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DDNS Server Administrator Help


DDNS Server Administrator Window

The DDNS Server Administrator Window enables you to add, modify, delete, or view configuration information for your DDNS name server. The items in the configuration are displayed in two panes:

Configuration actions are available through:

Additional windows and notebooks are displayed either directly or indirectly from the DDNS Server Administrator Window.

Name Server Pane

The name server pane, which is located on the left side of the DDNS Server Administrator Window just below the tool bar, displays the name server and its primary and secondary domains.

The following items can be displayed in the name server pane:


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An IBM Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) server


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Dynamic primary domain, a domain for which the DDNS server is primary and which can contain both hosts that are configured dynamically (by a dynamic client) and hosts that are configured statically (by the system administrator)


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Static primary domain, a domain for which the DDNS server is primary and which contains only hosts that are statically defined


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Secondary domain, a domain for which the DDNS server is secondary

To modify or view the configuration information for a selected item, use the tool bar, the menu bar, or a pop-up menu (displayed by clicking mouse button 2 on the item). You can also double-click the item.

Host Pane

The host pane, which is located on the right side of the DDNS Server Administrator Window just below the tool bar, displays hosts and alias hosts for the selected domain.

Note:

To turn off the display of the host pane, click View, Show No Hosts on the menu bar. To display the host pane, click View, Show All Hosts or View, Show n Hosts (where n is the number specified in Edit, Settings, Number of Hosts to Show) on the menu bar.

The following items can be displayed in the host pane:

Note:

A reserved name has a SIG resource record or a KEY resource record (or both), but not enough information to determine whether it is a host or an alias host, and can be converted either to a host or to an alias host.


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Dynamic host in a primary domain


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Static host in a primary domain


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Host in a secondary domain


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Dynamic alias host in a primary domain


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Static alias host in a primary domain


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Alias host in a secondary domain


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Reserved name in a primary dynamic domain


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Reserved name in a secondary domain

To modify or view the configuration information for a selected item, use the tool bar, the menu bar, or a pop-up menu (displayed by clicking mouse button 2 on the item). You can also double-click the item.

Menu Bar

Use the menu bar of the DDNS Server Administrator Window to configure your DDNS name server, to view the configuration, and to control the view of the configuration.

The menu bar has these choices:

File Menu

Use the File pull-down menu on the DDNS Server Administrator Window menu bar to create, open, or save a configuration or to exit the program.

The File pull-down menu has these choices:

New...
Displays the Domain Name Server Notebook, which enables you to start a new configuration.

Note:

The new boot file will be written in the NAMEDB subdirectory in the directory specified by the ETC environment variable, and any existing configuration will be overwritten.

Open...
Opens an existing configuration after you specify the boot file for the configuration on the Open Boot File Window.

Note:

The new boot file will be written in the NAMEDB subdirectory in the directory specified by the ETC environment variable, and any existing configuration will be overwritten.

Save
Saves the current configuration.

Note:

The boot file is saved in the NAMEDB subdirectory in the directory specified by the ETC environment variable. Other configuration files are saved as specified in the Files tabs of the Domain Name Server Notebook and the Primary Domain Notebook. If you are overwriting files and have set Edit, Settings, Notify Before Overwriting Files (on the menu bar) to on, the File Save--Overwriting Files Notebook is displayed.

If the boot file read in contains a directory statement, the directory specified is incorporated into the path names for the appropriate files and the directory statement is removed. Any bogusns, check-names, include, limit, options, sortlist, stub, or xfrnets statements that are in the boot file when it is read in are written as is, without any validation, when the boot file is saved.

Exit
Exits the DDNS Server Administrator program.

Edit Menu

Use the Edit pull-down menu on the DDNS Server Administrator Window menu bar to customize this program or to delete items from the configuration.

The Edit pull-down menu has these choices:

Settings
Allows you to customize the DDNS Server Administrator program.

Write errors to files
Causes errors to be written as comments in the configuration files. You can view the errors by clicking View, Configuration File Errors on the menu bar. The default setting is on. When this is set to off, errors are not saved.

Notify before overwriting files
Causes a notification to be displayed if files will be overwritten when you click File, Save on the menu bar. The default setting is on. When this is set to off, files are overwritten without any notification.

Number of hosts to show...
Displays the Number of Hosts Notebook, which enables you to specify how many hosts to display at a time in the host pane.

Dynamic data properties...
Displays the Dynamic Data Properties Notebook, which enables you to specify the amount of time that dynamic data is valid.

Reinitialize server after saving
Specifies when the server is to be reinitialized with the configuration changes after the configuration data is saved.
Always
(The default)
Never
Prompt me

Automatically separate data in dynamic domains
For domain data that is not separated into dynamic and static data when it is read in, specifies whether to separate the data.

Note:

The default for new dynamic domains is to separate the data.
Always
Never
Prompt me
(The default)

Trace
Turns on the trace for the DDNS Server Administrator program when necessary for debugging problems.

Note:

Turn on the trace only when instructed to do so by IBM.
Delete
Deletes the selected item from the configuration. When a Delete Confirmation message is displayed, click Yes to delete the item or No to cancel the deletion.

