DirXML Report Notification Service
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Jun 2003
Q.
I'm setting up RNS (Report Notification Service) on DirXML 1.1a and I'm using the August AppNotes for a guide (http://support.novell.com/techcenter/articles/ana20020801.html). I've identified the server to perform the log file operation, and I am now attempting to configure the RNS.
The step is to Modify the Server Object, which I've selected, but in the Modify Object view I do not have a Reporting and Notification tab, nor the view shown in Figure 2 of the AppNote. By the way, Figure 2 shows an OU being modified. Do I actually modify the Server object? Have I missed a step?
DirXML Darren Doolittle
A.
Dear DirXML Darren: For this one we contacted an expert on our Novell Engineering Staff, Brent Thurgood. He advises as follows: The AppNote was written prior to the ship date and didn't cover some required changes. To configure a server to use the Report and Notification Service follow these steps.
Launch iManager and authenticate to the tree where you want to set up the RNS.
Select "eDirectory Maintenance Utilities" under the iManager Role and Task.
Select "Create Report and Notification Service Configuration." This should bring up the Report and Notification Service Configuration--Creator screen, as shown in Figure 1.
The Report and Notification Service Configuration screen.
Using the Browser button next to Report and Notification Service Server, select the eDirectory server you want to configure.
Using the Browser button next to Report and Notification Service Host, select the object that you wish to use as your RNS configuration object. The object can be any object in the tree, except an NCP Server object.
Leave the Define Additional Properties box checked and click OK. This will bring up the Report and Notification Service Configuration screen (which is shown in Figure 2 in the AppNote).
The RNS configuration data is stored in the Report and Notification Service Host object, not the NCP Server object. To change the RNS configuration, you would modify the host object and select the Report and Notification Service tab.
Additional information on setting up and configuring the RNS can be found in the DirXML 1.1a Admin Guide under Tracking DirXML Status (http://www.novell.com/documentation/lg/dirxml11a/index.html?page=/documentation/lg/dirxml11a/dirxml/data/afae8bz.html).
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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