............................Contents


1. Overview and Concepts	1-1
..1.1 Licensing	1-1
..1.2 Site and Domain Differences	1-1
..1.3 Management Applications and Agents	1-2
..1.4 SunNet Manager Console	1-5
..1.5 Management Database	1-6
..1.6 Configuration	1-8
2. Planning for Network Management	2-1
..2.1 Planning for Network Management	2-1
3. Creating and Modifying the Management Database	3-1
..3.1 Adding SunNet Manager to Your PATH Variable	3-1
..3.2 Starting the Console	3-2
..3.3 Using IP Discover and IPX Discover	3-8
..3.4 Using IPX Discover	3-11
..3.5 Netware Management System Export/Import Agent	3-12


..3.6 Invoking IPX Discover	3-12
..3.7 Traversing the View Hierarchy	3-16
..3.8 Creating Elements Using the Editor	3-18
..3.9 Creating Aliases	3-24
..3.10 Finding Elements	3-26
..3.11 Modifying Element Properties	3-27
..3.12 Changing Element Types	3-29
..3.13 Moving Elements within a View	3-31
..3.14 Moving Elements from One View to Another	3-31
..3.15 Connecting Elements	3-32
..3.16 Copying Elements	3-34
..3.17 Deleting Elements	3-36
..3.18 Saving the Management Database	3-37
..3.19 Quitting the Console	3-39
4. Requesting Data	4-1
..4.1 Making a One-Time Request for Data	4-2
..4.2 Making a Request for Periodic Data	4-5
..4.3 Prioritizing Requests	4-5
..4.4 Copying Requests	4-14
..4.5 Viewing Incoming Data	4-15
..4.6 Analyzing Stored Data	4-22
..4.7 Printing a Graph	4-31
..4.8 Viewing and Managing Requests	4-32
..4.9 Request States	4-34


..4.10 Viewing and Modifying Properties of a Request	4-35
5. Specifying Event Requests	5-1
..5.1 Specifying an Event	5-2
..5.2 Scheduling Requests Based on Events	5-2
..5.3 Retrieving Single Attributes	5-3
..5.4 Detecting the Presence of an Event	5-24
..5.5 Checking the Cause of an Event	5-25
..5.6 Changing a Glyph State Back to Normal	5-27
..5.7 Glyph Pending State	5-27
..5.8 Propagation of Glyph States	5-29
..5.9 Changing the Propagation of Glyph State Changes	5-30
6. Viewing Reports	6-1
..6.1 Viewing Error Messages and Error Reports	6-11
..6.2 Viewing Traps	6-15
7. Managing Printers	7-1
8. Managing SNMP Devices	8-1
..8.1 Adding SNMP Devices	8-2
..8.2 Creating an SNMP Element in the Database	8-5
..8.3 Setting Up SNM to Receive Traps from a Device	8-8
..8.4 Using the Set Tool to Retrieve SNMP Attribute Values 8 -13
..8.5 Using the Set Tool to Change SNMP Attribute Values	8 -18
9. Creating and Managing a Link	9-1
..9.1 Using the Console's Edit Function	9-1
..9.2 Using IP Discover to Create Manageable Links	9-10


10. Customizing SunNet Manager	10-1
..10.1 Adding Background Image to Current View	10-1
..10.2 Creating Types of Elements	10-6
..10.3 Creating a New Glyph for an Element Type	10-9
..10.4 Modifying the Console Tools Menu	10-10
..10.5 Modifying the Tools Menu for an Element Type	10-12
..10.6 Adding Agents and Glyphs	10-12
11. Network Management Security	11-1
...11.1 Authentication	11-2
...11.2 Access Control	11-2
...11.3 The Security Algorithm	11-3
...11.4 Conferring Right-of-Access	11-4
12. NetWork Layout Assistant	12-1
..12.1 Who Should Use NLA?	12-1
..12.2 What Does NLA Do?	12-1
..12.3 What the Network Layout Assistant Does Not Do	12-2
..12.4 Starting the SunNet Manager Console	12-2
..12.5 Creating the SunNet Manager Console Database	12-4
..12.6 Using the Layout... Option	12-6
..12.7 Using the Overview... Option	12-10
..12.8 Using the Print... Option	12-14
..12.9 The Print Window	12-15
..12.10 Tailoring Your Layouts	12-20
..12.11 Hierarchical Layout Style	12-20


..12.12 Tailoring Your Layout	12-22
..12.13 Hierarchical Layout Style	12-22
..12.14 Circular Layout Style	12-32
..12.15 Symmetric Layout Style	12-41
..12.16 Network Layout Assistant Restrictions	12-45
13. Reference Overview	13-1
..13.1 Overview	13-1
..13.2 Agents and Proxies	13-2
..13.3 SunNet Manager Directories and Files	13-5
..13.4 Environment Variables Used with SunNet Manager	13-9
..13.5 Extending SunNet Manager	13-12
14. Console	14-1
..14.1 SunNet Manager Console	14-1
..14.2 Freezing the Console (Read-Only Mode)	14-4
..14.3 Control Panel Buttons and Menus	14-5
..14.4 View Button	14-10
..14.5 Edit Button	14-11
..14.6 Props Button	14-17
..14.7 Requests Button	14-17
..14.8 Tools Button	14-18
..14.9 Goto Button	14-19
..14.10 Element Glyph Menu	14-20
15. Requests Management	15-1
..15.1 Send Request	15-4


..17.11 Custom Colors	17-33
18. Management Database	18-1
..18.1 Element Type Definition	18-3
..18.2 Element Instance Definition	18-9
..18.3 Connection Definition	18-11
..18.4 Background Definition	18-12
..18.5 Tools Menu Definition	18-13
..18.6 Definition of Requests	18-14
..18.7 Duplicate Databases	18-23
19. SNMP Support	19-1
..19.1 SNMP Proxy Agent Operation	19-2
..19.2 Schema Files	19-8
..19.3 SNMP Host Files	19-10
..19.4 Asynchronous Event Reports (Traps)	19-12
..19.5 SNMP Version 2 Support	19-27
20. Browser	20-1
..20.1 Starting the Browser	20-2
..20.2 Loading Files	20-3
..20.3 Report Streams	20-5
..20.4 Streams Menu	20-10
..20.5 Selecting Streams	20-11
..20.6 Folders	20-13
..20.7 Customizing the Browser	20-15
21. Results Grapher	21-1


..21.1 Results Grapher Window	21-3
..21.2 Graph Properties Window	21-4
..21.3 Displaying Graphs	21-8
..21.4 Merging Graphs	21-11
22. IP Discover	22-1
..22.1 Invoking IP Discover	22-2
..22.2 Discover Tool Configuration	22-5
..22.3 Updating the Management Database	22-19
..22.4 snm_discover Command	22-20
..22.5 The `discover.conf` File	22-25
23. IPX Discover	23-1
..23.1 Function Overview	23-1
..23.2 Forwarding Novell's NMS Alarms to SunNet Manager .	23-4
24. Set Tool	24-1
..24.1 Set Tool Window	24-3
..24.2 Set Information List	24-5
..24.3 Invoking Set Tool from the Command Line	24-7
..Glossary	Glossary-1
..Index	Index-1