Help for Welcome to NetView

This help page describes the Tivoli NetView for z/OS Web layout.

Banner Frame

The Banner frame is the top frame of the main page which says Tivoli NetView for z/OS. This frame stays constant throughout your visit.

Title Bar

The title bar consists of the My Work title, the title for the main/working frame, and the . The My Work title never changes and it is the title of the Portfolio frame. The title for the main/working frame will change with each page displayed in the main/working frame. The will constantly be displayed. Click on the to display help on the current topic in the main/working frame. The help will be displayed in a new window.

My Work Portfolio

The portfolio is displayed in the left frame. The portfolio will be displayed at all times. TCP/IP Support, SNMP Support, and NetView Support display a list of actions a user can perform. To enter an action, click on the link and the page will either be displayed in the main/working frame or in a new window.

My Work
TCP/IP Support 
  • DVIPA Status
  • The DVIPA (Dynamic Virtual IP Addressing) Status page displays the DVIPAs that are configured on the stacks within the sysplex.
  • DVIPA Sysplex Distributors
  • The DVIPA Sysplex Distributors page displays the DVIPA and Sysplex Distributor information such as which stack is the Distributor for the DVIPA and the number of targets and listeners available. It also has links to DVIPA connections and DVIPA management commands.
  • IP Connections
  • The IP Connections page enables a user to search for active connections from the Hostname/IP Address to the Service Point.
  • My IP Commands
  • The IP Commands page enables a user to build and issue any IP or UNIX commands.
  • TCP/IP Commands
  • The TCP/IP Commands page enables a user to issue a Ping or a TraceRte TCP/IP Command.
  • TCP/IP Trace
  • The TCP/IP Trace page enables the user to start, stop and manage IP traces.
    SNMP Support  
  • MIB Browser
  • The MIB Browser page enables the user to view information for MIB objects within a selected host.
  • Real Time Poller
  • The Real Time Poller page enables you to view a real-time graph of the performance data of polling objects within hosts that you specify.
  • SNMP Commands
  • The SNMP Commands page links SNMP command functions including Get, Set, Walk and more.
  • SNMP View
  • The SNMP View page can be used to display the system wide and interface specific MIB data about a selected SNMP capable TCP/IP Resource.
    NetView Support 
  • Command Line
  • The Command Line page enables the user to submit a NetView command and logoff your current operator session.
  • BLOG
  • The BLOG page enables the user to access the NetView log browser.
  • History Log
  • The History Log page enables the user to view and change the settings of the history log.
  • Inform Actions
  • The Inform Log and Actions page enables the user to view, acknowledge, and reissue inform policy actions.
  • NetView Help
  • The NetView Help page enables the user to obtain help about a NetView host command or message.

    Main/Working Frame

    The main/working frame initially has a Welcome to NetView logo. When a user clicks on any of the actions in the portfolio (My Work), the action page will be displayed in the main/working frame. The title frame will show the title of the current action page that is displayed, and the user can obtain help by clicking on the .

    Bottom Frame

    The bottom frame is updated every minute, and also when a user enters into and/or leaves most pages on the main/working frame. This area contains the operator, domain, date and time, Log Off and Sign Off. The operator shown is the ID of the operator who logged on. The domain is the current NetView domain accessed by the operator. The date/time displayed is that of the NetView on which the operator is logged. It is displayed in the format chosen by this NetView operator. The time is also displayed in GMT.

    The Log Off link will log off the task of the operator in NetView and remove the credentials of the operator from the web application server. The next time any interaction with NetView for z/OS occurs, a prompt for a NetView user ID and password will be presented. Note that if you have more than one web browser session logged on with the same operator ID, clicking the Log Off link on one browser will not log you off on all the other browser sessions.

    The Sign Off link will remove the user's credentials from the web application server. After clicking on the Sign Off link, the next time any interaction with NetView for z/OS occurs, a prompt for a NetView user and password will be presented. The Sign Off link will not have any affect on the operators task in NetView for z/OS; the operators task will not be logged off or disconnected.

    Browser Message Area

    The browser message area contains the intermediate status messages.