Recreate DNS/DHCP in Suse10sp3+OES2sp3

Hi,
I am currently running DNS/DHCP on an old Netware 6.5sp8 server. I want to
recreate a new Suse10 Oes2 DNS and DHCPC objects and start everything fresh.
(not too many subnets etc to create)
So my question is, can I just delete all the old subnets, DNS/DHCP objects
and server etc. Remove eDir off the Netware box and then shut it down.
Install DNS/DHCP in Yast on the new server and create new subnets, recreate
server etc.
Have I left out anything ....
Regards
John

On 25/10/2011 10:58, John Gill wrote:
> I am currently running DNS/DHCP on an old Netware 6.5sp8 server. I want to
> recreate a new Suse10 Oes2 DNS and DHCPC objects and start everything fresh.
> (not too many subnets etc to create)
>
> So my question is, can I just delete all the old subnets, DNS/DHCP objects
> and server etc. Remove eDir off the Netware box and then shut it down.
> Install DNS/DHCP in Yast on the new server and create new subnets, recreate
> server etc.
>
> Have I left out anything ....
Technically yes you can do the above but actually for DHCP on OES2
you're going to have to (re)create objects anyway since DHCP on OES2
uses a different format than DHCP on NetWare.
Please also note the miggui migration tool can handle migration of DHCP
from NetWare to OES2 (it's improved since I last tried it and had to
write my own Perl script).
HTH.
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My dhcp-server is on oes2 sp3 / sles 10 sp3 and i am trying to set it up for viewing dynamic leases in the DNS/DHCP Management Console.
I am following TID 7006450 and right away i get stuck.
From the TID
1. Launch the DNS/DHCP management console and login to the server
2. Click on the 'DHCP (OES Linux) tab toward the top of the console
3. Find the DHCP Server object at the bottom of the console and select it
4. Toward the top-right hand side of the console select the GENERAL tab and find the section called DHCP SERVER
---- There is no section called DHCP SERVER only Services
5. Click the ADD button and enter the IP address of the DHCP server
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---- There is no ADD button
6. Click on the SAVE button toward the top, left-hand side of the console (looks like a floppy disk)
---- There is no SAVE button
I have downloaded the latest DNS/DHCP Management Console Version OES2 SP2 october 2009
Is ther a newer version to download

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Any error on the failed start that could help troubleshoot it? A coworker
confirmed the TID worked for him so that's a little comforting, though of
course no idea how your two systems differ. A Service Request (SR) with
Novell is always an option to work on this but it'd be useful to know what
your system showed when it wouldn't start dhcpd.
Good luck.
On 01/31/2011 01:06 PM, RPummel wrote:
>
> That is great advice about making sure to get the software from your
> OES2SP3 box.
>
> Being able to view dynamic leases has been a MAJOR feature I have been
> looking for. We have a bunch of NetWare servers still and are just
> starting to install OES2 Linux boxes, and I have had no visibility via
> the console into the leases hosted by our new Linux boxes.
>
> So, I just installed the console and followed the instructions in TID
> 7006450. However, something must be wrong. Not only does it still refuse
> to show me the dynamically assigned addresses, but if I stop the dhcpd
> service on the server and attempt to start it again, it FAILS! After a
> short panic, I deleted the TSIG Key object which the TID directed me to
> create. This allowed me to successfully start the dhcpd service. (Whew!)
> But, of course, I still can't see the dynamic addresses. I went through
> the directions again and got the same results.
>
> In case you are wondering, I made sure to set the secret for the TSIG
> Key to something divisible by 4, as instructed. I am at a loss. Ideas?
>
> Rick P
>
>
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Communication between the DNS/DHCP Manager and OES Server

No communication between the DNS/DHCP Manager Console and OES server (status,start,stop)
The screenshot shows the tab "DHCP (OES Linux)" in the DNS / DHCP Manager console
in the bottom of the image it shows the state of the DHCP servers.
allDHCP.JPG
The dhcp service is started on all these servers
You can see that the status is known only for four servers.
The button "start/stop DHCP service" works fine on this servers and
the dhcp service can be canceled and also restarted
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DNS/DHCP app no longer sees DNS/DHCP server.

