Understanding the Name Server

The name server is a server process that serves as the go-between for the SASSPDS engine and SPD Server hosts. Name Server, SPD Server Hosts, and Server Domains illustrates the role of the name server in making a server connection.

The name server serves as command central between clients and the server hosts. It maintains a list of the domains associated with each SPD Server host. Client sessions can connect to a host only through the name server. Direct connections between clients and hosts are not permitted. The name server resolves the submitted domain name to a physical path and then connects you to the server that serves the domain without requiring you to know physical addresses. A server administrator sets up the server domains in a parameter file for the server, which then registers its domains with the name server.