Telnet Expert Reports

This product views the TCP/IP network performance from the enterprise level to the remote user connection. Performance indicators are available for Telnet workload and usage. The Telnet Expert Reports become available when the Host Monitor is started.

The Telnet Expert is structured to allow you to view both a global and detailed view of Telnet activity. Telnet, especially TN3270 from the Telnet server, is one of the most frequently used functions of TCP/IP. You may want to know what SNA applications your installation is using, who the top Telnet users are or to diagnose problems with a particular Telnet session. The Telnet Expert Reports allows you to find answers to these and many other questions.

The data provided in these reports is session-based. That is, the session counts are done based on a session initiation and termination record. If no session termination record exists for some reason, there will not be a record of the session. Remember also, that the session is recorded at the time that it finishes. The session may have lasted for 8 hours, but it is recorded at the time it terminates.

If you wish to view time slices of active sessions taken in a sampling mode, please review the Base History reports. You may also want to look at "near time" Telnet activity by viewing the SessionLog Telnet reports. The SessionLog Telnet reports show sessions that are currently in progress or have recently completed.

The Telnet Expert Reports provide two categories of reporting:

Activity (Address Based Reports)

Total Telnet Usage

Total Telnet client or server session and byte activity for the time period chosen.

Top Telnet Users

View the top Telnet client or server addresses performing the session and byte activity for the time period chosen.

Selected Telnet Users

View the details of any Telnet client or server address for the time period chosen.

Selected Telnet User – Detail List

View the sessions or bytes for a specific Telnet client or server application for the time period chosen.

Application Based Reports

Top Telnet Applications/STCs

View the top applications accessed via Telnet.

Selected Telnet Application/STC

Statistics for any application accessed via Telnet.

 

To view a Telnet Expert Report, perform the following steps:

1.      Click on the History tab.

2.      Click the Telnet Expert hyperlink under Expert Reports. The Telnet Expert Reports main screen appears.

3.      Choose Show Graph or Show Report.

4.      Select the report you want to view.

5.      Select the time slice you want to view: Weekly by Day or Daily by Hour.

6.      Select whether you want to report on Telnet client or Telnet server sessions. A Telnet server session is initiated by the remote IP address. A Telnet client session is initiated by the MVS TCP/IP host.

7.      Select if you want to view by DNS name or address. This option only applies to the top Telnet user reports.

8.      Select the starting time using the twenty-four hour clock if you are doing the Daily by Hour report and want to start at an hour other than 0.

9.      Enter the number of bytes, clients, applications, or the specific name / address you want to view:

·        For the Total report category, enter the minimum bytes

·        For Top reports, enter between 1-250 data points if you are requesting a report, or enter a value between 1-20 if you are requesting a graph.

·        For Selected User reports, enter the IP address.

·        For Selected Application reports, enter the Telnet Application name to be viewed.

·        Click Submit. The selected report appears.

10.  Use the Back Arrow on your browser to move between screens.

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