When I moved the majority of my Netware 6 servers to OES-NW last year, I started using iManager to handle admin duties for DNS and DHCP.
With a planned move to OES-L coming up, I tried accessing both services using the DNS/DHCP java console.
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I have tried both the console that is installable from the server and the newer LDAP-based version.
I have tried both 32 and 64-bit versions on XP and Windows 7, respectively.
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My needs are simple, and I could easily move those duties to a SUSE server or even a Windows server, but that is not my preference.
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On 06.08.2012 21:56, gathagan wrote:
>
> When I moved the majority of my Netware 6 servers to OES-NW last year, I
> started using iManager to handle admin duties for DNS and DHCP.
>
> With a planned move to OES-L coming up, I tried accessing both services
> using the DNS/DHCP java console.
>
> While I am able to log into that console, I am unable to see my
> DNS/DHCP server or any of the expected components for either service
> (DHCP pools, zone records, etc...).
>
> I have tried both the console that is installable from the server and
> the newer LDAP-based version.
> I have tried both 32 and 64-bit versions on XP and Windows 7,
> respectively.
>
> Since I want to move those services to OES/Linux and the java console
> is the only mechanism that can administrate the services on that
> platform, I am perplexed.
> My needs are simple, and I could easily move those duties to a SUSE
> server or even a Windows server, but that is not my preference.
>
> Any ideas on where to begin troubleshooting are welcome.
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tree, as it by default creates new locator objects in the server
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CU,
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Novell Knowledge Partner
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available for download on Novell's site. You have to get it off of your
OES2 SP3 server instead.
http://servername/welcome/client-software.html
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On 25/02/2011 21:35, TitanXV wrote:
> It will only be available if the novell-dnsdhcp-javaconsole rpm is
> installed, and you can also grab it from the directory at
> /srv/www/novell/clients/dnsdhcp
If you do not have the novell-dnsdhcp-javaconsole RPM installed but do
have access to the OES2 SP3 media (and don't want to install DNS/DHCP on
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extract the latest code via:
rpm2cpio /path/to/novell-dnsdhcp-javaconsole-2.0.1-0.33.<arch>.rpm |
cpio -idmv
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files included in both)
You can then take the relevant DNSDHCP_SA.zip file and use it to install
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HTH.
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Oct 6 15:44:49: --- last message repeated 9 times ---
This is what shows up in the log. I have not seen this in the log before as I have been digging through it to troubleshoot the issues here (I'm new to this company and have been trying to wrap my head around their issues)
I checked into where that MAC address belongs and I have found that it belongs to the server itself, which seems strange that it's reporting that the duplicate IP is being sent from the server that's reporting this error, it shouldn't be reporting itself as a duplicate correct? I feel like I'm reading that wrong, but in looking there are no DNS errors like the ones you mentioned. I turned up the log reporting for DNS to be more verbose, hopefully that will turn something up.
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Comments in DNS/DHCP Java console not editable after SP2

Upgraded to OES11 SP2 (on SLES11 SP3) and now when using the DNS/DHCP Java console (Win 64) we get the following error when attempting to edit or create a comment for a host: "This functionality is not supported in this version of OES DHCP Server"
Is it correct that we can not use the comments field any more? no note of that as a change in the docs...
Thanks for any assistance.
Colin.

Originally Posted by chill
Upgraded to OES11 SP2 (on SLES11 SP3) and now when using the DNS/DHCP Java console (Win 64) we get the following error when attempting to edit or create a comment for a host: "This functionality is not supported in this version of OES DHCP Server"
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DNS/DHCP Managment Console- IP Addresses not releasing

Hello,
I have added a new subnet on our network so we can add more wireless devices (iPads, Cellphones, etc. are all now needing IP addresses)
Everything is working fine except that the addresses are not releasing after 3 days. If someone with a Laptop comes into our building with a cell phone or laptop they are picking up an IP address automatically. Then once they leave (and the 3 day lease time expires) DNS/DHCP is not making that address available for another device.
Now we are quickly running out of local IP addresses on this new subnet. How can I get DNS/DHCP management console to hand out previously used expired IP addresses to new devices?
Thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by Marcel_Cox
Have you actually run out of IP addresses? I have not checked the behavior of the DHCP server too closely, but it is well possible that it will hand out unused addresses before reusing expired ones, but that doesn't mean it will really run out of addresses.
Hello,
No we haven't run out yet so that my very well be the case.
We do have two subnets in the same building .30 subnet and .32 subnet
They both work, and any client can pickup an IP on either subnet.
The .30 subnet was the old one and the .32 subnet has just been created. Now all new clients pickup an address on the .32 subnet.
Is there any way to figure out why all the clients want to pull a .32 address now?
Thanks

