DNS/DHCP Management Console

The DNS/DHCP Management Console is a Java-based program that enables network administrators to set up and manage DNS (DNS Service) and DHCP (DHCP Service) and the NDS^TM objects created for DNS and DHCP.

IMPORTANT:  Before you can use the DNS/DHCP Management Console, the NDS schema must be extended to create the DNS/DHCP Group and Locator objects and to create the RootSrvrInfo zone. The NDS schema is extended when you activate Novell^® DNS/DHCP Services from the Customize Server window during the installation of NetWare 5.

The DNS/DHCP Management Console runs on Microsoft* Windows* 95 and Windows NT* client workstations on which the Novell Client software delivered with NetWare^® 5 has been installed .

The DNS/DHCP Management Console provides the following management functions from the client's desktop:

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

After the software installation, existing DNS information is converted to master file format and can be imported to the server where NetWare 5 has been installed. You must use the DNS/DHCP Management Console to import any existing DHCP information. If you have no existing configuration information to import, you must use the DNS/DHCP Management Console to create the necessary objects to support your network. If you have imported configuration information, use the DNS/DHCP Management Console to create the DNS and DHCP server objects prior to operation.