Other actions in the Management Console

Jump to Box

The Jump to Box is a field that can be used to quickly open a single object in the Men&Mice Suite by entering the object name. Using the ‘Jump to Box’ you can open the following object types:

• DNS Zone

• DNS Record

• IP Address Range

• DHCP Scope

• IP Address in an IP Address Range or a DHCP Scope

The ‘Jump to Box’ is located at the bottom of the sidebar on the left. Additionally the shortcut Shift-J can be used to move the focus to the ‘Jump to Box’.

To use the ‘Jump to Box’, do the following:

1. Navigate to the Jump to Box or press Ctrl+J.

2. Enter the name of the object you want to open and click the Jump to icon to the right of the field (or press Enter). If more than one matching object is found, a dialog box displays in which you can select the object instance you want to open.

Note

You must enter the exact name of the object you want to open. For example, if you want to open a zone by the name myzone.local, it is not sufficient to enter just ‘myzone’ or ‘myzone.lo’ – you must enter ‘myzone.local’. The same applies for DNS records, IP Address Ranges, DHCP Scopes and IP Addresses.

Program Preferences

You can set some default behaviors for the Men&Mice Management Console using the Options dialog box.

On the menu bar, select Edit –> Preferences. The Options dialog box displays.

Log Window

Initial log size

The server logs are kept by the servers. When the Management Console connects to a server and the log window is opened, the Manager downloads the most recent portions of the server’s log. The amount downloaded (in kilobytes) will be equal to the value set in the Initial log size field.

Max log size

The maximum log size determines how much of a server’s log can be retained by the Management Console at any one time. Once the maximum size is reached, the Manager will discard old log entries as necessary to make room for the new ones. Log entries discarded by the Manager Console are retained on the log that the server maintains. The Max log size field can be set to any value between 1 and 1024 KBs. The default value is 100 KB.

Log interval

Whenever the log window is open, it will continually update itself (the log) from the server. The interval between sequential updates can be set to any value between one and thirty seconds. The default value is every five seconds.

New Zone Window

Show TTL

This checkbox is enabled by default. If you clear this checkbox, the TTL column will not be included in any new zones that you create.

Show comment

This checkbox is enabled by default. If you clear this checkbox, the Comment column will not be included in any new zones that you create.

Console

You can configure how the Console Window behaves when new entries are added to the window.

Do nothing

If this option is selected, entries are added ‘silently’ to the console window. If the window is hidden, it is not displayed when new entries are added.

Display Console if hidden

If this option is selected, the console window will be displayed when new entries are added.

Bring Console to front

If this option is selected, the console window will be displayed as the front-most window when new entries are added.

Search/Update Wizard

This utility allows you to find, create, modify, or delete records in multiple zones and DHCP Scopes using a single action.

There are three search options available:

DNS Resource Records

Refer to DNS resource records for further information.

DCHP Scope Options

Through this function, you replace, delete or search for option values.

IP Addresses

Through this function, you can find an IP Address in any IP Address range and display the results in the IP Address range window.

To launch the Search and Update Wizard, do the following:

1. From the menu bar, select Query –> Search and Update Wizard. The Search and Update Wizard dialog box displays.

2. Select the type of search you want to perform.

3. Complete each screen as you move through the wizard.

Lease History

Through this function, you view the lease history for your MS and ISC DHCP servers.

Note

You must be a member of the DHCP Administrator group to view the DHCP lease history. Lease history collection must be enabled for this function to work.

To view the DHCP lease history:

1. From the menu bar, select Query –> Lease History. The Lease History Query tab displays.

Find DHCP leases where

Select if you want to query by IP Address, MAC Address, Server Address, Hostname or Description.

Starting on/Ending on

To query based upon a date range, type the starting and ending range dates. For example, to find all changes made in 2007, in the Starting on field type 1/1/2007 and in the Ending on field, type 12/31/07. For example, to find all changes made in 2007, in the Starting on field type 1/1/2007 and in the Ending on field, type 12/31/07.

2. Click Search. Any matching results are displayed in the lower portion of the window.

Exporting Search Results

To export the results as a CSV file, do the following:

1. Display the lease history.

2. Search for the desired history.

3. When the applicable change history is shown, click the Export button. The Export records to CSV file dialog box displays.

4. Select the drive, directory, subdirectory, etc. into which you want to save the CSV file.

5. Click Save.

Object Change History

Through this function, you can display a log of all changes that have been made to any object such as the date and time of the change, the name of the user who made it, the actions performed, and any comments entered by the user.

There are two ways to search/view the object change history:

• From the Menu Bar. With this option, you select the type of object to search change history for.

• Through the Object Browser. With this option, you select the object first, and then search for the change history.

Accessing via the Menu Bar

1. From the menu bar, select Query –> Object History. The History Query tab displays.

Where text contains

Type any words that the text contains.

