Installing the DNS/DHCP Management Utility

Prerequisites

Hardware Requirements

• Pentium II processor. Pentium III recommended.
• SVGA display
• 256 MB of RAM (minimum)
• 50 MB DOS partition (minimum); 1 GB recommended
• 50 MB of available disk space (minimum); 1 GB recommended
• SYS volume of size 2 GB (minimum); 4 GB default

Software Requirements

• Novell NetWare^® 6
• Novell iManager
• Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 or Internet Explorer 6.0

Recommended Settings

The recommended settings for the Novell iManager browser-based DNS/DHCP management utility are as follows:

Launching the DNS/DHCP Management Utility

To launch the DNS/DHCP Management Utility, complete the following steps:

1. Open Internet Explorer from any machine running Windows 95/98/NT/2000.

2. Type the following URL in the address bar of the Internet Explorer window:

   https:\\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:2200\eMFrame\iManager.html

   where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP Address of the NetWare machine.

3. To log in to the DNS/DHCP Management Utility, enter the following details:

   - username

   - eDirectory context

   - password

   - eDirectory tree

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

   The DNS/DHCP Management Utility roles appear in the left pane.

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

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