Understanding; Overview Of Dns/Dhcp Services - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

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Overview of DNS/DHCP Services

Understanding

This chapter describes the eDirectory
System (DNS), and the Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) server, and it
explains their eDirectory-related functions. This chapter also provides
information about the DNS/DHCP Management Utility.
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Novell DNS/DHCP Services in NetWare
System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) into the
eDirectory database. Integrating these services into eDirectory provides
centralized administration and enterprise-wide management of network (IP)
addresses, configuration, and hostnames.
The DNS/DHCP Management Utility provides a Web interface to manage the
objects created to support DNS and DHCP. The DNS/DHCP Management
Utility functions as a Web-based utility and runs in a browser window. It does
not require a Novell client or any installed component as a prerequisite. It
shares a common interface with other utilities that are based on the eDirectory
Management (iManage) framework, and is thus tightly integrated with
Netware 6.
NOTE:
In this document, the term host refers to a network device that requires an
IP address and might have a hostname.
For more overview information, refer to:
"DNS" on page 16
"DHCP" on page 18
"DNS/DHCP Management Utility" on page 20
schema extension, the Domain Name
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6 integrates the Domain Name
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