z/OS IP Session Data Window

The z/OS IP Session Data Results window displays the IP session data for a resource. This window displays the results from the session status search that was submitted on the z/OS IP Session Data dialog.

The title of this window consists of the following:

Sorting the Data

You can sort the information in this window in several ways using the options in the Session Data Properties Notebook. You can also use the Locate Resource function in the Session menu to open a view containing a particular resource.

Each of the columns, as described in Available Data, has a header section which contains an up arrow and a down arrow. Clicking on the up arrow on a column sorts the fields in the table, in ascending order, by the current column. Likewise, clicking on the down arrow on a column sorts the fields in the table, in descending order, by the current column.

Filtering the Data

Clicking the plus sign on the right of the header section opens a drop down menu which contains the following options:

Show Filter Row
Adds the filter option to the header section above each column.
Clear All Filters
Removes any filters that have been set from all of the columns.
Select All
Selects the entire table of data.
Deselect All
Clears the selection of any rows or columns that were selected.
To filter the data in the z/OS IP Session Data Window:
  1. Select Show Filter Row from the drop down menu on the plus sign in the upper right corner of the header section. A <no filter> area appears beneath the heading of each column.
  2. Click on the <no filter> area. A field appears into which you can enter the data to appear in the table of data.
  3. Type the string you want to appear in the table of data and press Enter. Only the data containing the string you entered for the column appears.

    Notes:

    1. The filter fields are case insensitive.
    2. No wildcards can be used in the string you enter. Wildcards are not necessary since all data entries containing the string you enter are filtered in. This means that if you enter "XYZ" the string "ABXYZC" appears in the list of data that results.

To see all the data again, select Clear All Filters from the drop down menu of the plus sign.

Available Data

The following information is displayed:

Service Point
The Service Point field displays the name of the TCP/IP stack.
Active Sessions
The Active Sessions field displays the number of active sessions found for the TCP/IP stack.
SP System
The SP System field displays the type of system for the TCP/IP stack.
SP Host Name
The SP Host Name field displays the fully qualified host name for the TCP/IP stack.
SP IP Address
The SP IP Address field displays the fully qualified TCP/IP address for the TCP/IP stack.
SP IPSTAT
The SP IPSTAT field displays the IPSTAT value used by the SP. This is either the value specified for the IPSTAT keyword on the SP's TCP390 AON control file entry or the default value specified in the FKXIPSTAT common global variable. Note: Behaviour is unpredictable for SP IPSTAT values other than "DETAIL" or "SUMMARY", for example if an operator were to accidentally set the FKXIPSTAT common global variable to some other value.

The default SP IPSTAT value of "DETAIL" indicates the IP session data was retrieved using SNMP. SNMP data retrieval is slower than NETSTAT data retrieval, however it returns data for more fields than NETSTAT does. For example, the Connection ID field displays the connection id value when SNMP data retrieval is used. For large numbers of IP sessions, for example 2,000 or more, IP session data retrieval using SNMP may be very slow and may require several minutes.

An SP IPSTAT value of "SUMMARY" indicates the IP session data was retrieved using NETSTAT. NETSTAT data retrieval is faster than SNMP data retrieval, however it does not return data for as many fields as SNMP does. For example, the Connection ID field is blank when NETSTAT data retrieval is used.

An SP IPSTAT value of "MIGRATE" indicates that NetView for z/OS does not have Apar OA06743 applied. IP session data retrieval will be done using an older SNMP method that may be extremely slow for large numbers of sessions. Installing Apar OA06743 is recommended.

NetView Domain
The NetView Domain field displays the domain of the NetView.
MVS Procedure
The MVS Procedure field displays the MVS procedure that was used to start TCP/IP.
Client Port
The Client Port field displays the client port number for an active IP session.
Client Address
The Client Address field displays the TCP/IP address of the active session.
Send
The Send field displays the number of bytes sent per session. This field is blank when SP IPSTAT has a value of "SUMMARY".
Rec
The Rec field displays the number of bytes received per session. This field is blank when SP IPSTAT has a value of "SUMMARY".
Connection ID
The Connection ID field displays the TCP/IP connection ID for the session. This field is blank when SP IPSTAT has a value of "SUMMARY".
Logical Unit (SLU)
The Logical Unit (SLU) field displays the LU associated with the client workstation. This field is blank when SP IPSTAT has a value of "SUMMARY".
Appl (PLU)
The Appl (PLU) field displays the MVS application that the client is in session with. This field is blank when SP IPSTAT has a value of "SUMMARY".
Local Address
The Local Address field displays the local TCP/IP address. This field is blank when SP IPSTAT has a value of "DETAIL".
MVS Socket
The MVS Socket field displays the TCP/IP port assigned for the session type.
Status
The Status field displays the status of the connection. This field is blank when SP IPSTAT has a value of "DETAIL".