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This also gives us a break from the steady thoughts of technologies and how they work. Pleasant thoughts abound in such an environment. However, it also makes us aware of the importance of the new technologies and what they mean to us in making our businesses more efficient so we can enjoy such simple pleasures as the weather and nature. Our spotlight this month is on MySQL. Many of you have been asking about it and been quite interested in the prospect of an open-source database running on NetWare. If you’re interested in this, read on. Also, many of you have been asking us about the ability to consolidate servers and make your network easier to manage. Well, first up this month we have an interesting article dealing with that very subject: “Getting the Most Out of the NetWare Server Consolidation Utility” by Bruce Cutler, Trace Eddington, and Glen Davis. Next we have an article from Neil Cashell and Shane Johns, “Troubleshooting Novell iChain 2.1 Authorization Issues.” We also have information on a useful ZEN feature in “How to Configure NIC Teaming Drivers Using INETCFG” by Hemanth Yamijala. Finishing up the AppNotes this month is “How to Configure and Customize the Discovery System in ZENworks for Servers 3” by Prem Mohan Mendhikar. For our Developer Notes section this month, we have the aforementioned article on MySQL by Rob Lyon, “An Introduction to MySQL for NetWare.” We also have another DirXML article from Israel Forst, Hicham Mourad, and Garth Williamson entitled “Effectively Reading a DirXML Trace File.” Of course, we have our ever-popular sections for your perusal. I want to thank all of you that take the time to send us your e-mail comments on these sections. The AppNotes team really looks forward to your thoughts and ideas, as well as your submissions. This month I would like to welcome Jeff Fischer as the newest member of the AppNotes/DeveloperNet University team. Jeff is a skilled programmer and is anxious to start contributing AppNotes material. If you haven’t visited our Web sites lately, I encourage you to do so. Visit the AppNotes at http://www.novell. com/appnotes and DeveloperNet University at http://developer.novell.com/education. As always, I look forward to your feedback on the AppNotes, Developer Notes, Sections, and our two Web sites. Please keep your e-mails and letters coming! Contact me at [email protected]. Until next time, Gamal B. Herbon Editor-in-Chief 1 Contents October 2002 APPNOTES (Spotlight on MySQL for NetWare) 4 Getting the Most Out of the NetWare Server Consolidation Utility Bruce R. Cutler, Trace Eddington, Glen Davis Provides a brief overview of the NetWare Server Consolidation Utility which allows you to copy file system directories from one location in an eDirectory tree to any other location in the same tree. 17 Troubleshooting Novell iChain 2.1 Authorization Issues Neil Cashell, Shane Johns Gives detailed insight into the interfaces and flow control of Novell iChain 2.1’s authorization components, provides a list of available tools, and discusses how to troubleshoot common issues. 32 How to Configure NIC Teaming Drivers Using INETCFG Prem Mohan Mendhikar Discusses how to configure third-party NIC teaming drivers through the INETCFG utility on NetWare servers to provide load balancing and fault tolerance across multiple NICs. 40 How to Configure and Customize the Discovery System in ZENworks for Servers 3 Hemanth Yamijala Covers the basics of configuring and customizing the Discovery system of ZENworks for Servers 3 to tailor the discovery process to your particular needs; also provides troubleshooting information. DEVELOPER NOTES 55 An Introduction to MySQL for NetWare Rob Lyon First in a series that will explore using MySQL on NetWare. Introduces MySQL for NetWare in a simple tutorial format. 65 Effectively Reading a DirXML Trace File Israel Forst, Hicham Mourad, Garth Williamson Walks you through an actual DirXML trace file and explains what is happening at each step of an eDirectory-to-eDirectory driver example scenario. 2 SECTIONS 76 Net Management Network Novice - Managing User Accounts in ConsoleOne Directory Primer - eDirectory Naming Conventions Tips and Tricks - Redirecting the NetWare 5 GUI for Remote Installation of BorderManager, Tips for Running iFolder and BorderManager Together, Novell Event Bus (NEB) Activity and NSS Block Information, Changing the Image/Logo Used in the NetWare Client, Replacing Multiple Attributes with LDIF, Why