| ### CDS Managed Objects The dcecp program commands operate on the following objects representing CDS entities: directory This object represents a CDS directory. The directory can be a parent or child directory, or a master or read-only replica of the parent or child directory. In addition to child directories, a CDS directory can contain soft links and object entries for other CDS resources. link This object represents a soft link in a CDS directory. A soft link is a pointer to (alternate name for) a child directory, object entry, or other soft link. object This object represents a object entry, which is the name of a CDS resource that appears in the cell namespace. Some object entries name resources that CDS clients can access (for example, a disk, machine, or application). Others name resources solely for internal use by CDS (for example, servers and clearinghouses). clearinghouse This object represents a CDS clearinghouse. A clearinghouse is a database that is located on a CDS server machine for use by servers. cdscache This object represents a CDS cache. A CDS cache is a collection of information about servers, clearinghouses, and other CDS resources that a CDS clerk establishes on the local system for its reference. cdsalias This object represents an alias name of a DCE cell as known to CDS. This object can be used to establish a hierarchical relationship between two DCE cells. cds This object represents a CDS server. cdsclient This object represents a CDS client. ###