Use the NCP Server plug-in for Novell Remote Manager for Linux to manage NCP Server and NCP volumes on an OES 2015 SP1 server.
Novell Remote Manager for Linux is installed by default as part of your OES 2015 SP1 Server installation whenever any OES 2015 SP1 pattern is selected. For information about managing Novell Remote Manager for Linux, see the OES 2015 SP1: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.
Access Novell Remote Manager by pointing your browser to the URL of the server you want to manage.
Do this by entering the following in the address (URL) field:
http://server_IP_address:8008 or other_configured_port_number
For example:
http://192.168.123.11:8008
https://192.168.123.11:8009
Log in to Novell Remote Manager as the root user of the server or as the NetIQ eDirectory administrator user who has sufficient rights to manage the server.
The root user logs in as a local user of the server, not through eDirectory. If eDirectory, Linux User Management, or PAM are not working, the root user can still log in to Novell Remote Manager to manage the server. The root user can always log in directly to the server to manage it.
Novell Remote Manager is PAM-enabled, so any Linux-enabled user can log in. Depending on the user’s trustee rights for the server, the user gets access only to the tasks the user has rights to perform.
Novell Remote Manager on Linux is installed and runs by default. If it hangs, you can use the /etc/init.d/novell-httpstkd script to get status or to stop, start, or restart httpstkd. For the latest information about httpstkd, see Starting or Stopping HTTPSTKD
in the OES 2015 SP1: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.
Open a terminal console, then log in as the root user.
At the terminal console prompt, enter the command for the task you need to perform:
Task |
Command |
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Status |
rcnovell-httpstkd status |
Start |
rcnovell-httpstkd start |
Stop |
rcnovell-httpstkd stop |
Restart |
rcnovell-httpstkd restart |
Table 7-1 describes the management tasks available for the Manage NCP Services > Manage Shares task in Novell Remote Manager for Linux.
Table 7-1 Manage NCP Services > Manage Shares
Subtasks |
Management Tasks |
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Share Name link |
Browse files and directories. View and set file system attributes for files and directories on NSS volumes. View file information. View directory information. |
Mount/Unmount |
Mount NCP volumes and NSS volumes to make them available to NCP clients. Unmount NCP volumes and NSS volumes to make them unavailable to NCP clients. |
Info icon |
NCP share information, such as the Linux file system path for the volume, file system type, NCP volume ID, status, capacity, and cache statistics. Open files listed for each NCP connection. Add a shadow volume for the NCP volume. For unmounted DST shadow volumes, click the Info icon to remove the shadow volume relationship. Removing a shadow volume removes the entry in the ncpserv.conf file, but does not delete the volumes that make up the shadow volume. |
Create new share |
Creates an NCP volume name (share) on a Linux POSIX file system (Ext3, XFS, or Reiser), and associates it to a path on your server. You are prompted for a volume (share) name and a path to the volume. This creates a mount point to the volume you specify and makes it accessible to NCP clients. IMPORTANT: You cannot use this method to create an NSS volume. You must use NSS tools to create and manage NSS volumes on Linux. |
Delete existing share |
Removes the NCP volume and path association for NCP volumes on Linux POSIX file systems (Ext3, XFS, or Reiser). This does not remove or delete data from the directory; it removes only the volume mount point that was created for the NCP share. |
NCP/NSS bindings |
View or modify whether NSS volumes are NCP accessible. If they are not accessible, the EXCLUDE_VOLUME volumename command is added to the /etc/opt/novell/ncp2nss.conf file. Use this option for NSS volumes on clusters where the load script handles NCP mount of NSS volumes. Use this option for NSS volumes that you want to use as the secondary storage area in a Dynamic Storage Technology shadow volume. |
Table 7-2 describes the management task available for the Manage NCP Services > Manager Server task in Novell Remote Manager for Linux.
Table 7-2 Manage NCP Services > Manage Server
Subtasks |
Management Tasks |
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Server Parameter Information |
View NCP Server parameters for the SET command and their current values. Click the Parameter Value link to modify the value. For a list of parameters and their default values, see Section 3.4, Configuring Global NCP Server Parameters. |
Table 7-3 describes the management tasks available for the Manage NCP Services > Manage Connections task in Novell Remote Manager for Linux.
