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Network Registrar supports enterprise IP address management. It automates IP address management, and thus creates a stable infrastructure that increases the reliability and efficiency of the address assignment process, and substantially diminishes the administrative burden associated with address management.
Network Registrar includes support for Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers, and provides many features that makes administering these servers easy.
DNS Registrar includes the following features:
DHCP Registrar includes the following features:
Registrar Administration includes the following features:
Before you begin installing Network Registrar, make sure your site meets the following server and client requirements.
Table 1-1 shows the requirements for the Network Registrar server:
| Component | Sun SPARC | Intel |
|---|---|---|
SPARCStation 20 or better | Intel® 80486, Intel® Pentium or Pentium Pro. 100 MHz or faster Pentium or Pentium Pro recommended | |
Solaris 2.5.1 or 2.6 | Windows NT 3.51 Workstation or Server, Service Pack 3 or 5 (not SP 4)or Windows NT 4.0 workstation or server | |
64 MB | 32 MB | |
96 MB | 64 MB | |
68 MB + 1 MB for each 100 clients managed by DNS or DHCP | 50 MB + 1 MB for each 100 clients managed by DNS or DHCP | |
100 MB free swap space | 100 MB free swap space |
| 1A system managed by DHCP with dynamic DNS update counts as one client for this calculation. |
The Network Registrar GUI runs on Sun Solaris, Windows 95, or Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 (server or workstation) for Intel. If you are running the GUI on the same machine as the servers, you can use the requirements listed in Table 1-1. Use the requirements listed in Table 1-2 if you are running the GUI on a remote system.
| Component | Sun SPARC | Intel |
|---|---|---|
Solaris 2.5.1 or 2.6 | Intel® 80486, Intel® Pentium or Pentium Pro | |
Solaris 2.5.1 and CDE 1.02 (Desktop 1.1) | Windows 95, Windows NT 3.51 workstation or server, Service Pack 3 or 5 (not SP 4) or Windows NT 4.0 workstation or server | |
64 MB | 24 MB (Windows 95), 32 MB (NT) | |
32 MB, 48 MB for larger configurations (over 10,000 hosts) | ||
50 MB | 20 MB | |
You can install Network Registrar on a Solaris server or on a Windows NT server or workstation.
You can run both the servers and GUI on either a Windows NT server or on Solaris server. Or you can run the servers on one platform and the GUI on another. For example, you can run the servers on a Solaris server and the GUI on a Windows NT server or vice versa.
When you upgrade from a previous release of Network Registrar, all the information about your zones, scopes, and leases is retained in the database.
To upgrade from Network Registrar 2.0x to Network Registrar 2.5 on a Solaris server and preserve your database, do the following:
Step 1 Login as root.
Step 2 Run the /etc/init.d/aicservagt stop command to stop the AIC Server Agent.
/etc/init.d/aicservagt stop
Step 3 Run the pkgparam command to list the variable settings. Copy down the settings for DATADIR, LOGDIR, and TEMPDIR.
If you are upgrading from Network Registrar 2.0R0, type:
pkgparam -v AICnwreg2 | grep DIR
If you are upgrading from Network Registrar 2.0R1, 2.0R2 or 2.1, type:
pkgparam -v nwreg2 | grep DIR
Step 4 Run the pkgrm program.
If you are upgrading from Network Registrar 2.0R0, type:
pkgrm AICnwreg2
If you are upgrading from Network Registrar 2.0R1, 2.0R2 or 2.1, type:
pkgrm nwreg2
Step 5 Install Network Registrar, as described in the "Installing Network Registrar on Solaris" section.
Step 6 When the installation program asks where to put the files, specify the settings you noted in step 3.
Step 7 When the installation program asks whether to overwrite the database, answer No.
If you answer Yes, the installation program will overwrite your database with a clean copy.
This completes the procedure for upgrading from Network Registrar 2.0x to Network Registrar 2.5 on a Solaris server. When the upgrade is complete, Network Registrar's services will start automatically.
To upgrade from Network Registrar 2.0x to Network Registrar 2.5 on a Windows NT server and preserve your database, do the following:
Step 1 Run SETUP.EXE
Step 2 Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
Answer Yes to the question about upgrading your existing installation. This will preserves the data in your database.
To upgrade from Network Registrar 2.0x to Network Registrar 2.5 on a Windows NT server without preserving your database, do the following:
Step 1 Run the uninstall program.
Step 2 Perform an initial installation as described in the "Installing Network Registrar on Windows" section.
To install the Network Registrar servers and/or the GUI do the following:
Step 1 Insert the compact disk into your CD-ROM drive or mount the CD-ROM from your remote server.