Made by

Type the user login name.

Starting on/Ending on

To query based upon a date range, type the starting and ending range dates. For example, to find all changes made in 2007, in the Starting on field type 1/1/2007 and in the Ending on field, type 12/31/07. For example, to find all changes made in 2007, in the Starting on field type 1/1/2007 and in the Ending on field, type 12/31/07.

Only show objects of type

Click the drop-down list arrow, and select the type of object for which you want to find change history.

Limit to ____ Results

Enter the maximum number of results to display.

2. Click Search. Any matching results are displayed in the lower portion of the tab.

Accessing via the Object Browser

1. In the Object Browser, open the desired object category (e.g., DNS Zones, DNS Servers, etc.).

2. Locate the object for which you want to view the history.

3. Right-click and, from the shortcut menu, select View History.

The History window displays showing all the history for the selected object.

4. If you wish to query the results, click the + in the upper left corner of the dialog box.

5. Following the directions under Accessing via the Menu Bar to enter the query information.

Exporting Search Results

To export the results as a CSV file, do the following:

1. Display the object change history.

2. Display the Query Change History search criteria fields.

3. Search for the desired change history.

4. When the applicable change history is shown, click the Export button. The Export records to CSV file dialog box displays.

5. Select the drive, directory, subdirectory, etc. into which you want to save the CSV file.

6. Click Save.

Men and Mice Suite Log

Through this function, you can display log messages generated by the Men&Mice Suite.

Note

You must be a member of an Administrator group to view the log messages.

To view the log messages, do the following:

1. In the main Men&Mice window, move to the menu bar and select Query –> MenMice Suite Log. The Men&Mice Suite Log tab displays.

Search For

Type the information to query.

Starting on/Ending on

To query based upon a date range, type the starting and ending range dates. For example, to find all changes made in 2007, in the Starting on field type 1/1/2007 and in the Ending on field, type 12/31/07.

Log level

Click the drop-down list, and select the desired level – e.g., Error, Notice or Warning.

2. When all selections/entries are made, click Search. Any matching results are displayed in the lower portion of the window.

3. The Quick Filter allows you to further refine the search results. As you type in the field, results that are not applicable are removed. To export the results as a CSV file, do the following:

   • Click the Export button. The Export records to CSV file dialog box displays.

   • Select the drive, directory, subdirectory, etc. into which you want to save the CSV file.

   • Click Save.

Object Folders

To help in organizing your IP Address ranges, DNS Zones, and DHCP scopes, you can create folders and subfolders into which you can place one or more objects. You can also rename and delete folders, as well as specify access to ranges within the folder (once objects have been moved into it).

Creating a New Folder

When you create a new folder, you can move objects from the “master” list into this new folder. However, the objects always remain in the master list as well.

To create a folder, do the following:

1. In the Object List, right-click on either IP Address ranges, DNS Zones, or DHCP scopes.

2. From the shortcut menu, select New folder. The Create Folder dialog box displays.

3. Type a name for the folder.

4. Click OK. The new folder now displays in the Object List.

5. To move an object into this new folder, simply highlight it and drag and drop it into this folder.

Creating a Subfolder

If desired, you can add a subfolder underneath any existing folder.

Warning

If you move an object from another folder into a subfolder, the object no longer appears in the original folder. This is not the case, however, when you move an object from the master list. The object always remains in the master list, regardless of what folder/subfolder a copy is moved to.

In the Object List, click + next to the object type where you want to create the subfolder. The object expands to show any currently defined folders.

1. Right-click on the folder to which you want to add a subfolder.

2. From the shortcut menu, select New Folder.

3. In the Create Folder dialog box, type a name for the new subfolder.

4. Click OK. You can now move objects into this subfolder by dragging/dropping them from the list on the right.

Renaming a Folder

You can rename any folder by doing the following:

1. Select the folder you want to rename.

2. Right-click and, from the shortcut menu, select Rename.

3. In the Rename folder dialog box, type the new name for the folder.

4. Click OK. The object list refreshes and the new folder name displays.

Specifying Access for Folder Items

Once you have created a folder and moved objects into the folder, you can assign permissions to the ranges in the folder to control who can work with those objects. Choosing access for a folder does not set the access for the folder, but merely selects all objects in the folder and applies the access settings to these objects.

To specify access for item/items in a folder, do the following:

1. Right-click on the folder and, from the shortcut menu, select Access.

2. In the Access Control dialog box, select the group/user (or add a new group/user). Then, specify the permissions for the user.

3. Click OK.

4. If desired, enter a Save Comment when prompted.

Deleting a Folder

When deleting a folder, the objects within the folder are not deleted and remain intact.

To delete a folder/subfolder, do the following:

1. Right-click on the folder and, from the shortcut menu, select Delete.

2. When the confirmation message displays, click Yes.