13.7 Repairing Server Network Addresses

The Server Repair Wizard lets you repair all server network addresses in replica rings and Server objects in the local database. You can also repair a selected server's network address in replica rings and Server objects in the local database.

Use the Server Repair Wizard to perform the following operations:

13.7.1 Repairing All Network Addresses

This operation checks the network address for every server in the local eDirectory database. It searches the SAP tables, the SLP directory agent, and DNS local or remote information, depending on the transport protocol available, for each server’s name.

Each address is then compared to the eDirectory Server object’s Network Address attribute and the address record in each Replica attribute of every partition [Root] object. If the addresses are different, they are updated to be the same.

If the server address cannot be found in the SAP tables, local/remote DNS information, or SLP directory agents, no repair is performed.

  1. In NetIQ iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button Roles and Tasks button.

  2. Click eDirectory Maintenance > Repair Server.

  3. Specify the server that will perform the operation, then click Next.

  4. Specify a user name, password, and context for the server where you will perform the operation, then click Next.

  5. Click Repair All Network Addresses, then click Next.

  6. Follow the online instructions to complete the operation.

13.7.2 Repairing a Server's Network Addresses

This operation checks the network address for the selected server in the local eDirectory database files. It searches the local SAP tables, the SLP directory agent, or local or remote DNS information, depending on the transport protocols currently bound, for the server’s name. The server’s address is then compared to the eDirectory Server object’s Network Address attribute and the address record in each Replica attribute of every partition [Root] object. If the addresses are different, they are updated to be the same.

If the server address cannot be found in the SAP tables, SLP, or local/remote DNS information, no repair is performed.

  1. In NetIQ iManager, click the Roles and Tasks button Roles and Tasks button.

  2. Click eDirectory Maintenance > Repair Server.

  3. Specify the server that will perform the operation, then click Next.

  4. Specify a user name, password, and context for the server where you will perform the operation, then click Next.

  5. Click Repair This Server's Network Addresses, then click Next.

  6. Follow the online instructions to complete the operation.

Issues

NetIQ SLP is an optional package. The authentication feature is not implemented as a part of the NetIQ SLP package.

eDirectory is now compatible with OpenSLP, and the authentication features of OpenSLP are used.