B.1 Novell iManager 2.7

Novell® iManager is a Web-based administration console that provides secure, customized access to network administration utilities and content from virtually anywhere administrators have access to the Internet and a Web browser.

B.1.1 What's New in Version 2.7

Novell iManager 2.7 contains the following new features:

Tree View: The iManager tree view in the left navigation frame approximates functionality available in the ConsoleOne® Console View. You can navigate the tree structure, expanding and collapsing container objects as necessary. The right content frame displays contents and menu items for the object selected in the navigation frame.

File System Browse: iManager 2.7 lets you browse through an eDirectory™ Volume object to the underlying NCP™ enabled volume. Within the volume structure, you can select File and Directory objects. The actual tasks you can perform on file system objects is provided by the NSS iManager plug-in, which is available separately.

File system browsing does not support accessing the file system through NCP™ Server objects or NSS junction point objects.

File system browsing is available from the Object Selector, Object Browse, and Tree view, but is not available in Advanced Browsing mode. Also, file system browsing is not accessible from the Search or Advanced Search panes.

Available Novell Plug-in Modules: iManager 2.7 lists all the available iManager plug-ins contained in the packages directory/download site by default. You can download and install plug-ins from within iManager by querying the Novell download Web site. The previous versions of iManager listed only the updates to the installed plug-in modules.

NOTE:With NetWare, iManager 2.7 now requires and installs only Tomcat 5. However, OES 2 installs both Tomcat and Apache. iManager is supported only with the version of Tomcat that is installed with iManager.

B.1.2 Supported Web Browsers

  • Microsoft IE 6 SP1 or later or IE 7

  • Firefox* 1.5. x or 2. x

    NOTE:You might be able to access iManager via a Web browser not listed, but Novell does not guarantee or support full functionality with any other browser.

B.1.3 Caveats

  • In order for some iManager wizards and help to work, you must enable pop-up windows in your Web browser.

  • iManager 2.7 can coexist in the same eDirectory tree with iManager 2.6.

  • If your network has more than three servers, or one or more servers that do not host eDirectory replicas, you must have SLP properly configured for iManager to log in. For more information, see SLP in the OES 2 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide.

  • iManager 2.7 can manage any server running Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 or later.

  • iManager 2.7 plug-ins are not compatible with previous versions of iManager. Additionally, any custom plug-ins you want to use with iManager 2.7 must be re-compiled in the iManager 2.7 environment.

B.1.4 Upgrading to iManager 2.7

In light of the Caveats mentioned above, Novell recommends that you simply install iManager 2.7 on your OES 2 servers and download all of the plug-ins that apply to your services. For more information, see the Novell iManager 2.7 Installation Guide.