Novell® Directory ServicesTM (NDSTM) is a distributed name service that provides global access to all network resources regardless of where they are physically located. Users log into a multiserver network and view the entire network as a single information system.
This single information system is the basis for increased productivity and reduced administrative costs. You can manage NDS by using the utilities and programs described in this chapter.
The following utilities and programs help you manage the NDS database.
NDS Manager (a graphical utility) and PARTMGR (a DOS utility) allow you to create and manage NDS partitions and replicas.
NOTE: If you have a Windows 3.1 (or later), Windows 95/98, or Windows NT workstation, you can use NDS Manager instead of PARTMGR to manage NDS partitions and replicas. NDS Manager has functionality that PARTMGR does not.
NDS Manager provides partitioning and replication services for the NDS database, as well as repair capabilities for repairing the database from a client workstation.
NDS Manager provides server and workstation services at a single client location, which reduces the need for administrators of NDS to run RCONSOLE or to work directly at a server console.
For instructions on using NDS Manager, refer to its online help system.
DSREPAIR checks and repairs local portions of the database, similar to the way VREPAIR fixes volumes on a server.
DSMERGE allows you to merge one Directory tree into another at the [Root], resulting in a single tree. This merging process would be used to create a single tree structure when previously separate organizations are joined together.
DSTRACE allows you to determine whether NDS synchronization processes are complete and diagnose NDS errors.