The system resources

You manage the Novera EPIC environment by managing the system resources that make up the environment. Combined, the system resources control which clients and services are available for use. The Novera EPIC Kernel is the central component of the Novera EPIC Management System and is what allows you to control the system resources. Each system resource represents a distinct portion of the environment and is accessed on the Resources page of the Novera EPIC Management System. The following resources comprise the Novera EPIC environment:

nov00000.gif Application resources define which Novera applications a user or group can access.

nov00000.gif File system resources define which file systems a user or group can access.

nov00000.gif Group resources define which groups a user belongs to.

nov00000.gif Printer resources define which printers and print queues are available to users and to applications.

nov00000.gif Service resources define the network services users and groups can access.

nov00000.gif User resources define the logins that applications and network services use to connect to the Novera EPIC Kernel.

nov00000.gif Kernel resources define the Novera EPIC Kernels in your environment and the resources that run off each Novera EPIC Kernel. A Novera EPIC Kernel is a Java server that routes a client request for a service to the appropriate service provider and returns the request results to the client.

The Novera EPIC Management System provides an example of how the system resources work together. The Novera EPIC Management System is a Novera EPIC-based client. There is a system resource for it in the LDAP database, and to use it you must have the Admin group assigned to your user login. As a client, the Novera EPIC Management System uses the following Novera EPIC Application Services:

nov00000.gif Directory Service to create, modify, and delete system resources in the LDAP database

nov00000.gif Management Service to interact with the user sessions in a Novera EPIC Kernel

nov00000.gif Event Service to interact with the event database

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Managing Novera EPIC Kernels

Managing users

Managing groups

Managing applications

Managing network services

Managing file systems

Managing printers