skulks that were initiated by this DECdns
    server.

 o  times loopup paths broken

    Specifies the number of broken connections between clearinghouses
    on this server and clearinghouses closer to the root. Incoming
    requests to this server that require a downward lookup in the
    directory hierarchy may still succeed, but requests requiring
    lookup in directories closer to the root will fail. This counter
    increases by one at each occurrence of the Broken Lookup Paths event.

 o  write accesses

    Specifies the number of write operations to this DECdns server.

3  –  status

 o  state

    Specifies the state of the DECdns server.

    Broken     The server has a fatal error condition.
    Initial    The server is initializing.
    Off        The server is not available.
    On         The server is running and available.
    Shut       The server is undergoing an orderly shutdown.

4  –  clearinghouse

    show [node node-id] dns server -
       clearinghouse clearinghouse-name attribute [,attribute...]
                                        all
                                        all characteristics
                                        all counters
                                        all identifiers
                                        all status

    Displays current information about the specified clearinghouse.
    The clearinghouse-name can be a specific clearinghouse name or
    a complete directory specification followed by a wildcard
    template for matching simple names of clearinghouses.

    You can also enter this command using the dns$control utility.
    You need read access to the clearinghouse to display a list of
    known attributes or the value of an attribute.  You must have
    the NET$EXAMINE rights identifier on a OpenVMS system.
    No special privileges are required on a Tru64 Unix system.

    Examples:

    show dns server clearinghouse .paris2_ch all

    show dns server clearinghouse *

4.1  –  characteristic

 o  CTS

    Indicates the creation timestamp (CTS) of this clearinghouse.

 o  UID

    Uniquely identifies this entity.

4.2  –  counters

 o  creation time

    Specifies the time when the clearinghouse entity was created.

 o  data corruptions

    Specifies the number of times that the Data Corruption event was
    generated.

 o  disable counts

    Specifies the number of times that the clearinghouse was disabled
    since it was last started.

 o  enable counts

    Specifies the number of times that the clearinghouse was enabled
    since it was last started.

 o  read accesses

    Specifies the number of read operations directed to this
    clearinghouse.

 o  references returned

    Specifies the number of requests directed to this clearinghouse
    that resulted in the return of a partial answer instead of
    satisfying the client's request.

 o  skulk failures

    Specifies the number of times that a skulk of a directory,
    initiated from this clearinghouse, failed to complete --
    usually because one of the replicas in the replica set was
    unreachable.

 o  times clearinhouse entry missing

    Specifies the number of times the Clearinghouse Entry Missing
    event was generated.

 o  times root not reachable

    Specifies the number of times the Root Lost event was generated.

 o  upgrades not possible

    Specifies the number of times that the clearinghouse tried to
    upgrade a directory and failed.

 o  write accesses

    Specifies the number of write operations directed to this
    clearinghouse.

4.3  –  identifiers

 o  name

    Specifies the full name of the clearinghouse.

4.4  –  status

 o  state

    Specifies the state of the clearinghouse.

    Broken     The clearinghouse has a fatal error condition.
    Initial    The clearinghouse is in the process of initializing.
    Off        The clearinghouse is not available.
    On         The clearinghouse is running and available.
    Shut       The clearinghouse is in the process of an orderly
               shutdown.
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