3.2 Management Utilities

Before you use the management utilities, the DNS/DHCP services must be successfully installed as described in Installation.

3.2.1 DNS/DHCP iManager Utility

Prerequisites

  • 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.

Installation

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.

Configuration

To install the DNS/DHCP snap-in:

  1. Click Configure Configure on the iManager toolbar.

  2. If the RBS collection object is not already created, click Create Collection, then specify the name and context of the collection.

    A collection is a container object that holds all RBS roles and module objects.

  3. Click the Plug-in Setup and Install role.

  4. Click Install Plug-in.

  5. Select the dnsdhcp plug-in from the list.

  6. Provide the container context created in Step 2.

  7. Click OK.

To set up roles and tasks:

  1. Click Configure Configure on the iManager toolbar.

  2. Click Role Configuration to create new roles.

  3. Click Task Configuration to create new tasks.

  4. 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.

Launching the DNS/DHCP iManager Utility

  1. Open Internet Explorer from any machine running Windows.

  2. 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.

  3. To log in to the iManager utility, provide the username and password, then click Login.

  4. Click the Roles and Tasks Roles and Task icon in the taskbar.

    The iManager utility roles appear in the left pane.

    To manage DNS services, click DNS and select from the available options.

    To manage DHCP services, click DHCP and select from the available options.

To log in to a different tree:

  1. Click the Login to a different tree tree icon in the taskbar and provide the following:

    • Username

    • Password

    • eDirectory context

    • eDirectory tree

  2. Click Login.

Recommended Settings

The recommended settings for the iManager utility are as follows:

Table 3-1 Settings for iManager

Display Settings

Font Size

Browser Setting

1024*768

Small

Any size

3.2.2 DNS/DHCP Java-Based Management Console

Prerequisites

  • 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

Installation

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:

  1. Map a drive to the sys: volume on a server where NetWare 6.5 is installed.

  2. Click Start, then select Run.

  3. Use the Browse button to select the drive mapped to the sys: volume on the selected server, then select the Public and DNSDHCP folders.

  4. Double-click Setup, then click OK 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 Copy Snap-in DLL option if you want to launch the DNS/DHCP Management utility from NetWare Administrator by selecting DNS/DHCP Management Console from the Tools menu.

Launching the Java-Based Management Console

  1. Log in to the tree where DNS/DHCP services are installed. For more information, refer to Logging In to the Tree for DNS Setup.

  2. Double-click the shortcut to the dnsdhcp.exe program located on the desktop.

  3. 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 Enter NDS Tree Name field to select an eDirectory tree that you are logged in to.

3.2.3 eDirectory Rights Required to Manage DNS/DHCP Configuration

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:

Table 3-4 Rights to Add New Objects

DNS/DHCP Objects

Object Rights

All Property Rights

Locator object

Browse

Read

Group object

Browse

Read

Existing objects

Supervisor

Read