Step 2 Become the root user by typing su, and then typing the root password.
Step 3 Type the pkgadd command with the -d option that specifies the CD-ROM directory:
# pkgadd -d <CD-ROM>
The installation prompts you for the package you want to install.
Step 4 Select All or the default.
Step 5 Select server and GUI, or server, or GUI.
Step 6 Choose the location of the following directories or accept the defaults.
If the directories do not exist, the installation asks if you want them created. Choose to have the installation create them for you.
Step 7 The installation informs you that it will install scripts that will run as the superuser. Answer Yes. If you answer No, the installation will abort.
Step 8 If you are upgrading Network Registrar from a previous release, answer No to the question whether to overwrite the existing database.
Step 9 The installation copies all the files, and starts the AIC Server Agent, which in turn starts the Network Registrar servers.
Step 10 The installation displays a message informing you that the installation was successful.
Step 11 The installation returns to the opening prompt. Click q to quit the pkgadd program.
For a list of all the files that comprise Network Registrar, see "Network Registrar Information."
To check the status of the Network Registrar servers run the /opt/nwreg2/usrbin/aicstatus command. For information about this command, see "Starting the AIC Server Agent on Solaris" section.
To install the Network Registrar server and/or the GUI on Windows, do the following:
Step 1 Insert the compact disk in your CD-ROM drive.
Step 2 Do one of the following:
Step 3 Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
Step 4 Reboot your system after the installation finishes.
In order to run Network Registrar you need to start Network Registrar's services. You can do this by doing either of the following:
To start Network Registrar's DNS and DHCP servers on Solaris, start the AIC Server Agent as follows:
Step 1 Become superuser.
Step 2 Change to the /etc/init.d directory.
Step 3 Type the aicservagt command with the start argument:
./aicservagt start Starting AIC Server Agent for Network Registrar
Step 4 Check that the servers are running, by typing the aicstatus command:
/opt/nwreg2/usrbin/aicstatus DNS server running (pid: 649) MCD server running (pid: 648) DHCP server running (pid: 650) Server Agent running (pid: 647) MCD Lock Manager running (pid: 651)
To start Network Registrar's DNS and DHCP servers on Windows NT, start the AIC Server Agent as follows:
Step 1 From the Program Manager:
Step 2 From the Control Panel, click Services.
Step 3 From the Service list, select AIC Server Agent 2.0.
Step 4 Click Start.
Step 5 Click Close.
To start Network Registrar you need to start the program and log in to a cluster. A cluster is a DNS and/or DHCP server that share the same Network Registrar database. Adding a cluster tells Network Registrar about the existence of a cluster. To configure or administer the cluster you must also connect to it.
You can start the Network Registrar GUI at anytime---the servers do not need to be running. You cannot save any changes however, unless the servers are running.
Step 1 Type the following at the command line:
/opt/nwreg2/usrbin/ntwkreg
Network Registrar displays the Server Manager.
Step 2 Click Add to add a new cluster.
Step 3 In the Login to cluster dialog box, enter the username admin and the password changeme.
Step 4 Enter your license key.
For more information about licensing, see the "Entering Network Registrar License Key" section.
Step 1 Do one of the following:
Step 2 In the login to cluster dialog box, enter the username admin and the password changeme.
Step 3 Enter your license key.
For more information about licensing, see the "Entering Network Registrar License Key" section.
Step 1 Select Admin>Clusters.
Step 2 In the Cluster dialog box, click the Add Cluster button.
Step 3 In the Add Cluster dialog box, enter the cluster name.
The cluster name must be the name of the host on which the database runs. This is usually the name of the DNS server.
Step 4 If you want to connect the cluster at this time, select the Connect to this cluster check box.
Step 5 Click OK.
Step 6 In the Login for Cluster dialog box for that cluster, enter the username and password.
Step 7 Click OK.
Step 1 Select Admin>Clusters.
Step 2 In the Cluster dialog box, click the Add cluster button.
Step 3 In the Add Cluster dialog box, enter the cluster name.
The cluster name must be the name of the host on which the database runs. This is usually the name of the DNS server.
Step 4 If you want to connect the cluster at this time, select the Connect to this cluster check box.
Step 5 Click OK.
Step 6 In the Login for Cluster dialog box for that cluster, enter the username and password.
Step 7 Click OK.
Step 8 From the License dialog box, click New Key.
Step 9 From the Cluster Properties dialog box, select Edit License Key.
Step 10 Enter the 16-digit license.
Step 11 Click OK.
Posted: Thu Jul 13 11:16:46 PDT 2000
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