5.1 An Introduction to Developer Guide

The Developer Guide is designed for developers interested in building management solutions based on AdventNet Web NMS.  This Guide is a reference manual for developers who would like to

• Customize AdventNet Web NMS for specific operating needs.

• Extend the functionality provided in AdventNet Web NMS.

• Package and Deploy the management solution built using Web NMS.

Learning Path

The best way to understand the features of AdventNet Web NMS and how to customize them is to follow this reading sequence.

1. Start with the Web NMS Studio document. The Studio document, which is enriched with working and illustrative examples, guides you through the building process and provides information required by developers to customize their Web NMS using Studio, to achieve technological goals. It explains the basics of working with Studio such as creating and working with Projects, modifying the generated Source to the requirements, etc.

2. Next, work with the Tutorials that guide you to design an EMS. The tutorials can be built using the Studio. The Tutorials provide step by step procedure in using the Studio when designing the EMS.

3. Read through the Javadocs for the Web NMS APIs to get an insight to the different packages, interfaces, classes and methods, and will be of great assistance when you extend and customize Web NMS.

4. Build management solutions over Web NMS using the Studio tool with the help of the 'Developer Guide', which serves as a reference manual through out the building process of Web NMS. Each section in the Developer Guide provides sound examples and helps you to customize and implement certain API configuration parameters and classes in Web NMS.

Prerequisite

Proficiency in Java development with network management concepts and protocols, and Web-based multitier system architecture will help you a lot while going through this guide.