22.1 Navigating the Novell ZENworks Server Management Namespace

In Novell ConsoleOne, your network and its resources are regarded as a set of objects and are arranged in various containers. Each top-level object is referred to as a namespace. To view your network and its resources on Novell ConsoleOne, you must log in to the Novell eDirectory tree which contains Management Site Server object.

The Novell ZENworks Server Management Novell ConsoleOne snaps in to Novell ConsoleOne under the Novell ZENworks Server Management Sites namespace, as shown in Figure 22-1:

Figure 22-1 ZENworks Server Management ConsoleOne snap-ins

In general, you can perform administration tasks by browsing to an object in the left frame, right-clicking it, and clicking an option. Objects within the Novell ZENworks Server Management namespace are arranged in the following hierarchy:

  1. Novell ZENworks Server Management sites object:This is the Novell ZENworks Server Management namespace container. It is the top of the Novell ZENworks Server Management namespace hierarchy. Expand this object to display a list of Server Management management sites.

  2. Management Site:This object represents a Novell ZENworks management server. It represents an Novell eDirectory object that defines a collection of discovered objects that collectively make up a group of services. Expand this object to display the atlas for the site.

  3. Atlas:This is the container object for all discovered topology objects. The atlas can contain the following types of pages:

    • WAN page: Summarizes the entire network.

    • Area page: Displays segments on the network. There may be more than one Area page, depending on how your network is organized.

    • Islands page: Displays segments with undetermined connectivity.

  4. Segments: Within each atlas page is a listing of the segment objects that are included in that section of the atlas.

  5. Nodes: Within each segment object is a listing of server and node objects that reside on the segment. The icon displayed varies by the node type.

  6. Node Details: Expand a node object to display a list of system internal components. Server data is grouped into the following three categories:

    • Devices

    • Operating System

    • Services

    You can drill down into the server configuration further by clicking the plus signs next to the Devices, Operating System, and Services objects to display details about the internal components of the server. The internal components include the processors, installed software, volumes, kernel, and adapters associated with the server. For more details about the node objects, see Object Hierarchy.

Figure 22-2 illustrates the Novell ZENworks Server Management namespace hierarchy:

Figure 22-2 ZENworks Server Management namespace hierarchy