Table 7-3 Manage NCP Services > Manage Connections
Subtasks |
Management Tasks |
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Connection information |
View connection statistics. Clear all Not Logged In connections. |
Connection listing |
View a list of connections. Click the name link for the connection to view statistics for the connection and a list of its open files. Clear selected connections. |
Name link for the connection |
View statistics for the connection. View the network address, status, privileges, and security equivalence for a logged-in-user. Send a message to the selected connection. |
Broadcast messages to everyone |
Broadcast messages to all logged-in NCP users. The DISABLE_BROADCAST parameter must be disabled (value of 0) in order for broadcast messages to be sent. Users must be using a Novell Client version that supports receiving broadcast messages, and the client must be configured to receive messages. |
Table 7-4 describes the management tasks available for the Manage NCP Services > View Trustee Reports task in Novell Remote Manager for Linux.
Table 7-4 Manage NCP Services > View Trustee Reports
Subtasks |
Management Tasks |
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Generating an NCP Trustee report for NSS volumes |
View the NCP Trustee Report. A volume’s trustee report shows the rights settings by folder for each user or group that is a trustee on the NSS volume. |
Viewing a saved NCP Trustee report |
View the last saved trustee report for an NSS volume. The saved report provides the same trustee rights information that was available when the report was created. |
Table 7-5 describes the management tasks available for the Manage NCP Services > View Logs task in Novell Remote Manager for Linux.
Table 7-5 Manage NCP Services > View Logs
Subtasks |
Management Tasks |
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Logs |
Download and view the ncpserv.log and ncp2nss.log. |
Audit logs |
Download and view the following audit logs:
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Table 7-6 describes the management tasks available for the Manage NCP Services > View Statistics task in Novell Remote Manager for Linux.
Table 7-6 Manage NCP Services > View Statistics
Subtasks |
Management Tasks |
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Server information |
View server name, server version, and product version. View the number of connections. |
Server statistics |
View server statistics such as up time, traffic, and caching memory use. |
Table 7-7 describes the management tasks available for the Manage NCP Services > View Diagnostic Information task in Novell Remote Manager for Linux.
Table 7-7 Manage NCP Services > View Diagnostic Information
Subtasks |
Management Tasks |
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NCP engine |
View statistics for NCP events. Click the Process ID (PID) link to view information about the currently running process. |
NSS interface daemon |
View statistics for NSS events. Click the Process ID (PID) link to view information about the currently running process. |
Table 7-8 describes the management tasks available for the View File System > Dynamic Storage Technology Options task in Novell Remote Manager for Linux.
Table 7-8 View File System > Dynamic Storage Technology Options
Subtasks |
Management Tasks |
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Volume information |
View a list of NCP volumes and NSS volumes on the server. Click the Add Shadow link next to an NSS volume to view share information, where you can create a shadow volume. (NCP volumes are not supported as shadow volumes.) Click the Inventory link next to a shadow volume to view an inventory report for both the primary and secondary volumes. Click the View Log link next to an NSS volume to download a copy of the audit log for the selected volume. |
Add Shadow link |
This option takes you to the Share Information page. Scroll down to the Volume Tasks area to find the Add Shadow Volume task. The Share Information page and Add Shadow Volume page do not distinguish or validate whether the volumes you choose are actually supported file systems and available combinations. WARNING:NSS volumes must already exist when you create the shadow volume. The Create if not present option is available for future support of NCP volumes on Linux file systems. Do not use this option for NSS volumes. |
Inventory link |
View statistics and graphical trend displays for the volume’s files and directories. For a DST shadow volume, the report includes information for both the primary storage area (primary area) and the secondary storage area (shadow area). |
Volume information (Info icon) |
NCP share information, such as the Linux file system path for the volume, file system type, NCP volume ID, status, capacity, and cache statistics. Open files listed for each NCP connection. Add a shadow volume for the NCP volume. For unmounted DST shadow volumes, click the Info icon to access the dialog to remove the shadow volume relationship. This removes the entry in the ncpserv.conf file, but does not delete the volume itself. To unmount a shadow volume, click Manage NCP Services > Manage Shares, then click Unmount option next to the shadow volume. |
Dynamic Storage Technology policies |
Create a new policy. View a list of existing policies. Click the Policy Name link to modify or delete the policy. |
Duplicate file resolution options |
Set a global policy for how to handle duplicate files. |
ShadowFS configuration |
Set a global policy for whether to automatically start FUSE and Shadow File System at boot time. |