5.1 DNS on NetWare versus DNS on Linux

5.1.1 Management Interface

iManager

iManager can be used to configure and manage eDirectory based on DNS and can run on any browser workstation. It does not require the Novell Client or any installed component as a prerequisite.

Java Console

The Management Console is a Java application that provides a graphical user interface to manage the objects created to support DNS and DHCP. The Management Console functions as a standalone utility.

For customers who are moving from Netware to Linux, the management interfaces remain the same as before.

5.1.2 Commands

The following table provides details on difference between commands used to administer DNS Server.

Table 5-1 Commands to Administer DNS Server

Feature

NetWare

Linux

Starting the DNS Server

named

rcnovell-named start

or

/etc/init.d/novell-named start

Stopping the DNS Server

unload named

rcnovell-named stop

or

/etc/init.d/novell-named stop

Checking the status of the DNS Server

m named

rcnovell-named status

or

/etc/init.d/novell-named status

Journal log size

jsize

Specify using the iManager plug-in > max-journal-size field.

Unsupported Command Line Parameters

On NetWare, the following command line parameters can be used to administer the DNS Server. In the new solution on OES 2 Linux, the parameters are not supported:

  • [-dc categories]

  • [-mstats]

  • [-n number_of_cpus]

For additional details on using novell-named, see Section 13.4, novell-named Command Line Options

5.1.3 Filenames and Paths

In OES 2 Linux, the binary names and paths of the files have changed. The following table explains the differences:

Table 5-2 Difference Between NetWare and Linux Binary Names and Paths

Files

On NetWare

On Linux

Server Binaries

sys:/system/named.nlm

/opt/novell/named/bin/novell-named

*.db file

sys:/etc/named/*.db

/etc/opt/novell/named/*.db

*.jnl file

sys:/etc/named/*.jnl

/etc/opt/novell/named/*.jnl

stat files

sys:/etc/named/named.sta

/var/opt/novell/log/named/named.stats

Log file

sys:/named.run

/var/opt/novell/log/named/named.run

5.1.4 Installation Difference

Installing on NetWare

On NetWare, installation was managed using the dnipinst.nlm utility. This utility also provides the capability to perform upgrade.

Installing on Linux

On OES 2.0 Linux, DNS and DHCP services can be installed through YaST. This method also installs the dependencies.

5.1.5 Features Not Supported

  • Auditing

  • Monitoring

  • SNMP

  • Screen Logging

  • Zone Information