1 Guide to Novell NetWare 6.0 Network Administration Chapter 13

2 Chapter 13 - Accessing and Managing the Network with Novell’s OneNet Utilities Implement and use iFolder to access files and directories Set up and use NetStorage to access network files Use NetWare 6 remote management tools, including Remote Manager, RConsoleJ, and iMonitor, to access and manage the NetWare 6 server from your workstation

3 Chapter 13 - Accessing and Managing the Network with Novell’s OneNet Utilities Explain NetWare 6 licensing and be able to view and install NetWare license information using iManager

4 iFolder enables files to be kept on a local computer and synchronized with the network Users can have automatic, secure, and transparent synchronization of files between their hard drives and the iFolder server Benefits include: Encryption of sensitive files stored on the server; ability to work on files offline and have them automatically synchronized to the server the next time the computer is logged in to the network; automatic synchronization of locally stored data across multiple workstations Working with iFolder

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6 iFolder software consists of: The server component, required to synchronize files between workstations and allow access to files over the Internet; it also supplies a server management console and iFolder Web site The client component, must be installed before using iFolder from the Windows desktop; the iFolder service automatically creates a user account on both the iFolder server and client workstation The Java applet enables users to perform file operations between any Java-enabled browser and their iFolder server account Working with iFolder

7 After iFolder has been installed on the NetWare server, users can begin accessing their files from any computer An iFolder user account is automatically created the first time a new user logs in to the iFolder server An important option when creating a user account is encrypting the iFolder data with a pass phrase The pass phrase is like a password, but in iFolder you use a password to log in to your iFolder account and a pass phrase to encrypt your iFolder contents Working with iFolder

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10 In addition to installing iFolder on the NetWare 6 server and clients, it’s also important to: Customize the iFolder Web site to fit the organization’s internal needs Use the Server Management console to manage user accounts and perform administrator tasks Optimize the iFolder server by adding more RAM, another server, increasing threads in order to make more CPU processing available, set disk space allocation quotas, change the synchronization delay parameters Working with iFolder

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13 NetStorage gives users access to files on the NetWare server from any Internet location This access is provided by using an existing Web browser, with no additional client or applet to download to the user’s workstation Additional features include: support of Internet standards such as HTTP, HTTPS, HTML, XML, and WebDAV; the ability to process a user’s container, profile, or user login script for drive mapping; a plug-in for NetWare WebAccess Installing and Using NetStorage

14 Installing NetStorage can be done during or after NetWare 6 installation There must be at least one NetWare 6 server in the eDirectory tree where NetStorage will go, and workstations must have at least Netscape 4.7 or Internet Explorer 5 installed Gather the following information before install: The IP address or DNS name of the primary NetWare 6 server; the eDirectory context of NetStorage users; additional contexts and trees supported; the IP address or DNS name of the iFolder server Installing and Using NetStorage

15 After installation, starting NetStorage happens automatically when the server starts To use NetStorage, the server date and time must match closely with that on the workstations For users to access NetStorage services via a Web browser, they enter the NetStorage URL; the NetStorage service prompts them for login data; NetStorage reads user login scripts, drive mappings, and User object properties; then the NetStorage Web page displays the network files and folders currently accessible to the user Installing and Using NetStorage

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17 An important part of Novell’s OneNet strategy enables network administrators to manage the network and server from any networked computer To perform remote management tasks, Novell has included the iManager, Remote Manager, iMonitor, and RConsoleJ remote management utilities with NetWare 6 Using NetWare 6 Remote Management Utilities

18 Remote Manager Utility: Enables monitoring of the server’s health, changing of configuration parameters, and performing diagnostic and debugging tasks To access Remote Manager, enter the URL of the Remote Manager login page, or the URL of the NetWare Web Manager window and select the server to work with under the NetWare Remote Manager heading The Remote Manager window is divided into several sections, or frames Using NetWare 6 Remote Management Utilities

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22 Remote Manager Utility (cont.): Monitoring server health and performance is initially done by viewing the overall health indicator in the upper- left corner of the Remote Manager opening page; green represents good health, yellow provides a warning of possible problems, red represents a server in bad health, black indicates that communication has been lost If the overall health indicator is not green, click the Health Monitor link under the Diagnose Server heading to view the status of different indicators Using NetWare 6 Remote Management Utilities

