User Guide

Getting Started 13
ConsoleOne User Guide
104-001316-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
1 Getting Started
ConsoleOne
TM
is a Java*-based tool for managing your network and its
resources. By default, it lets you manage:
 Novell
®
eDirectory
TM
objects, schema, partitions, and replicas
 NetWare
®
server resources
If you install other Novell products, additional capabilities are snapped in to
ConsoleOne automatically. For example, if you install Novell eDirectory, the
capability to configure the LDAP interface to eDirectory is snapped in to
ConsoleOne automatically.
This chapter explains what’s new in this ConsoleOne release, why you should
use ConsoleOne instead of legacy tools like NetWare Administrator, and how
to install and start ConsoleOne.
In This Chapter
 “What’s New in This Release?” on page 13
 “Why Use ConsoleOne?” on page 14
 “Accessibility Improvements” on page 17
 “Snap-Ins from Other Products” on page 17
 “Installing and Starting ConsoleOne” on page 18
What’s New in This Release?
This release includes several core capabilities that are new since ConsoleOne
1.2d. The following sections elsewhere in this guide describe these
capabilities: