NetWare Plug-In Notes


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Plug-In Prerequisites

Before You Register This Plug-In

File Ownership

Using the Plug-In Registration Wizard

Editing Scan Proxy Information

Enabling File System Scans

Processor Type Reporting

Uninstalling the Plug-In

 

Plug-In Prerequisites

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Before You Register This Plug-In

The Plug-In Registration Wizard prompts for the following information; organize it beforehand to save time:

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File Ownership

NetWare file ownership is based on which NetWare user last modified the file. Directory ownership is based on the NetWare creator ID. NetWare users are reported using their NDS distinguished name in dotted notation (for example, user.orgunit.org).

Many NetWare administrative utilities report file ownership based on which user created the file. Capacity Reporter file ownership helps you find the NetWare users modifying files.

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Using the Plug-In Registration Wizard

For general instructions on using the Plug-In Registration Wizard, see Basic Instructions for Running the Plug-In Registration Wizard.

Specific instructions for registering a NetWare server include:

  1. When registering a NetWare server with the Capacity Reporter Server, you must follow these guidelines when entering information in the Required Registration Information dialog box:

  2. The Plug-In Registration Wizard for NetWare servers contains an additional dialog box not described in the Basic Instructions for Running the Plug-In Registration Wizard. Use these guidelines when entering information in the second Required Registration Information dialog box:

    Note: To confirm that the server name is correct, try logging in with the credential you plan to use for file system scanning, and then use an UNC name on the proxy agent computer (for example, \\server\sys\public) to confirm that your scan can access files and directories.

  3. If you successfully registered the NetWare server, it will be located in the group named Default Computer Group. You may want to create a new Capacity Reporter Computer Group (for example, NetWare) and place your NetWare servers in that group.

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Editing Scan Proxy Information

You must follow these steps to change the proxy agent used for volume scans, the NetWare user name, password, and context information used when performing file system scans of NetWare volumes.

Using Capacity Reporter, you can edit the proxy system settings for a registered NetWare server. For example, you can change the Capacity Reporter Agent computer to use for computer scans, or you can set up a computer and security for file system (volume) scanning to get volume usage details.

To edit scan proxy information:

  1. Launch the software.

  2. Click the Options tab, and then click the Scans notebook.

  3. In the navigation pane, click select proxy. The Select Proxy page is displayed.

  4. Next to the NetWare option, click Modify. The Modify Scan Settings for NetWare page is displayed.

  5. In the Select a managed object list box, select the NetWare server you want to modify, and make the necessary changes.

You can change the following settings:

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Enabling File System Scans

Although devices in this category are registered as managed computers with the Capacity Reporter Server, the file systems that are discovered during a computer scan cannot be scanned until they are enabled for scans explicitly by the user. The file system (volume) scans of NetWare servers provide information about file system usage based on last NetWare user modification of files. To enable a volume scan, the Capacity Reporter user with the proper account privileges must perform the following procedure.

To enable file system scans:

  1. Launch the software.

  2. Click the Resources tab, and then click the Computers notebook. The Managed Computers Report is displayed.

  3. In the Computer Name column, select the NetWare server for which you want to enable scanning. The Single Computer Report is displayed.

  4. Scroll down to the File Systems Report, and click Modify to change the scanning enabled status of the file systems displayed in the table. The File System Scan Settings page is displayed.

  5. In the Scanning Enabled column, select the check boxes beside the file systems that you want to scan, and click Submit.

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Processor Type Reporting

NetWare servers may incorrectly report their processor types as "Pentium Pro", due to an apparent limitation in the Novell client's ability to report processor information.

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Uninstalling the Plug-In

If you want to remove the plug-in from a computer, use the Add/Remove Programs applet in Windows Control Panel to do so. You must do this on the computer where you installed the plug-in.

To uninstall the plug-in:

  1. Click the Start button, and then click Settings -> Control Panel.

  2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. The Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box is displayed.

  3. Select SRM Plug-In for NetWare from the list, and click Add/Remove. The Uninstall Wizard launches.

  4. Click Next, and then click Finish. The plug-in files are removed from the computer.

Note: If you uninstall the Capacity Reporter 5.0.1 (or greater) Agent from a computer, it automatically removes all plug-ins installed on that computer.

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