iManager can be used to configure and manage eDirectory based on DNS and can run on any browser workstation. It does not require the Novell Client or any installed component as a prerequisite.
The Management Console is a Java application that provides a graphical user interface to manage the objects created to support DNS and DHCP. The Management Console functions as a standalone utility.
For customers who are moving from Netware to Linux, the management interfaces remain the same as before.
The following table provides details on difference between commands used to administer DNS Server.
Table 5-1 Commands to Administer DNS Server
|
Feature |
NetWare |
Linux |
|---|---|---|
|
Starting the DNS Server |
named |
rcnovell-named start or /etc/init.d/novell-named start |
|
Stopping the DNS Server |
unload named |
rcnovell-named stop or /etc/init.d/novell-named stop |
|
Checking the status of the DNS Server |
m named |
rcnovell-named status or /etc/init.d/novell-named status |
|
Journal log size |
jsize |
Specify using the iManager plug-in > max-journal-size field. |
On NetWare, the following command line parameters can be used to administer the DNS Server. In the new solution on OES 2 Linux, the parameters are not supported:
[-dc categories]
[-mstats]
[-n number_of_cpus]
For additional details on using novell-named, see Section 13.4, novell-named Command Line Options
In OES 2 Linux, the binary names and paths of the files have changed. The following table explains the differences:
Table 5-2 Difference Between NetWare and Linux Binary Names and Paths
|
Files |
On NetWare |
On Linux |
|---|---|---|
|
Server Binaries |
sys:/system/named.nlm |
/opt/novell/named/bin/novell-named |
|
*.db file |
sys:/etc/named/*.db |
/etc/opt/novell/named/*.db |
|
*.jnl file |
sys:/etc/named/*.jnl |
/etc/opt/novell/named/*.jnl |
|
stat files |
sys:/etc/named/named.sta |
/var/opt/novell/log/named/named.stats |
|
Log file |
sys:/named.run |
/var/opt/novell/log/named/named.run |
On NetWare, installation was managed using the dnipinst.nlm utility. This utility also provides the capability to perform upgrade.
On OES 2.0 Linux, DNS and DHCP services can be installed through YaST. This method also installs the dependencies.
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