Before You Start

IMPORTANT:  Before you can use the DNS/DHCP Management Utility, the eDirectory^TM schema must be extended to create the DNS/DHCP Group and Locator objects and to create the RootSrvrInfo zone. The eDirectory schema is extended when you activate Novell^® DNS/DHCP Services from the Customize Server window during the NetWare^® 6 installation.

The DNS/DHCP Management Utility provides the following management functions from the browser workstation:

• Importing and exporting configuration to and from eDirectory
• Creating, updating, reading, or browsing configuration information
• Viewing DNS and DHCP server status, events, and alerts

After the software installation, existing DNS information is converted to master file format and can be imported to the server where NetWare 6 has been installed. You must use the DNS/DHCP Management Utility to import any existing DHCP information. If you have no existing configuration information to import, you must use the DNS/DHCP Management Utility to create the necessary objects to support your network. If you have imported configuration information, use the DNS/DHCP Management Utility to create the DNS and DHCP server objects prior to operation.