Solstice SunNet Manager
SunNet Manager 2.2.2
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Now more than ever, companies depend on networks to conduct business and to communicate with people around the world. Today, an increasing number of companies are looking for an easy-to-use, flexible, and cost-effective solution for managing their network computing environment that will improve productivity issues and manage operating costs.
Solstice(TM) SunNet Manager(TM) (Solstice(TM) SNM(TM)) software, the market leading network-based, multiplatform performance and fault management platform is the industry-leading network management platform for single domains. Solstice SNM is available on both the SPARC(R) and x86/Pentium(TM) platforms, giving the customer the best-of-breed management platform on both the most popular RISC and CISC systems.
More than 20,000 customers currently use Solstice SNM to monitor and control network and system resources. Using standard management protocols, Solstice SNM is a powerful end user tool, as both a management platform, and a development environment. Integrated tools provide fault, configuration, accounting, performance and security management services. In addition, an integrated, flexible development environment enables vendors, and users, to build custom tools to address unique requirements.
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) enables you to manage resources connected through a TCP/IP network. Along with other SunSoft(TM) products, Solstice SNM manages diverse environments, including DECnet(R) and FDDI networks, and can also interact with IBM's NetView(R) management system. Together with the portfolio of solutions developed by industry partners, Solstice SNM can manage many diverse environments.

Typical Uses of Solstice SNM are:
- Analyze resource performance
- Identify and resolve faults
- Simplify and automate management tasks
Solstice SNM provides a cost-effective solution for managing your network computing environment.
- Simple to install, configure, and operate
- Provides powerful set of integrated management tools
- Utilizes a distributed architecture to manage multi-vendor networks and systems of varying complexity and size
- Complies with industry-standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- Supports SNMP version 2 early-adopters' implementation
- Includes agents and agent developer's kit
- Includes complete management application developer's kit
- Supports numerous third party management applications through the Solstice Solutions Portfolio
- Provides internationalization support
- Provides application compatibility with Solstice Enterprise Manager
A growing portfolio of products and services which can be used with Solstice SNM to provide integrated management solutions are being delivered and developed by third party companies. The development of these third party solutions is fostered by the Solstice Partners Program. The products and services offered by SunSoft and the Solstice Partners are described in the Solstice Solutions Portfolio which provides broad coverage of critical management issues including:
Traditional Management Disciplines
- Configuration management
- Problem solving
- Capacity management
- Security management
- System administration
- Specific device management
Heterogeneous Management Links
- Integrating diverse management protocols
- Providing interfaces to other management systems
- Delivery of integrated management solutions
Solstice SNM includes CD ROM media, Right-to-Use license, and AnswerBook(R) on-line documentation. In addition, Solstice SNM requires:
Hardware
- SPARCstation(TM) or SPARCserver(TM)
- x86/Pentium platform
Operating System Software
- Solaris 2.4 for x86
- Solaris 2.3 or later
- Solaris 1.1.1 (SunOS(TM) 4.1.3) or later
Window Environment
- OpenWindows(TM) 3.1 or later
System Configuration
To purchase Solstice SunNet Manager, in the U.S., call 1-800-SUN-SOFT.
Outside the U.S., please call +1-415-960-3200 for the location of the SunSoft office closest to you.