1. Introduction to NDS® iMonitor
Novell BrainShare 2002
Introduction to NDS® iMonitor
Duane Buss
Senior Software Engineer
Novell, Inc.
Tom Doman
IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

2. Vision…one Net Mission
A world where networks of all types—corporate and public, intranets, extranets, and the Internet—work together as one Net and securely connect employees, customers, suppliers, and partners across organizational boundaries
Mission
To solve complex business and technical challenges with Net business solutions that enable people, processes, and systems to work together and our customers to profit from the opportunities of a networked world

4. Novell Directory Services® (NDS®) iMonitor
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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

5. 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

6. NDS iMonitor Architecture
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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

7. 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 v
NetWare 6
eDirectory 8.6.1
DS v
NW 5.1,NW 6,Win,Solaris,Linux
NetWare 6 SP1 (eDirectory 8.6.2)
DS.nlm v
eDirectory 8.6.2
DS v103xx.xx
eDirectory 8.7
DS v10410.xx
NW 5.1,NW 6,Win,Solaris,Linux,AIX

8. Differences Between eDirectory and Novell NDS®
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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

9. 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

10. NDS iMonitor 1.5 Feature Overview (cont.)
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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

11. 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

12. NDS iMonitor 2.0 Feature Overview
eDirectory 8.7 (build version 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

13. NDS iMonitor 2.0 Feature Overview (cont.)
eDirectory 8.7 (build version 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)

14. NetWare Remote Manager Integration
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NetWare Remote Manager Integration
Two iMonitor links registered under Manage eDirectory
IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

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

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

17. 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

18. Health Summary

19. Server Synchronization
Replica filters
Replica type

20. Replica Synchronization

21. Agent Health—Partition Check

22. Agent Health—Replica Check

23. Health Summary

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

25. Health Summary

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

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

28. 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

30. eDirectory agent information
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Links to
eDirectory agent information
IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

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

32. Links to error information
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Links to error information
IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

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

34. Links to object browser
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Links to object browser
IO216—Introduction to NDS iMonitor

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

36. Schema Browser Single-Attribute Definition

37. Schema Browser Attribute Definitions

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

39. Links to connection monitor
Connection owner ID
Verb

40. Connections: Inbound

41. Connections: Outbound

42. Event Monitor

43. DirXML Monitor DirXML driver list Driver status Pending associations
Driver detail

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

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

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

47. Verb Statistics
Profiling
Load
Verb #s

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

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

50. NDS Repair

51. NDS Repair as a Scheduled Event

52. 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

53. 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

54. 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

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

56. 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

57. 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