Netscape NETSCAPE CONSOLE 6.0 - MANAGING SERVERS, Manual

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A Tour of Netscape Console
Chapter 3 Using Netscape Console 51
Netscape Console Tabs
The main Netscape Console window (shown in Figure 3-1) has two tabs: “Servers
and Applications” and “Users and Groups.” The “Servers and Applications” tab
contains a navigation tree and an information panel. The “Users and Groups” tab
has an interface that you can use to manage entries in the user directory. The
“Users and Groups” tab is discussed in Chapter 5, “User and Group
Administration.”
The Servers and Applications Tab
The “Servers and Applications” tab consists of a navigation tree and an
information panel. The navigation tree represents a Netscape
topology . A topology
is a hierarchical representation of all the resources, or objects (such as servers,
applications, and hosts) , that are registered in a configuration directory. You use
the navigation tree to navigate to the resource you want to work with.
One type of resource in a topology is an administration domain . An administration
domain is a collection of host systems and servers that share the same user
directory.
A number of server groups can exist within an administration domain. A server
group consists of all servers that are managed by a common instance of
Administration Server and that share a server root folder. The individual
servers in
a server group are instances of server software that provide specific services such
as directory database services, messaging, and publishing.
Figure 3-1 shows a sample navigation tree. In this example, the
example.com
administration domain includes three hosts. The
eastcoast
and
midwest
hosts
have Messaging Server groups while the
westcoast
host contains a web server
group. If the administration domain grows, an administrator can install additional
server groups on these hosts. To expand a section of the navigation tree, click the
plus (+) signs. To collapse a section of the tree, click the minus (-) sign.
On the right-hand side of the “Servers and Applications” tab is the information
panel . When you select an administration domain, host, server group, or server
instance in the navigation tree, this panel displays detailed information about it.
Depending on the selected resource, you can edit all or some of these details.
For information on modifying administration domain settings, see “To Modify an
Administration Domain” on page 53. For information on modifying host, server
group, and instance information, see “Modifying Host, Server Group, and Instance
Information” on page 75.