IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS program provides functions to help maintain the highest degree of availability for IBM System z® networks. It offers an extensive set of tools for managing and maintaining complex, multi-vendor, multi-platform networks and systems from a single point of control. It provides advanced correlation facilities to automate any network or system event and provides support for both TCP/IP and SNA networks. It also provides a set of user interfaces to meet the needs of any user and management functions that work with other products to provide a complete picture of your networks and systems. Netview for z/OS is also used by other IBM Software Group solutions to provide automation solutions. NetView for z/OS has a solid set of capabilities that have been continuously expanded over the last 25 plus years.
These NetView for z/OS capabilities result in the following benefits:
- Increased network and system efficiency and availability
- Centralized management for TCP/IP and SNA network environments, which reduces the need for duplicate network management systems
- Enhanced operations and message management support to improve and simplify operator interactions and to provide more control in automating and managing day-to-day operations
- Management of larger networks, more resources, and more systems with fewer resources and personnel
With open application programming interfaces, the NetView program can be an integration point for both z/OS and distributed vendors. The NetView program enables the management of networks and systems through graphical display and automation. It reduces the need for manual resource definition and complex automation setup through production-ready automation and extends centralized management into multiple network environments. The NetView program can be used in an enterprise as a centralized manager, a mid-level manager, or a z/OS management endpoint.
The NetView for z/OS program helps maintain system availability and streamline support by consolidating TCP/IP and SNA information from across your enterprise and providing a single platform for automating problem diagnosis. The NetView program can quickly guide support personnel to an appropriate response or even respond automatically.
The NetView program provides the following major capabilities:
- Automation
- IP Management
- Sysplex and System Management
- Enterprise Integration
- SNA Management
- Security
The above information applies to the NetView for z/OS v6.1. See the Documentation Information Center for v6.1.
To access documentation for various NetView for z/OS releases go to Documentation Central for z/OS.
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