Novell Remote Manager for OES is a browser-based utility that can be used to manage one or more OES servers from a remote location to monitor server health, change the server configuration, or perform diagnostic and debugging tasks.
It does not require a special client.
It provides a graphical interface that makes interpreting diagnostic information much more comprehensive and easier to manage.
It provides added functionality that is not available in other management utilities.
OES services must be installed when you install the OES server.
Supported browsers include Mozilla Firefox 1.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8, KDE 3.2 Konqueror (limited functionality), or Safari 1.2 (limited functionality).
The HTTPSTKD module must be loaded and running on the server. This module is selected, installed, and configured with a default configuration when you install any of the OES patterns (unless you deselect it).
There is no need to migrate Novell Remote Manager (NRM) from NetWare to OES. Instead, this service can be installed when any Open Enterprise Server pattern is installed. Then, if you have created server groups for monitoring NetWare 6.5 servers, they can be accessed and monitored from Remote Manager on OES just as they can from a NetWare server running NetWare 6.0 or later.
However, NRM is configured somewhat differently on OES than on NetWare. When NRM is installed, it sets up a small Web server on the OES server. The interface and module is called HTTPSTKD. Basic configuration parameters are pre-set; however, these can be changed by editing the httpstkd config or httpstkd PAM config files. See Changing the HTTPSTKD Configuration
in the OES 2023: OES Remote Manager Administration Guide."
You can log in as user Root, a local Linux user, or as an eDirectory user who is Linux User Management (LUM) enabled.
If Linux User Management is enabled in your tree and is installed and configured on the local server, you can log in to Novell Remote Manager using your eDirectory credentials. See the OES 2023: Linux User Management Administration Guide for details.
If you log in as a local Linux user or as a non-Admin eDirectory user, you can see only the information that the user you log in as has rights to view.