Solstice Sunnet Manager: A Network Management Guide (J. Ranade Workstation Series)

Want to keep up with the bundling of Sun Microsystems' SunNet Manager with its new Solstice package? Here's everything you need to know about how to install, start up, operate, and customize SunNet Manager for your current network environment. You'll learn how to develop the best modeling techniques for your network situation, as well as gain insights into other network management-related factors associated with the bundled Solstice.Valuable tips on gathering data help you troubleshoot and manage your network more effectively. You'll also gain a practical understanding of the RPC protocol and underlying mechanisms of SunNet Manager.Source code is provided on the accompanying disk, which also contains a sample SNMP agent that can be ported to other platforms that are not directly manageable by Sun agents. This agent is especially useful in hybrid environments - such as Sun and RS/6000 - where it is difficult to use a single network management package to manage diverse platforms.