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- NMS.TXT Headings:
- 1.0 Appendix E NMS Smart-Launch Support
- 1.1 Enabling LAN Inventory Smart-Launch within NMS
- 1.1.1 Activating the Smart-Launch Feature
- 1.2 Quick Start Guide
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- 1.0 Appendix E NMS Smart-Launch Support
-
- Appendix D provided Btrieve status codes. This appendix provides instructions
- for enabling SiteMeter smart-launch within NMS.
-
- NOTE: In addition to detailed instructions, this appendix also has a quick
- start guide at the end for experienced users.
-
- 1.1 Enabling LAN Inventory Smart-Launch within NMS
-
- Many McAfee customers have expressed an interest in utilizing the McAfee
- network management applications as snap-in applications within the Novell
- NetWare Management System framework. In response to this request, McAfee has
- implemented support for NMS smart-launch with five of its currently
- shipping applications: BrightWorks, LAN Inventory, SiteMeter, NetShield
- and NetRemote.
-
- After following the instructions below, the user will be able to point at an
- object on an NMS map, select a McAfee command from the NMS Tools menu, and
- launch the selected McAfee application in a context-sensitive fashion.
-
- 1.1.1 Activating the Smart-Launch Feature
-
- Use the following procedure to activate the smart-launch feature.
-
- 1. Obtain the McAfee NMS Explorer disk.
-
- Contact your McAfee representative to obtain a copy of the "McAfee NMS
- Explorer" Disk. It is available free of charge.
-
- 2. Copy all files from the NMS Explorer disk.
-
- Two sets of files must be copied from this disk for later use, plus one
- other file must be created.
-
- a. Copy all of the program files (EXE, DLL) to a new directory
- (e.g., NMS\BDI2NMS) on your NMS console (not into the NMS
- directories!).
-
- NOTE: It is important to NOT copy these files into the NMS\BIN directory as
- some of the Novell DLLs that are shipped on this disk may not be the latest
- DLLs available from Novell for NMS.
-
- b. Copy the WLAI.OLF file from this disk into the NMS\OLF directory.
- The McAfee disk includes all .OLF files that are necessary for the
- smart-launch ready McAfee applications. The .OLF file prefixes match
- the McAfee product EXE names (e.g., for SiteMeter the relevant files
- are WLAI.EXE and, therefore, WLAI.OLF).
-
- c. Copy any icon in the NMS\ICONS directory to NULL.ICO. When the
- Novell OLF Introducer (see below) is run it will require a named icon
- (.ICO file) for each class introduction in case the icon were to show
- up on an NMS map. Since McAfee does not force one of its icons onto
- the map, no icons are shipped on this floppy. Any of the icons in
- that directory may be used as the source icon.
-
- 3. Introduce NMS to McAfee.
-
- Note that the Novell N-OLFI.EXE file must be in the NMS\BIN directory.
-
- a. Use Novell's OLF Introducer to add the McAfee classes to the NMS
- database. The Introducer takes .OLF files as input. As mentioned
- above, .OLF files for all smart-launch ready McAfee applications can
- be found on this disk. It is necessary only to introduce those
- applications that are installed to NMS. Choose the classes that you
- need for the McAfee applications that are desired.
-
- b. Run the OLF Introducer (N-OLFI.EXE). This latter program has no
- menu; by default it displays a standard Windows common dialog for
- opening a file. Browse to find the target McAfee .OLF file
- (e.g., FUSION.OLF, WLAI.OLF, SITEMETR.OLF, WNR.OLF), as appropriate.
-
- c. Run the Introducer once for each .OLF file, specifically for
- WLAI.OLF.
-
- HINT: By default the Introducer has no main window; therefore, any
- success/failure indications cannot be seen. Invoke N-OLFI.EXE with a -s
- switch (for "show") to see status messages regarding class introductions.
- The syntax is as follows:
- syntax: N-OLFI.EXE -s
-
- 4. Explore the NMS databases for nodes and servers.
-
- Run the McAfee BDI2NMS.EXE program included on this disk. This program
- requires no "setup," but it should be copied (as mentioned above) to
- its own directory. It requires several DLLs that are included on this
- diskette. These include the NWNETAPI.DLL and several of the N-.DLLs
- from the NMS BIN directory.
