Dns/Dhcp Scope Settings - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

DNS/DHCP Scope Settings

For better performance results with the DNS/DHCP Management Utility
particularly in a distributed DNS/DHCP set-up, you should configure the
DNS/DHCP Scope Settings for the session before you proceed with other
administrative tasks.
If you do not configure the DNS/DHCP Scope Settings for the session, you
will receive a warning before every task you attempt to perform that the Scope
Settings are not set. You can however, still proceed with the task.
Setting the scope of the DNS/DHCP services involves two specifications for
the session: the eDirectory context of the Locator object, and the
administrative scope of the session. Specifying the eDirectory context of the
Locator object at the start of the session significantly improves performance
because it eliminates the need to search for the Locator object. Specifying the
administrative scope of the session also improves performance significantly
because it restricts the retrieval of DNS/DHCP objects for viewing to the
scope you specify.
The DNS/DHCP Scope Settings you configure for a session last as long as the
session lasts. If you start a fresh session, you have to configure the DNS/
DHCP Scope Settings afresh.
IMPORTANT:
If you configure DNS/DHCP Scope Settings for a session for either
DNS Management or DHCP Management, the settings apply across the session
to both roles.
To configure DNS/DHCP Scope Settings, complete the following steps:
1
Click DNS Management or DHCP Management > DNS/DHCP Scope
Settings to open the DNS/DHCP Scope Settings window.
2
Enter the eDirectory context of the DNS/DHCP Locator object.
3
Enter the eDirectory context of the container object that will provide the
administrative scope of the current session.
NOTE:
If you enter only the eDirectory context of the DNS/DHCP Locator object
and not the administrative scope of the current session, you can proceed with
administrative tasks without inviting a warning message. Performance however, is
further optimized if you also define the administrative scope.
4
Click OK.
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