NetDirector is a next generation, Web-based Linux and Solaris system administration tool providing secure, easy-to-use, one-to-many management of HTTP, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, Kerberos, File and Print (Samba, NFS, FTP), Email, Users and Groups.   NetDirector is open and extensible so anyone with Java development experience can add a module to manage anything running on their Linux/Solaris servers.  Alternatively, Emu Software can develop a custom module for you, and in a lot less time (weeks, not months) and for a lot less money than you might think.  Contact  sales@emusoftware.com if you'd like a quote.

NetDirector provides the multi-server change capabilities of systems like cfengine with the ease of use of a GUI. You can apply changes immediately or schedule them for later, and with NetDirector you can rollback any change to any previous config. state.  NetDirector also gives you tight role-based permissions so that you know who's making changes to which servers and services.  And all changes are stored in the embedded database for easy review and auditing.  These capabilities dramatically ease regulatory compliance.

If your preference is to manually configure flat files, NetDirector gives you the flexibility to manage this way while preserving the benefits of role-based access controls, change scheduling and change rollback. When you need to make several changes to different servers, rather than opening an SSH session to each box, you can instead log in to NetDirector once,  edit the desired flat files and schedule everything for later.

Unique Features of NetDirector

• Multi-server configuration change capability speeds management of large / distributed networks
• Change scheduling capability
• Rollback to any previous state speeds recovery and reduces application downtime
• Role-based permissions provide security and regulatory compliance
• Server configuration cloning aids disaster recovery, migration and adding new servers

NetDirector provides IT professionals with an intuitive and powerful system for the administration of local and distributed Linux, Solaris and BSD servers, while ensuring that IT executives have an unparalleled level of visibility and control over these assets.

NetDirector allows you to see your network from a simple web GUI, and see only the servers running the service you want to manage at a time. For example, if you need to make changes to your email system and select Postfix, the Server Tree (see Screenshots) will filter to only show you the servers in your network that are running Postfix.

Additional Features

• Configure all your servers from a central console - no more need to connect  to each box individually
  
• Schedule changes for off hours, no need for inconvenient maintainence windows.
  
• You can go straight to the configuration flat files through NetDirector, thus allowing you to configure manually, while still providing the benefits of rollbacks, role-based access control and scheduled changes
• NetDirector's log browser lets you view server and service logs on a per day basis. Just select the server, click the day, and browse the log.
• Use NetDirector to easily manage remote and local servers at the same time
• NetDirector's open API lets you extend the tool to manage additional services
• NetDirector gives you one system for managing all of your Linux, Solaris ad BSD servers
• NetDirector's unique server cloning feature lets you quickly migrate workloads across platforms
  
• NetDirector gives you true on-the-fly application management, whether you have a Windows or a UNIX background
• Experienced Sys Admins can go straight to the configuration flat files through NetDirector, thus allowing them to configure manually, while still providing the benefits of rollbacks, role-based access control and scheduled changes.