About Edirectory Management Tools In Oes 2 - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2.0 SP2 - UPGRADING TO OES-PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2009 Implementation Manual

Migrating Earlier DS Versions
Earlier versions of DS/eDirectory should be migrated to eDirectory 8.7.3.7 as outlined in
"Upgrade Paths from Earlier Versions of NetWare," on page

3.1.3 About eDirectory Management Tools in OES 2

Several tools, many of them Web-based, can be used to manage aspects of eDirectory. The primary
tools are listed here.
iManager 2.7: A browser-based tool that lets you set up and manage your Novell eDirectory
tree; manage eDirectory objects, schema, partitions, and replicas; and create and manage users,
groups, and other objects. For more information, see
Guide.
iMonitor: A browser-based tool that provides cross-platform monitoring and diagnostic
capability for all servers in an eDirectory tree. For more information, see
iMonitor 2.4" in the
Novell Remote Manager for OES: A browser-based utility for monitoring server health,
changing the server configuration, or performing diagnostic and debugging tasks. Novell
Remote Manager (NRM) provides functionality that is not available in other management
utilities. For information, see the
Administration Guide.
Novell Import Conversion Export Utility (ICE): You use ICE to:
Import data from LDIF files to an LDAP directory
Export data from the LDAP directory to an LDIF file
Move data between LDAP servers
Perform a schema compare and update
Load information into eDirectory by using a template
Import schema from SCH files to an LDAP directory
For more information, see
8.8 Administration Guide.
DSBK: This is a thin command line parser that performs the same operations as the Backup
eMTool, but it lets you initiate a backup from the server console without logging in first or
setting up Role-Based Services.
For more information, see
eDirectory Management Toolbox (eMBox): Lets you access all of the eDirectory back-end
utilities remotely or on the server and works with Novell iManager to provide Web-based
access to eDirectory utilities such as DSRepair, DSMerge, and Service Manager.
For more information, see
Administration Guide.
Terminal Prompt Configuration Tools. The following tools are also available:
ndsconfig: Lets you configure eDirectory, add an eDirectory replica server to an existing
tree, or create a new tree. For usage information, enter
prompt.
ldapconfig: Lets you configure the LDAP Server and LDAP Group Objects. For usage
information, enter
Novell eDirectory 8.8 Administration
OES 2 SP2: Novell Remote Manager for Linux
"Novell Import Conversion Export
"Using DSBK " in the
"The eDirectory Management
at the terminal prompt.
man ldapconfig
14.
Novell iManager 2.7.3 Administration
"Using Novell
Guide.
Utility" in the
Novell eDirectory 8.8 Administration
Toolbox" in the Novell eDirectory 8.8
man ndsconfig
Upgrading eDirectory to OES
Table 1-1,
Novell eDirectory
Guide.
at the terminal
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