Introduction to NDS® iMonitor Novell BrainShare 2002 Introduction to NDS® iMonitor Duane Buss Senior Software Engineer Novell, Inc. dbuss@novell.com Tom Doman tdoman@novell.com IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

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Novell Directory Services® (NDS®) iMonitor Novell BrainShare 2002 Novell Directory Services® (NDS®) iMonitor iMonitor provides efficient, anytime, anyplace monitoring and diagnostic capability to all servers in your Novell eDirectory™ tree IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

Introduction Architecture overview Feature overview (1.0 – 2.0) Novell BrainShare 2002 Introduction Architecture overview Feature overview (1.0 – 2.0) NetWare® Remote Manager integration Anatomy of iMonitor Identity and version In-depth look at iMonitor features Modes of operation IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

NDS iMonitor Architecture Novell BrainShare 2002 NDS iMonitor Architecture iMonitor is a highly specialized eDirectory HTML emitter NetWare 4.11 NDS 6.xx NetWare 5 NDS 7.xx NT/Win2k Server eDirectory Solaris eDirectory information gathering HTML emitter HTTP stack NDS iMonitor eDirectory HTML NCP TCP, UDP, IPX HTTP Web server eDirectory™ >= 8.5 IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

Deployed Versions Novell eDirectory™ and NDS Product Version Build Version Platforms NetWare 5.1 SP4 (NDS 7) DS.nlm v7.57 NetWare 5.1 NetWare 5.1 SP 4 (NDS 8) DS.nlm v8.79 eDirectory 8 DS.nlm & DS.dlm v8.79 NetWare 5.0,Win NT/2K eDirectory 8.5.x DS v85.23 NetWare 5.x,Win,Solaris NetWare 6 (eDirectory 8.6) DS.nlm v10110.20 NetWare 6 eDirectory 8.6.1 DS v10210.43 NW 5.1,NW 6,Win,Solaris,Linux NetWare 6 SP1 (eDirectory 8.6.2) DS.nlm v10310.17 eDirectory 8.6.2 DS v103xx.xx eDirectory 8.7 DS v10410.xx NW 5.1,NW 6,Win,Solaris,Linux,AIX

Differences Between eDirectory and Novell NDS® Novell BrainShare 2002 Differences Between eDirectory and Novell NDS® NDS eDirectory NOS directory focused on managing NetWare servers A cross-platform, scalable, standards-based directory used for managing identities that span all aspects of the network—eDirectory is the foundation for eBusiness NetWare 5 NetWare NetWare 6 IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

NDS iMonitor 1.0 Feature Overview eDirectory 8.5 (build version 85.xx or greater) Agent health summary Synchronization information Known servers Agent process status Hyperlinked eDirectory trace Agent configuration Agent triggers Agent synchronization Database cache Partition list Object/schema browser Agent information eDirectory repair Agent activity and verb statistics Error information

NDS iMonitor 1.5 Feature Overview (cont.) Novell BrainShare 2002 NDS iMonitor 1.5 Feature Overview (cont.) eDirectory 8.5 (build version 85.xx or greater) Enhanced usability\human factors Agent health checks DirXML™ monitor Search Reports Obituary Agent information Custom Enhanced eDirectory repair Agent configuration Replication filters Object browse Entry synchronization Schema synchronization list IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

NDS iMonitor 1.5 Feature Overview (cont.) eDirectory 8.6 (build version 10110.xx or greater) Agent configuration Schema synchronization Agent activity Synchronization activity Change cache browse Object browse Send entry to all replicas External references Agent information System level entries (schema root, pseudo server) Free Upgrade to iMonitor 1.5 for eDirectory 8.5 users: http://download.novell.com “Novell eDirectory” Section

NDS iMonitor 2.0 Feature Overview eDirectory 8.7 (build version 10410.xx or greater) Enhanced usability/human factors Shared HTTP stack Reports Object statistics Advertising Tree-wide health checks Connection monitor Inbound connections Outbound connections Identities Contexts Iterations Bad addresses

NDS iMonitor 2.0 Feature Overview (cont.) eDirectory 8.7 (build version 10410.xx or greater) Event monitor Event statistics Event registration Event rights Event trace Expanded eDirectory trace Full system level entry browse (pseudo server, schema root)

NetWare Remote Manager Integration Novell BrainShare 2002 NetWare Remote Manager Integration Two iMonitor links registered under Manage eDirectory IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

Anatomy of an NDS iMonitor Page Navigator frame Assistant frame Data frame Replica frame

Anatomy of an NDS iMonitor URL Each URL is composed of three parts 1. Address specifier DNS—http://myserver.mycompany.com IP—http://137.65.122.54:8008 2. Base URL /nds, /nds/agent, /nds/rsync, /nds/trace, etc. 3. Query ?[parm1]=[value1]&…&[parmN]=[valueN]

