Each server gathers information regarding authentications and saves the information in a database. A server is then assigned to be the collection server and the authentication information is passed to this server. The collection server gathers this information and displays it when requested by the metering. You can specify the collection server.
The metering tool uses nwusage.nlm and nlslrup.nlm to gather the usage information. Other NLM™ programs that support these modules include connaud.nlm, nlsmeter.nlm, and nlsadapt.nlm.
Nlslrup.nlm gathers information in its database only for NetWare 6 and later servers running in the same tree. Information is not available for NetWare 5 or NetWare 4 servers.