Note:

When you delete a dynamic host, the host becomes a reserved name in the DDNS Server Administrator program because the SIG resource records cannot be deleted.
Find...
Displays the Find Window, which enables you to find a specified item, such as a host or domain, in your configuration and opens the notebook for that item.

Configure Menu

Use the Configure pull-down menu on the DDNS Server Administrator Windowmenu bar to add or modify items in the configuration.

The Configure pull-down menu has these choices:

Modify Selected Item...
Displays the notebook for the selected item in the name server or host pane as follows:

You can also select this action from the tool bar or from the pop-up menu for the selected item.

Import primary domain from file...
Enables you to use existing domain data file to define a primary domain after you specify the file to use on the Import Domain Data from File Window.

Add Primary Domain...
Displays the Primary Domain Notebook so that you can add a primary domain. Configure each domain either as a dynamic (the default) or static domain.

Note:

If you want to configure several domains, you must finish configuring one and close the notebook before you can start configuring another.

You can also select this action from the tool bar or from the pop-up menu for the name server.

Add Secondary Domain...
Displays the Secondary Domain Notebook so that you can add a secondary domain.

Note:

If you want to configure several domains, you must finish configuring one and close the notebook before you can start configuring another.

You can also select this action from the tool bar or from the pop-up menu for the name server.

Add Host...
Displays the Add Hosts Window so that you can add one or more static hosts to a primary domain. For each host, you can provide host IP address information as well as mail exchanger (MX), host information (HINFO), and text (TXT) resource record information.

You can also select this action from the tool bar or from the pop-up menu for a selected primary domain.

Add Alias...
Displays the Alias Host Notebook so that you can add an alias. The static alias or alternative name information for a host name is stored in the canonical name (CNAME) resource record.

Note:

You can add an alias for a host that does not yet exist.

You can also select this action from the tool bar or from the pop-up menu for a selected primary domain.

Server Menu

Use the Server pull-down menu on the DDNS Server Administrator Windowmenu bar to control the name server.

The Server pull-down menu has these choices:

Stop the name server
Stops the name server if it is started.

Start the name server
Starts the name server if it is stopped and reads in the most recently saved configuration information.

Reinitialize the name server
Reinitializes the name server with the most recently saved configuration information.

Check the name server status
Displays the Server Status Window.

View Menu

Use the View pull-down menu on the DDNS Server Administrator Windowmenu bar to view your configuration and to control the view of the configuration.

The View pull-down menu has these choices:

Expand All
Expands the lists in the name server and host panes.

Collapse All
Collapses the lists in the name server and host panes.

Show No Hosts
Removes the host pane from the DDNS Server Administrator Window.

Note:

To display the host pane, click View, Show All Hosts or View, Show n Hosts.

Show All Hosts
Displays all the hosts in the host pane.

Show n Hosts
Displays the hosts, n at a time, where n is the number specified in Edit, Settings, Number of Hosts to Show

Show next n Hosts
Displays the next n hosts, where n is the number specified in Edit, Settings, Number of Hosts to Show

Show previous n Hosts
Displays the previous n hosts, where n is the number specified in Edit, Settings, Number of Hosts to Show

Boot File Data...
Displays the Boot File Data Window

Domain Record Data...
Displays the Domain Data Window, which shows the domain data for the selected domain.

Configuration File Errors...
Displays the Configuration File Errors Notebook.

Help Menu

Use the Help pull-down menu on the DDNS Server Administrator Windowmenu bar to access help information for this program.

The Help pull-down menu has these choices:

Contents
Displays the help table of contents.

General Help
Displays help for this window.

Getting Started
Gives a brief overview of this program.

How Do I
Describes basic tasks for this program.

Product Information
Describes the product version and copyright.

Tool Bar

Use the Tool Bar of the DDNS Server Administrator Window to quickly access frequently used actions on the menu bar.

The tool bar has these buttons:

Modify Parameters

The Modify Parameters push button on the DDNS Server Administrator Window tool bar displays the notebook for the selected item in the name server or host pane, as follows:

Add Primary Domain

Use the Add Primary Domain push button on the DDNS Server Administrator Window tool bar to define one or more domains for which this name server is primary. Clicking the Add Primary Domain push button displays the Primary Domain Notebook.

Add Secondary Domain

Use the Add Secondary Domain push button on the DDNS Server Administrator Window tool bar to define one or more domains for which this name server is secondary. Clicking the Add Secondary Domain button displays the Secondary Domain Notebook.

Add Host

Use the Add Host push button on the DDNS Server Administrator Windowtool bar to define static hosts in primary domains. Clicking the Add Host button displays the Add Hosts Window.

Add Alias

Use the Add Alias push button on the DDNS Server Administrator Window tool bar to add an alias. Clicking the Add Alias button displays the Alias Host Notebook.

Pop-Up Menus

Pop-up menus, which are available on the DDNS Server Administrator Window, provide you with a convenient way to access actions specific to a selected item.

To display pop-up menus, click mouse button 2 on a selected item in the name server or host pane. Choose the desired action when the pop-up menu is displayed.

The following windows are available only from pop-up menus:

Additional Windows and Notebooks

In addition to the major notebooks and windows, the following windows and notebooks are displayed from the DDNS Server Administrator Window:


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