This section provides information about the DNS/DHCP Management Console, the Java-based user interface used to configure and manage NDS-based DNS and DHCP.
The DNS/DHCP Management Console is an independent executable Java application and can be launched from a Windows 95 or Windows NT client with Novell Client software delivered with NetWare 5 installed. Future plans call for the DNS/DHCP Management Console to be platform-independent, able to run on other non-PC platforms (such as UNIX* and Macintosh*).
A separate Java application provides configuration and management for the two major functions of the DNS/DHCP Management Console: IP address management and name service management. Each application is self-contained and can provide the functions necessary to conduct address or name management.
NDS is used as a database to store the administered IP address and name service objects.
After the software installation is completed, the NDS schema is extended to enable the creation of new NDS objects for DNS and DHCP, including a global DNS/DHCP Locator object. The Locator object serves as the catalog for most of the DNS and DHCP objects; therefore, the DNS/DHCP Management Console is not required to search or scan the entire NDS tree to collect all the DNS and DHCP objects for initial tree display.
The creator of the Locator object should grant Read and Write rights to this object to the network administrators. They will use the DNS/DHCP Management Console to create, update, or delete any DNS or DHCP objects. This allows the contents of the Locator object to be updated when necessary.
For more information, refer to Overview of Interface Interaction.