Oracle Network Manager, introduced in Chapter 5, is an Oracle-supplied tool that allows the DBA to create and maintain the configuration files required by the Oracle networking products SQL*Net and Net8. Oracle Network Manager will configure the following products:
Provides client-server and server-server communication.
Provides application connectivity across protocols.
Provides name resolution services for SQL*Net and Net8.
Enables the monitoring of network objects using third-party tools.
Provides a variety of add-on features, including security enhancements, DCE integration, native naming adapters, and SNMP support.
For more information on Network Manager and the Net8 Assistant, which provides similar functionality beginning with Oracle8, see Chapter 5.