Introduction to NDS ® iMonitor Duane Buss Senior Software Engineer Novell, Inc. Tom Doman Senior Software Engineer Novell, Inc.

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

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

NDS iMonitor eDirectory information gathering HTML emitter HTTP stack HTTP eDirectory NCP TCP, UDP, IPX eDirectory ™ >= 8.5 NDS iMonitor Architecture HTML Web server 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 NetWare 5 eDirectory

Deployed Versions Novell eDirectory™ and NDS Product VersionBuild VersionPlatforms NetWare 5.1 SP4 (NDS 7)DS.nlm v7.57NetWare 5.1 NetWare 5.1 SP 4 (NDS 8)DS.nlm v8.79NetWare 5.1 eDirectory 8DS.nlm & DS.dlm v8.79NetWare 5.0,Win NT/2K eDirectory 8.5.xDS v85.23NetWare 5.x,Win,Solaris NetWare 6 (eDirectory 8.6)DS.nlm v NetWare 6 eDirectory 8.6.1DS v NW 5.1,NW 6,Win,Solaris,Linux NetWare 6 SP1 (eDirectory 8.6.2)DS.nlm v NetWare 6 eDirectory 8.6.2DS v103xx.xxNW 5.1,NW 6,Win,Solaris,Linux eDirectory 8.7DS v10410.xxNW 5.1,NW 6,Win,Solaris,Linux,AIX

Differences between eDirectory and NDS NetWare 6 NetWare NDSeDirectory 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

NDS iMonitor 1.0 Feature Overview 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 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 NDS iMonitor 1.5 Feature Overview (cont.) eDirectory 8.5 (build version 85.xx or greater)

NDS iMonitor 1.5 Feature Overview (cont.) eDirectory 8.6 (build version 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: “Novell eDirectory” Section

NDS iMonitor 2.0 Feature Overview 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 eDirectory 8.7 (build version xx or greater)

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

NetWare Remote Manager Integration Manage eDirectory Two iMonitor links registered under Manage eDirectory

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 Address specifier 1. Address specifier DNS— IP— Base URL 2. Base URL /nds, /nds/agent, /nds/rsync, /nds/trace, etc. Query 3. Query ?[parm1]=[value1]&…&[parmN]=[valueN]

Identity and Version What you see depends on three factors The identity you have established 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 The eDirectory agent version you are monitoring 2. The eDirectory agent version you are monitoring New features Enhancements Bug fixes The NDS iMonitor version you are accessing 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

Known Servers Last status Shares a replica Server-specific links

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

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

Links to eDirectory agent information

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

Links to error information

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

Links to object browser

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

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 NetWare 5.1 eDirectory NetWare 4.11 NDS 6.xx NetWare 5 eDirectory NetWare 5 NDS 7.xx NT/Win2k eDirectory Solaris eDirectory NDS iMonitor

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

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

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

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