Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2023

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2018 SP3

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2018 SP2

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2018 SP1

Domain Services for Windows

DSfW

Situation

How to check run-time status of a freshly installed, upgraded or migrated DSfW server ?

Resolution

The health check of a DSfW server can be done by executing script ndsd_dsfw_healthchk.sh . The check runs command-line tools for validating various protocols and services associated with DSfW. If an OES server is installed and configured with Domain Services for Windows technology, it is recommended to check whether DSfW is working properly. Also, It is a good practice to periodically
check the health of s DSfW server. 

Examples

./ndsd_dsfw_healthchk.sh all      runs all options except backup options
./ndsd_dsfw_healthchk.sh ndsd     runs only eDirectory specific checks 
./ndsd_dsfw_healthchk.sh na       runs script with out requiring authentication 
./ndsd_dsfw_healthchk.sh na_all   runs script with no authentication and all options that do not require auth 
./ndsd_dsfw_healthchk.sh no auth  runs for DSfW Servers, not required for eDir server 
./ndsd_dsfw_healthchk.sh -h       to see all script options 
./ndsd_dsfw_healthchk.sh -l       to list configuration options

Additional Information

Administrators can themselves root cause many configuration issues with the script. Even if they cannot, sharing status of the script in SR can speed up the response time and turnaround time.

The script performs 75 tests to check the health of server and reports the errors and warnings if any. For a failed test, the script gives a prompt for quick fix or it suggests a TID to follow.

Added some new scenarios and enhancements in oes2018sp3 and  it is integrated as part of support-config and the new script performs 92 tests.

The health-check can be performed on any non-name mapped or name mapped PDC, ADC and CDC server.