Identity and Version What you see depends on three factors 1. The identity you have established Shown in the Navigator frame Your identity’s eDirectory rights are applied to every request made Login allows you to establish a non-public identity 2. The eDirectory agent version you are monitoring New features Enhancements Bug fixes 3. The NDS iMonitor version you are accessing

Health Summary

Server Synchronization Replica filters Replica type

Replica Synchronization

Agent Health—Partition Check

Agent Health—Replica Check

Health Summary

Agent Process Status Schema sync Obituaries External references Limber status Repair status

Health Summary

Server-specific links Known Servers Server-specific links Shares a replica Last status

Agent Configuration Request results Configuration options set dstrace=*h set dstrace=*l set dstrace=*u set dstrace=*a Configuration options

DS Trace Configuration set dstrace=on set dstrace=+sync set dstrace=+misc set dstrace=+buffers set dstrace=+janit set dstrace=+init set dstrace=+obit set dstrace=+dsa set ttf=on set dstrace=*r

eDirectory agent information Novell BrainShare 2002 Links to eDirectory agent information IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

Agent Information Connection information eDirectory build number eDirectory ping Address reversal IP ping Referral information

Links to error information Novell BrainShare 2002 Links to error information IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

Error Information Error descriptions Possible causes Troubleshooting actions Link to latest Novell documentation, TIDs, and white papers Index of errors

Links to object browser Novell BrainShare 2002 Links to object browser IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

Connection information Entry information Entry related links Attribute list Compare data on other replicas Links to schema browser

Schema Browser Single-Attribute Definition

Schema Browser Attribute Definitions

Schema Browser Class Definitions Inspect your Naming attributes Mandatories Optionals Superclass hierarchy Containment Default ACLs Using a base-definition view or an inherited view

Links to connection monitor Connection owner ID Verb

Connections: Inbound

Connections: Outbound

Event Monitor

DirXML Monitor DirXML driver list Driver status Pending associations Driver detail

DirXML Driver Detail DirXML driver detail Subscriber/ publisher detail XML rules Driver filter Pending association list

Search All DSBrowse search capability Entries with specified attributes Base class Advanced search Time stamps Entry or value flags Entries without attributes Object class

Agent Activity Answers the question “What requests is eDirectory currently handling?” Which verb has locked the database? Counts of active verbs

Verb Statistics Profiling Load Verb #s

Reports Server versions Time synchronization Obituaries Service advertising Object statistics Agent health (agent and tree-wide) User-defined Scheduled reports More to come

Server Information Report Agent health TimeSync problems Old versions of OS or NDS Connectivity Limber issues Improperly removed server objects

NDS Repair

NDS Repair as a Scheduled Event

iMonitor Modes of Operation NT Server eDirectory NetWare 4.11 NDS 6.xx NetWare 5 NDS 7.xx By proxy NDS iMonitor NDS iMonitor NDS iMonitor NDS iMonitor Solaris eDirectory NT/Win2k eDirectory NetWare 5.1 eDirectory NetWare 5 SP4 eDirectory Direct

Proxy Mode Not every server in the tree must be running NDS iMonitor Only one server is required to be upgraded Single point of access for dial-in Accesses NDS iMonitor over a slower-speed link while NDS iMonitor accesses DS information over higher-speed links Makes previous NDS version information accessible Server-centric features only available where NDS iMonitor is installed NT/Win2k eDirectory Solaris eDirectory NetWare 4.11 NDS 6.xx NDS iMonitor NetWare 5 eDirectory NetWare 5 NDS 7.xx NetWare 5.1 eDirectory

Direct Mode Full server-centric feature set Reduced network bandwidth (faster access) Access by proxy still available for all versions of NDS NT/Win2k eDirectory NetWare 4.11 NDS 6.xx NetWare 5 NDS 7.xx NDS iMonitor NDS iMonitor NDS iMonitor NDS iMonitor Solaris eDirectory NT/Win2k eDirectory NetWare 5.1 eDirectory NetWare 5 eDirectory

Anatomy of an NDS iMonitor Page Direct Local DS agent state Server-centric features

Anatomy of an NDS iMonitor Page By proxy NDS iMonitor NDS Direct Remote iMonitor (Direct mode) NCP server Home iMonitor (Direct mode) Remote NetWare Remote Manager

Conclusion Architecture overview Feature overview (1.0 – 2.0) Novell BrainShare 2002 Conclusion Architecture overview Feature overview (1.0 – 2.0) NetWare Remote Manager integration Anatomy of iMonitor Identity and version In-depth look at iMonitor features Modes of operation IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor