What's in this online material?
This online book describes the Netscape administration server and covers basic concepts common to all Netscape SuiteSpot servers. The online help describes the user interface for the administration server and documents how to use it to configure the administration server. It also contains in-depth information about command-line tools. Together, this book and the online help provide a complete documentation set for managing Netscape servers using the administration server.
This book also explains how to:
See the printed SuiteSpot Quick Start card for general information on getting started with these servers.
Conventions used in this book.
Monospaced
font
This typeface is used for any text that appears on the computer screen or text
that you should type. It's also used for file and path names and functions.
Boldface
Boldface type is used for button names and form elements such as input areas
and check boxes.
Italic
Italic type is used for emphasis, book titles, and glossary terms.
Sidebar text
Sidebar text marks important information. Make sure you read the information
before continuing with a task.
|
The vertical bar is used as a separator for user interface elements. For example,
"choose Server Status|Logging Options" means you should click the Server
Status button in the top frame of the Server Manager and then click the Logging
Options link in the left frame.
[ ]
Square brackets enclose commands that are optional. That is, you can omit any
text that appears in square brackets.
< >
Angle brackets enclose variables. When following examples, replace the angle
brackets and their text with text that applies to your situation. For example,
when path names appear in angle brackets, substitute the path names used on
your computer.
/
Forward slash is used to separate directories in a path. If you use the NT
operating system, you might be more familiar with \ in paths, but NT supports
both forward and back slashes.
Unix
Marks text that applies only to the Unix versions of the administration server.
NT
Marks text that applies only to the Windows NT versions of the administration
server.
Navigator requirements
To configure any of the SuiteSpot servers, you need a network browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Navigator Gold 3.0 or later, Netscape Communicator, or any other browser that supports Java and JavaScript. If you don't have a browser installed on your computer, install the version of Netscape Navigator from your SuiteSpot CD. In most cases, this is in the /nav30
directory. Because all configuration forms use Java or JavaScript, you must enable that feature in your browser before you can administer your Netscape SuiteSpot servers. To do this in Navigator:
How to use this book
You should read the first chapter of this book before you install any SuiteSpot server. It contains basic information about the administration server and its features. After reading that chapter, you should plan how you will install your servers. You should then read the installation documentation provided with the individual servers you want to install.
Once you install the servers you can read the rest of this book to learn how to configure the administration server and use it to manage your other Netscape SuiteSpot servers.
Contacting Technical Support
For product-specific Technical Support assistance, see the server product support page at the following URL:
http://help.netscape.com/products/index.html
For general Technical Support assistance, see the Netscape Technical Support Page at http://help.netscape.com
.