Net8 Assistant displays a graphical tree view of network objects, and the objects they contain, organized in hierarchies of folders. You can use the navigator pane to view, modify, add, and delete objects in each folder.

When you expand a folder, you see a nested list of objects and folders. When a object is selected, information about the object is displayed in the right pane of Net8 Assistant.

Directory

Displays simple names, called connect identifiers, configured in a directory server

Note: The Directory folder displays if access to the directory has been configured. For more information about directory access configuration and other requirements, see Directory Naming Requirements for Net8 Assistant.

Local

Displays networking elements configured in local configuration files:

• Net service names in the tnsnames.ora file

• Listeners in the listener.ora file

• Profiles in the sqlnet.ora file

Displays Oracle Names servers