5.2 DHCP on NetWare versus DHCP on Linux

This section addresses the differences between Linux and NetWare. The audience for this section is mainly administrators who are familiar with DHCP on NetWare and intend to move to the new solution on OES 2 Linux.

5.2.1 Management Interface

In OES 2.0 Linux, there is a new iManager plug-in to manage DHCP objects. This plug-in lets you manage the new and existing eDirectory objects with ease.

5.2.2 Commands

The following table provides details on command used to administer DHCP Server.

Table 5-3 Commands to Administer DHCP Server

Command

On NetWare

On Linux

Starting the DHCP Server

load dhcpsrvr

rcnovell-dhcpd start

or

/etc/init.d/dhcpd start

Stopping the DHCP Server

unload dhcpsrvr

rcnovell-dhcpd stop

or

/etc/init.d/dhcpd stop

Checking the status of the DHCP Server

m dhcpsrvr

rcnovell-dhcpd status

or

/etc/init.d/dhcpd status

5.2.3 Filenames and Paths

Table 5-4 Filenames and Paths

Files

On NetWare

On Linux

Configuration file

NA

/etc/dhcpd.conf

Startup Log

NA

/var/log/dhcp-ldap-startup.log This is the dump of DHCP configurations read from eDirectory, when the DHCP Server comes up

Server Log

NA

/var/log/dhcpd.log

5.2.4 Features Not Supported

  • SNMP Support

  • Auditing