IBM's Distributed Distributed File Service (DFS) Computing Environment (DCE) allows users to access and share data in a distributed environment across a wide range of IBM and non-IBM platforms. DCE DFS is based on the source code developed by the Open Software Foundation (OSF). A further definition of the IBM DCE DFS implimentation can be found  through the  link at: http://www.opengroup.org/index.htm   or
http://www.camb.opengroup.org/tech/dce/info/faq-mauney.htm 

• DCE 1.2.2 Porting Project for Linux and FreeBSD

• Intrdouction to DCE for AIX
• Overview of DCE for AIX
• Packaging of DCE for AIX
• DCE Base Services for AIX
• DCE Security Services for AIX
• DCE Cell Directory Services for AIX
• DFS Servers for AIX
• DCE Enhanced Distributed File System for AIX
• Data Encryption Standard (DES) Interface
• User Data Masking Encryption Facility for AIX
• DCE Pthreads Compatibility Library
• DCE Audit Server for AIX
• Getting Started with DCE for Application Developers (dcetools)
• DCE Compatibility Library
• DCE NFS to DFS Authenticating Gateway for AIX
• X/Open Directory Service (XDS) and X/Open OSI-Abstract-Data Manipulation (XOM)
• DCE Online Documentation
• DCE Messages
• Standards Conformance Highlights
• Overview of DCE for AIX Technology Components
• DCE for AIX Support for a Multithreaded Programming Environment
• Threads
• RPC
• Directory Service
• Distributed Time Service
• Security Service
• Distributed File Service
• Audit Service
• DCE XDS/XOM for AIX
• DCE NFS to DFS Authenticating Gateway for AIX
• DCE Pthreads Compatibility Library
• API
• Exceptions
• Signals
• Defining some terms:
• Example 1
• Example 2
• Example 3
• Example 4
• Organization and Integration of an AIX DCE Environment
• Compatibility with AIX Version 4.1 for the RISC System/6000
• The man Command
• DCE RPC and NCS
• DCE Security
• Important Note on Changing Passwords
• Mismatches Between DCE and AIX Standard Accounts
• DCE Distributed File System
• Using AIX Journaled File Systems with DFS
• Using AIX CD-ROM File Systems with DFS
• DFS and NFS
• DCE Application Core Files
• Debugging Multi-Threaded Applications
• AIX System Dump Device Size
• C++ and DCE Compatibility
• Compiling and Linking
• DCE Exceptions
• C/C++ Interaction
• Differences Between OSF DCE and IBM DCE for AIX
• Enhancements and Extensions to DCE
• Added Services
• System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) for DCE
• User Data Masking Encryption Facility
• DCE for AIX Documentation
• The start_dcedoc program
• Starting the xview Viewer
• Starting the IBM ASCII Browser
• DCE Publications
• Enhanced Services
• Added Commands
• Configuration Commands
• Cell Directory Service (CDS) Commands
• RPC Commands
• Security Commands
• Enhanced Commands
• Enhanced Subroutines
• Configuration Subroutines
• Added Files
• Configuration File
• Other files
• Unsupported OSF DCE Features
• Unsupported Services
• Security
• RPC
• Directory
• Distributed File System
• Unsupported Commands
• Configuration
• Security
• Distributed Time Service
• Commands with Unsupported Features
• Security
• Unsupported Subroutines
• Planning for DCE Installation
• Global and Cell Considerations
• Planning Questions to Consider
• Establishing a Cell Name
• Global Names
• GDS Global Names
• DNS Global Names
• Cell-Relative Names
• Choosing a DCE Cell Name
• DCE Cell Name Conventions for DNS
• Obtaining a DCE Cell Name
• Obtaining a Unique DNS Cell Name
• Defining a Cell in DNS
• The Cell Namespace
• Determining Cell Boundaries
• Keeping Cells Stable
• Types of Cell Namespace Entries
• CDS Namespace Entries
• Security Namespace Entries
• CDS Namespace Replication Considerations
• Planning for Access Control
• The Cell Filespace
• DFS Administrative Domains
• DFS Administrative Lists
• Determining the Roles of DFS Machines
• Setting Up the DFS File Tree
• Setting Up Filesets
• Using @sys and @host Variables
• Client and Server Considerations
• Determining Requirements for DCE Client Machines
• RPC Client Programs
• Security Service Client Programs
• CDS Client Programs
• DTS Client Programs
• DFS Client Programs
• Determining Requirements for DCE Server Machines
• Files Installed on DCE Server Machines
• RPC Server Programs
• Security Server Processes
• CDS and GDA Server Processes
• DTS Server Programs
• DFS Server Programs
• DCE Administration Utilities
• DCE Control Program
• RPC Administration Programs
• DCE Security Service Administration Programs
• CDS Administration Programs
• SVC Administration Programs
• DTS Administration Programs
• DFS Administration Programs
• Application Development Environment
• Location of Installed DCE Files
• The /opt/dcelocal Subtree
• Conventional UNIX Directories
• File Locations
• Files Created at Runtime
• File Systems to Create and Mount
• Installing, Configuring, and Starting DCE and DFS
• Installing DCE for AIX
• Installable Packages
• dce.cdmf User Data Masking Package
• dce.cds Cell Directory Server Package
• dce.client Base Services Package
• dce.compat DCE SMIT Package
• dce.dfs_server DFS Servers Package
• dce.dfsnfs NFS to DFS Authenticating Gateway Package
• dce.doc_DCE Online Documentation
• dce.edfs Enhanced DFS Services Package
• dce.msg.en_US Messages Package
• dce.priv Privacy Level Protection Feature Package
• dce.pthreads Threads Compatibility Library Package
• dce.security Security Server Package
• dce.tools Getting Started with DCE for Application Developers
• dce.xdsxom X.500 API Library Package
• Prerequisite Software
• Installing DCE 2.1
• Software Processes to Stop
• Special Installation Instructions
• Disk Space Required (in Megabytes)
• dce.pthreads (0.3)
• dce.client (14.9)
• dce.cdmf (5.0)
• dce.priv (5.0)
• dce.security (3.2)
• dce.cds (1.4)
• dce.dfs_server (3.9)
• dce.dfsnfs (0.2)
• dce.edfs (4.6)
• dce.doc (21.0)
• dce.tools (5.5)

dce.xdsxom (1.1)