Managing network services

The Service resource lets you manage information about the network services in your environment. It also lets you create a central repository of service information in the LDAP database. The service information consists of the host name, the configuration file, and the management applet classes and parameters.

To create a service record

1. On the Resources page, click the Services icon.

2. In the Resource menu, click Create New Resource Instance.

3. On the General property sheet, type information in the following boxes:

nov00000.gif Service Name

nov00000.gif Kernel, which is the name of the Novera EPIC Kernel.

nov00000.gif Host Name

nov00000.gif Configuration File, which is the name of the configuration file for the service. This information is optional.

nov00000.gif Access Package, which identifies the package from which objects can be remotely instantiated in the service

nov00000.gif Mgmt Applet Class Name, which is the fully-qualified package name of the class file that manages the service.

nov00000.gif Run Internal/Run External, which selects whether service is an integrated application or separate from the invoking daemon.

To modify a service record

1. On the Resources page, double-click the Services icon.

2. Click the service you wish to modify.

3. On the General property sheet, modify any of the following information. You cannot change the Service Name or the Novera EPIC Kernel.

nov00000.gif Host Name

nov00000.gif Configuration File, which is the name of the configuration file for the service. This information is optional.

nov00000.gif Access Package, which identifies the package from which objects can be remotely instantiated in the service.

nov00000.gif Mgmt Applet Class, which is the fully-qualified package name of the class file that manages the service.

nov00000.gif Run Internal/Run External, which selects whether service is an integrated application or separate from the invoking daemon.

To delete a service record

1. On the Resources page, double-click the Services icon.

2. Click the service you wish to delete.

3. In the Resource menu, click Delete Resource Instance.

Tip

nov00000.gif After you make changes on the property sheet, you must click either the Reset button or the Apply button before you move to another resource. Reset cancels the changes you made, while Apply saves the changes.

nov00001.gif Related topics

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