-
- When you run BDI2NMS.EXE, you may either run the "Enable All" command or
- select a specific McAfee product, such as SiteMeter. BDI2NMS.EXE uses
- the NMS database APIs to search the NMS data for workstations and servers.
- Smart-launch is enabled for each McAfee product in the following manner:
- o BrightWorks - smart-launch is enabled for servers only
- o SiteMeter and LAI - smart-launch is enabled for all workstations
- and servers
- o NetRemote - smart-launch is enabled for workstations only
-
- NOTE: McAfee COULD have implemented BDI2NMS.EXE so that it would cross-check
- the existence of inventory data or an installed SiteMeter NLM set before
- enabling the smart-launch on an individual basis. However, doing so would
- have made the software slower and would have also required the user to
- perform the NMS database query far more often than is necessary for normal
- use.
-
- To remove these settings within the NMS database, use the Disable All
- command to erase them.
-
- This software has been tested against NMS 1.15 and 2.0. If the NMS database
- is large, the enabling exploration may take a while--this is due strictly
- to the speed of the NMS database callback API.
-
- 5. Smart-launch the desired module.
-
- o BrightWorks - Select the target PC or server where either EQUIP
- or an audit have been run, and then select the BWORKS command in the
- NMS Tools menu. SiteMeter will skip a few steps and invoke the
- inventory details dialog box for the target node. The network number
- and NIC address are used as the synchronization key between
- SiteMeter and NMS.
-
- o LAN Inventory - same as SiteMeter.
-
- o SiteMeter - Select the server within an NMS map where SiteMeter
- is installed, and then select the SiteMeter command in the NMS Tools
- menu. The SiteMeter administration program is launched with an
- Application Usage Monitor showing information on application usage
- on that server.
-
- o NetRemote - Select the target workstation, and then choose the
- NetRemote command in the NMS Tools menu. NetRemote will be invoked
- with the NetRemote options that are configured for the target PC. If
- the target PC is configured for remote control and has "listen"
- enabled, then NetRemote will automatically take control
- of the target PC.
-
- Should you have any questions regarding any of these steps or regarding
- the smart-launch of McAfee applications within NMS, please do not
- hesitate to contact McAfee Technical Support.
-
-
- 1.2 Quick Start Guide
-
- This section offers a brief outline of how to configure McAfee products
- (LAN Inventory, SiteMeter, and BrightWorks) with NMS.
-
- Use the following procedure:
-
- 1. NMS must be installed.
-
- 2. Install McAfee products into the NMS/BIN directory.
-
- 3. Copy all .OLFs from the NMS Explorer diskette to the NMS/OLF directory.
-
- 4. Go into Windows and select the Novell-NMS group icon (or wherever the
- NMS icons are located) and double click on the OLF icon.
-
- If there is no icon, select the Run command from the File menu in the
- Program Manager, browse the NMS/BIN directory for N-OLFI.EXE and choose
- the OK button.
-
- 5. From the NMS/OLF directory, select the .OLF corresponding to the McAfee
- product you are trying to smart-launch and choose the OK button.
-
- 6. Once the OLF is done, select the Run command from the File menu (in the
- Program Manager) and select BDI2NMS.EXE from drive a: (the NMS Explorer
- disk) and choose the OK button.
-
- 7. Once done, select DISCOVER from the Smart-Launch Menu and select either
- ALL or the individual McAfee product.
-
- 8. From the Novell-NMS group icon, select NMS. Then, from the Main Menu,
- select File\Open\InternetMap.
-
- This displays the map of the network.
-
- 9. From the Main Menu, select Tools.
-
- This should show the McAfee products that are smart-launchable.
-
- NOTE: If you launch LAN Inventory, the View/Inventory Site-Last Updated
- screen comes up. For NetRemote, it will control the PC selected. For
- SiteMeter, the usage screen will display.
-
- Also note that this procedure works fine for NMS v1.0. For NMS v2.0, NMS
- looks for a NULL.ICO file during the .OLF step. If there is not NULL.ICO,
- copy any .ICO file as NULL.ICO.
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