Overview; What's New In Imanager 2.7.3 (Field Patch 1); Chapter 1, "Overview - Novell IMANAGER 2.7.3 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

Overview

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Novell iManager is a Web-based administration console that provides secure, customized access to
network administration utilities and content from virtually anywhere you have access to the Internet
and a Web browser.
iManager provides the following:
Single point of administration for Novell eDirectory
Single point of administration for many other network resources
Management of many other Novell products using iManager plug-ins
Role-Based Services (RBS) for delegated administration
Because iManager is a Web-based tool, it enjoys several advantages over client-based administrative
tools:
Upgrade once, on the server, for all administrative users
Changes to iManager look, feel, and functionality are immediately available to all
administrative users
Do not need to open additional administrative ports for remote access. iManager leverages
standard HTTP ports (80/443)
Not necessary to download and maintain an administrative client
Not necessary to keep client software synchronized with changes to server software

1.1 What's New in iManager 2.7.3 (Field Patch 1)

Novell iManager 2.7.3 has the following new features:
Newly Supported Platform and Browser. In addition to the existing platforms and Web ,
iManager 2.7.3 FTF 1 supports Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 2008 R2 platforms,
and Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8).
For more information on the supported platforms, refer to the
Guide (http://www.novell.com/documentation/imanager27/).
"Hide" and "Show Hidden" Buttons in the Available Novell Plug-In Modules Page: The
Available Novell Plug-in Modules page now has Hide and Show Hidden buttons for hiding the
selected plug-in modules, and viewing/unhiding the hidden plug-in modules respectively.
Preferred Object Selection Method for a Task of a Property Book: In the Property Book
page, the user can now define/modify a preferred object selection method for an existing task.
For this, a new feature, Target Chooser Mode has been added to the Actions list.
Ability to Add Organizational Role to the Authorized Users and Groups List: In the
Security page of the Configure iManager window, the user can now add an organizational role
to the Authorized Users and Groups list so that all the members (users and groups) of the
organizational role become authorized users.
objects, schema, partitions, and replicas
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iManager 2.7.3 Installation
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