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25 Remote Manager Utility (cont.): Server management includes managing volumes and user connections, viewing and setting parameters, viewing system statistics, managing memory, and accessing console screens Being able to access the server console remotely is a powerful management feature when troubleshooting or repairing server problems In addition, the ability exists to view volume information, mount or dismount volumes, and perform many file management tasks Using NetWare 6 Remote Management Utilities

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27 Remote Manager Utility (cont.): eDirectory management capabilities include being able to browse the eDirectory tree and view or delete objects, although most eDirectory maintenance and management is done using iManager Server Hardware Management is accomplished by being able to view the server’s current hardware configuration settings, which is useful when diagnosing problems or planning for new equipment Using NetWare 6 Remote Management Utilities

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30 iMonitor Utility: Provides monitoring and diagnostic capabilities for all servers in the eDirectory tree Designed to be a major troubleshooting tool for monitoring and repairing eDirectory tree problems Allows the administrator to be able to look at partitions and replicas on a server basis Runs on any platform that supports eDirectory 8.6 Starts from a link in Remote Manager Using NetWare 6 Remote Management Utilities

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34 RConsoleJ Utility: Used to access the server console from ConsoleOne Includes the following components: RConsoleJ Client, RConsoleJ Agent, and RConsoleJ Proxy Agent To use RConsoleJ, the RConsoleJ Agent must be loaded at the server you want to access To run RConsoleJ at the workstation, log in as the administrator and run ConsleOne Using NetWare 6 Remote Management Utilities

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37 User Access Licensing (UAL) is the new licensing system shipped with NetWare 6 With the UAL system, users gain access to network services by connecting to the network rather than an individual server In the UAL model, organizations purchase licenses for the total number of User objects in the tree, instead of purchasing licenses for servers As well, non-user objects, such as printers and ZENworks, do not need licenses Managing NetWare Licensing Services

38 Planning and managing license certificates: Place license certificates as close as practical to actual users but high enough in the eDirectory tree so that everyone who needs to can access them When NetWare 6 is first installed, NLS adds a License Container object to the tree, License Certificate objects are then added to this container There are two types of NetWare 6 license certificates: Server and User Use iManager to install and view license certificates Managing NetWare Licensing Services

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41 Using Remote Manager to view license information: Network Administrators need to monitor license usage so that they can prevent problems caused by a lack of licenses With the License Usage Information option in Remote Manager, administrators can view or print license usage reports Managing NetWare Licensing Services

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44 Chapter Summary By storing files on the local computer and synchronizing them with the network, the iFolder service enables users to access their files from multiple workstations without having to be logged in to the network To use iFolder, you must first install the iFolder service on a server and then install the iFolder client or a Java applet on the user workstation The iFolder Java applet enables users to access their files from a Web browser without having to install the iFolder client on the workstation

45 Chapter Summary The NetStorage service provides access to user files and folders from a Web browser without the need to install any component on the user workstation Remote Manager enables the administrator to perform a number of administrative tasks on the server from anywhere by using a Web browser Remote Manager makes it possible to access server volumes, configuration parameters, the eDirectory tree, and hardware information from any computer

46 Chapter Summary iMonitor offers many of the capabilities of Remote Manager, along with the flexibility to be used from multiple platforms, including Win NT/2000, Linux, and Sun Solaris The RConsoleJ utility provides remote access to server consoles from ConsoleOne and can be used to access and manage your servers without using the server console or starting a Web browser

47 Chapter Summary NetWare 6 uses a new license system called User Access License (UAL). UAL differs from previous license systems in that it assigns a license to a user account that can be used to access all NetWare servers in the tree. Previous versions of NetWare used the Service Connection License (SCL) model, which required each server to have licenses for as many users as could be attached to it. Although the UAL system is an advantage for organizations with multiple servers, it can create problems for organizations that have many users that infrequently log in

48 Chapter Summary Licenses can be added and managed with iManager. License usage information can be viewed in Remote Manager with the Usage Information option