Home Server Set Up - DNS, DHCP etc

Hi
I'm looking to set up a Mountain Lion Server at home.
I have a Lion Server but I think I will wipe it and start again, mainly because I didn't use a particularly good name to begin with. I've read the We Got Served Mountain Lion Server book, Mountain Lion Server for Dummies and Apples Documentation.
I am planning to set up in the following way:
Turn my Virgin Media router 'Modem Only' mode on.
Turn on my AirPort Extreme and set it up as the DHCP server.
I will set up a pool of IP addresses.
Question 1 - I think the best way is to make a reserved IP address for my server within this pool rather than a static IP address outside of the pool (but within the subnet). Any comments on this?
Question 2 - I need to boot my Lion Server to get the MAC address for the reservation. Should I set the reservation IP as the IP the DHCP server provides or set it up to an unused IP address? I will set up DHCP to distribute DNS server names.
Question 3 - Because I want my Mountain Lion Server to provide Directory Services I need to set up the Mountain Lion Server as a DNS server. Is this correct?
The DNS servers I will get the DHCP server to provide in the following order:
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2 My 1st Virgin Media DNS Server
3 My 2nd Virgin Media DNS Server (not sure I can set up a 3rd DNS server)
I am not going to use a Google DNS or another open DNS because they are located in the US and this affects caching of internet content.
When I set up my Mountain Lion Server I am in two minds about going for a public internet registered domain or a private domain.
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If I don’t need remote access to my server very often then this would be acceptable.
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1. Register ‘example.com’
2. Add a record at Dyn.com for ‘server.example.com’.
3. On my server set up put ‘server’ in the Computer Name field
4. On the ‘Host Name’ field enter ‘server.example.com’.
Question 6 – Bonjour and DNS. Aside from whether I go for a public registered domain or a private domain (and access via VPN or LogMeIn) how do these settings affect the Bonjour set up? My understanding is the Bonjour uses .local. So what is the resolution path? If I set up a DNS server on my Mountain Lion Server do I need to enter a record for each local laptop in the house or can I leave that to Bonjour? My understanding is the Bonjour will continue for all local address resolution and the Mountain Lion DNS will take care of resolving the server name (for Directory Services and any other services). Is this right will DNS be used for file and print services on the server?
Any thoughts/answers/comments/casual abuse welcome.
Thanks

Hi
I'm looking to set up a Mountain Lion Server at home.
I have a Lion Server but I think I will wipe it and start again, mainly because I didn't use a particularly good name to begin with. I've read the We Got Served Mountain Lion Server book, Mountain Lion Server for Dummies and Apples Documentation.
I am planning to set up in the following way:
Turn my Virgin Media router 'Modem Only' mode on.
Turn on my AirPort Extreme and set it up as the DHCP server.
I will set up a pool of IP addresses.
Question 1 - I think the best way is to make a reserved IP address for my server within this pool rather than a static IP address outside of the pool (but within the subnet). Any comments on this?
Question 2 - I need to boot my Lion Server to get the MAC address for the reservation. Should I set the reservation IP as the IP the DHCP server provides or set it up to an unused IP address? I will set up DHCP to distribute DNS server names.
Question 3 - Because I want my Mountain Lion Server to provide Directory Services I need to set up the Mountain Lion Server as a DNS server. Is this correct?
The DNS servers I will get the DHCP server to provide in the following order:
1 My Mountain Lion Server
2 My 1st Virgin Media DNS Server
3 My 2nd Virgin Media DNS Server (not sure I can set up a 3rd DNS server)
I am not going to use a Google DNS or another open DNS because they are located in the US and this affects caching of internet content.
When I set up my Mountain Lion Server I am in two minds about going for a public internet registered domain or a private domain.
Question 4 - Are there any limitations in using the registered public domain as opposed to a private domain with VPN. If I need access to any of my machines remotely I tend to use LogMeIn form my iPad. But I am tempted (just because its there) to set up a public internet address and using it. If I did go for the public domain I would need to use a dynamic DNS service (like Dyn.com) because I don't have a static IP. However if I didn't I would only need to change my public DNS entry if I rebooted my router (and I may not even then as its IP address may not be reassigned).
If I don’t need remote access to my server very often then this would be acceptable.
Question 5 - If I did go the full internet way (as opposed to the .private domain) what do I register at dyn.com? Just my domain, then add a record for the server.
1. Register ‘example.com’
2. Add a record at Dyn.com for ‘server.example.com’.
3. On my server set up put ‘server’ in the Computer Name field
4. On the ‘Host Name’ field enter ‘server.example.com’.
Question 6 – Bonjour and DNS. Aside from whether I go for a public registered domain or a private domain (and access via VPN or LogMeIn) how do these settings affect the Bonjour set up? My understanding is the Bonjour uses .local. So what is the resolution path? If I set up a DNS server on my Mountain Lion Server do I need to enter a record for each local laptop in the house or can I leave that to Bonjour? My understanding is the Bonjour will continue for all local address resolution and the Mountain Lion DNS will take care of resolving the server name (for Directory Services and any other services). Is this right will DNS be used for file and print services on the server?
Any thoughts/answers/comments/casual abuse welcome.
Thanks

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