Before you use the management utilities, the DNS/DHCP services must be successfully installed as described in Installation.
Novell iManager 2.5 must be installed along with Novell DNS/DHCP services on the NetWare server to be managed.
Internet Explorer* 5.5 SP2 or Internet Explorer 6.0 must be installed on the client where you will manage DNS/DHCP services.
The snap-ins for the DNS-DHCP iManager utility are included with iManager 2.5 and are installed as part of the iManager 2.5 installation.
For more information, see the iManager 2.5 Administration Guide.
To install the DNS/DHCP snap-in:
Click
on the iManager toolbar.If the RBS collection object is not already created, click
, then specify the name and context of the collection.A collection is a container object that holds all RBS roles and module objects.
Click the
and .Click
.Select the dnsdhcp plug-in from the list.
Provide the container context created in Step 2.
Click
.To set up roles and tasks:
Click
on the iManager toolbar.Click
to create new roles.Click
to create new tasks.After assigning the newly created DNS/DHCP roles to users, add the users as trustee of DNS-DHCP Locator object and assign Write rights to all attributes of the Locator object.
For more information, see the iManager 2.5 Administration Guide.
Open Internet Explorer from any machine running Windows.
Type the following URL in the address bar of the Internet Explorer window:
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/nps/iManager.html
where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the NetWare server.
To log in to the iManager utility, provide the username and password, then click
.Click the
icon in the taskbar.The iManager utility roles appear in the left pane.
To manage DNS services, click
and select from the available options.To manage DHCP services, click
and select from the available options.To log in to a different tree:
Click the
to a different tree icon in the taskbar and provide the following:Username
Password
eDirectory context
eDirectory tree
Click
.Microsoft* Windows NT* or Windows 95 and later
Latest version of Novell Client™ or the ZENworks® client installed
Minimum PC monitor resolution of 800 x 600 or above with a minimum color setting of 256
Minimum 32 MB of system memory (64 MB recommended)
Minimum 55 MB of free disk space
The installation application for the Management Console is located at sys:\public\dnsdhcp\ directory on a NetWare 6.5 server.
To install the DNS/DHCP Management Console on a client workstation:
Map a drive to the sys: volume on a server where NetWare 6.5 is installed.
Click
, then select .Use the
button to select the drive mapped to the sys: volume on the selected server, then select the Public and DNSDHCP folders.Double-click
, then click in the Run dialog box.You can also begin the installation from the command prompt by entering:
x:\public\dnsdhcp\setup.exe
where x is the drive mapped to sys volume on the server where NetWare 6.5 has been installed.
After the DNS/DHCP Management Console has been installed on a workstation, a DNSDHCP icon and the DNSDHCP folder are added to the client's desktop.
During the installation, you have the option of installing the NetWare Administrator snap-in DLL. Select the
option if you want to launch the DNS/DHCP Management utility from NetWare Administrator by selecting from the menu.Log in to the tree where DNS/DHCP services are installed. For more information, refer to Logging In to the Tree for DNS Setup.
Double-click the shortcut to the dnsdhcp.exe program located on the desktop.
Select the name of the eDirectory tree that you are logged in to and where you want to manage the DNS/DHCP services.
You can use the
field to select an eDirectory tree that you are logged in to.To manage Novell DNS/DHCP Services, you must have sufficient rights for the type of operation you are performing. Assigning rights is done through ConsoleOne®. For more information, see the ConsoleOne 1.3.x User Guide.
Administrators who add new objects and modify new objects must have Add rights to the appropriate eDirectory container object. The following table lists the rights required:
Table 3-2 Rights to Add New Objects
DNS/DHCP Objects |
Object Rights |
All Property Rights |
---|---|---|
Locator object |
Browse |
Supervisor |
Group object |
Browse |
Supervisor |
Existing objects |
Supervisor |
Supervisor |
Administrators who manage a given set of DHCP subnets or DNS zones must have rights to create or delete IP addresses, ranges of addresses, or resource record sets. The following table lists the rights required:
Table 3-3 Rights to Add New Objects
DNS/DHCP Objects |
Object Rights |
All Property Rights |
---|---|---|
Locator object |
Browse |
Read |
Group object |
Browse |
Read |
Existing objects |
Browse, Create, Delete |
Supervisor |
Administrators or users who need to view the DNS/DHCP configuration must have the following rights: