Novell iManager

If you have not yet installed and set up the ZfS Management role in Novell^® iManager, see "Installing Web-Based Management for Policy and Distribution Services" in the Installation guide.

The ZfS Management role in iManager enables you to manage Tiered Electronic Distribution (TED) objects, agents, and processes from any location where Internet Explorer 5.5 or later is available. Using the ZfS Management role, you can:

• Create, modify, and delete TED objects (Distribution, Subscriber, Distributor, Channel, Subscriber Group, and External Subscriber).
• View a graphical representation of your distribution system, which makes it easy to track a Distribution from Distributor to end node Subscriber, no matter how many parent Subscribers the Distribution passes through.
• Display a browser-based console, called the Remote Web Console, for each Distributor Agent, Subscriber Agent, and Policy/Package Agent in your system. From the Remote Web Console, you can check the configuration of any agent, monitor the activities of any agent, and control many agent functions.

The following sections help you make the most of the features available to you in the ZfS Management role:

• Accessing the ZfS Management Role in iManager
• Managing Tiered Electronic Distribution
• Monitoring the Distribution Process
• Monitoring Specific Agents
• Comparing the ZfS Management Role in iManager with ConsoleOne Capabilities