Novell Dns Services - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 Installation Manual

3.6.8 Novell DNS Services

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Novell DNS Configuration
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Novell DNS Services Parameters and Values
Directory server address: If you have specified multiple LDAP servers by using the LDAP
Configuration for Open Enterprise Services dialog box, you can select a different LDAP
server than the first one in the list.
If you are installing into an existing tree, you must ensure that the selected server has a
master or read/write replica of eDirectory.
Default: The first LDAP server in the LDAP Server Configuration dialog box.
Common DNS Configuration Object and User Contexts:
Get Context and Proxy User Information from Existing DNS Server: Select this
option if you are configuring DNS in an existing tree where DNS is already configured,
and you want to use the existing Locator, Root Server Info, Group and Proxy User
contexts.
Existing Novell DNS Server Address: If you have enabled the previous option, you
an type the IP address of an NCP server (must be up and running) that is hosting the
existing DNS server.
To automatically retrieve the contexts of the objects that follow, click Retrieve.
If you do not want to use the retrieved contexts, you can change them manually.
Novell DNS Services Locator Object Context: Specify the context for the DNS
Locator object.
The Locator object contains global defaults, DHCP options, and a list of all DNS and
DHCP servers, subnets, and zones in the tree.
Default: The context you specified for the OES server you are installing.
Novell DNS Services Root Server Info Context: Specify the context for the DNS
Services root server.
The RootSrvrInfo Zone is an eDirectory container object that contains resource records
for the DNS root servers.
Default: The context you specified for the OES server you are installing.
Novell DNS Services Group Object Context: Specify the context for the DNS Group
object.
This object is used to grant DNS servers the necessary rights to other data within the
eDirectory tree.
Default: The context you specified for the OES server you are installing.
Proxy User for DNS Management: Specify the FDN of the DNS proxy user.
An existing user must have eDirectory read, write, and browse rights under the
specified context. If the user doesn't exist, it is created in the context specified.
Default: The eDirectory Admin user that you specified while configuring eDirectory.
Specify Password for eDirectory User: Type the password for the DNS proxy user.
For more information on proxy user and password management, see
Proxy Users" in the OES 2 SP2: Planning and Implementation
Default: The password that you specified for the OES server you are installing.
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