This section provides information about the DNS/DHCP Management Utility, the Web-based utility used to configure and manage eDirectory-based DNS and DHCP.
The DNS/DHCP Management Utility can run on any browser workstation and does not require the Novell client or any installed component as a prerequisite. It operates within the common eDirectory Management framework and is thus tightly integrated with NetWare 6.
eDirectory is used as a database to store the administered IP address and name service objects.
The Locator object is created at the time of NetWare 6 installation, if you choose the DNS/DHCP option. The Locator object serves as the catalog for most of the DNS and DHCP objects; therefore, the DNS/DHCP Management Utility is not required to search or scan the entire eDirectory tree to collect all the DNS and DHCP objects for initial tree display.
The creator of the Locator object should grant Read and Write rights to this object to the network administrators. They will use the DNS/DHCP Management Utility to create, update, or delete any DNS or DHCP objects. This allows the contents of the Locator object to be updated when necessary.
For more information, see Overview of Interface Interaction .