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Annex Manager R3.0 Release Notes
AnnexManagerisanSNMP-basedmanagementapplicationthatuses
the X Windows/Motif graphical user interface. Annex Manager is
specifically designed to manage Bay Networks Remote Access Servers,
and is not intended as a general purpose network manager. While Annex
Manager can detect SNMP devices that are not Annexes, you can not use
it to configure a non-Annex device. Annex Manager R3.0 runs on a
workstationplatformrunningBSDUnix(SUNSparc,HP,RS/6000).The
user interface is built to the X Windows/Motif standard. Annex Manager
is designed to run stand-alone and contains all the necessary SNMP
protocolroutines and X Windows/Motif binarylibraries. The installation
process copies the appropriate binary executable and all associated help
and data files from the distribution media onto the workstation's disk
store. Annex Manager can be loosely coupled with several standard
network management products such as SunNet Manager, HP/Openview,
orNetviewforIBMAIX.AnnexManagerdoesnotuse theAPIinterfaces
provided by those products.
Why Use Annex Manager?
Annex Manager allows a system administrator to monitor and configure
Annexes in a network. Annex Manager is a host based, window oriented,
configuration and management application. The displays and user
interface conform to the X Windows/Motif standard. Annex Manager
works best with a color monitor directly attached to a workstation or a
color X Windows terminal connected to a networked UNIX host. In
addition, it supports a grey-scale X Windows terminal attached to a
workstation.
Annex Manager's configuration tool is easy to learn and use. It supports
thefunctionalityoftheolderhost-basedNAconfigurationtoolinaneasier
to use format. Annex Manager is specifically designed to configure and
manage Annex products. Its features depend on the proprietary MIB
defined forthe Annex andon the variousstandard MIBs supported by the
Annex. Therefore, Annex Manager cannot manage other SNMP
