CA OS/390 TCP/IP Network Management

Outline

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Objectives
6. Topics Include
7. Duration
8. Minimum Requirements
9. Media

Description

NetMaster/NetSpy OS/390 TCP/IP Management looks at the following products: Unicenter NetSpy Network Performance V6.0 Unicenter NetMaster Network Management for TCP/IP v6.2 Unicenter NetMaster Network Operations v6.2 This Course will give the student working knowledge of managing an OS/390 TCP/IP network using the above products. It takes the student through Installation and Configuration, to discovering IP resources and the management of these resources. The extensive network diagnostic capabilities are also covered.

Audience

- Network Administrators responsible for management and administration of mainframe networks - Operators and Help Desk personnel who are responsible for initial network diagnostics - Capacity Planners responsible for measuring and monitoring the performance of network infrastructure - System Programmers responsible for the installation of this product Prerequisites: - Familiarity with OS/390 networking concepts and facilities - Familiarity with TCP/IP and SNMP - Familiarity with ISPF and TSO - Some knowledge of basic S/390 product implementation techniques, such as SMP/E is desirable

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

• Product Configuration.
• Discovery of Network Resources.
• Monitoring and control of network resources.
• IP connection and general network diagnosis.
• Using the web to access capacity planning reports.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Introduction to Unicenter Mainframe TCP/IP Management

• Description of the three products: NetSpy = Network Performance NetMaster Operations = IP Network diagnosis NetMaster for TCP/IP = Both
• What can be managed?
• How is it managed? Where the products run User interfaces (3270, web, Unicenter)

Unit 2: Installation and Setup

• What to install
• Address spaces
• Modifying the system and IP stack to run NetMaster
• Introduction to Install & Setup Dialog
• Short overview of running the Install and Setup Dialog

Unit 3: General Usage

• Logging on
• Navigate System Menus
• Screen Splits, Skipping and Shortcut commands
• Issuing Commands
• The NetMaster Log
• Setting up NetMaster for web browser access
• Security
• Logoff and Shutdown

Unit 4: Customization & Administration

• ICS
• TCP/IP Administration
• Management Services Administration
• Automation Services Administration

Unit 5: Getting Started with IP Resource Management

• Express Setup to discover TCP/IP resources
• Discussion on the role of the system image
• Detail of the IP resources which can be monitored
• IP Resource Monitor: Accessing it What the display fields are Issuing diagnostic and historical commands against resources Filtering to see only required resources Changing attributes of the resource monitor
• Monitoring IP resource performance: Setting thresholds to monitor performance Actions when a threshold is reached
• Adding additional IP resources (manual addition)
• Management across multiple systems: Link and synchronize Subordinate and focal point management

Unit 6: Monitoring IP Nodes

• The IP Node Monitor: Accessing it Fields Issuing diagnostic and historical commands against IP nodes Filtering
• Node monitor groups: Applying groups to IP nodes
• Monitoring IP node performance: Setting thresholds to monitor performance Actions when a threshold is reached
• Adding new IP nodes

Unit 7: Using the Alert Monitor

• Where alerts come from
• Viewing alerts
• Commands against alerts
• Alert History
• Brief overview of the trouble ticket interface
• Alert forwarding
• Unicenter considerations

Unit 8: Diagnosing TCP/IP Connections

• The TN3270 Connection list: Accessing Applying a filter Commands The TPA
• The IP connection list: Accessing Fast search Userid to IP address correlation, how to make it work Include History Commands The TPA
• IP Connection History: Searching IP History - FTP, TN3270, client API

Unit 9: General Product Functions

• Event Detectors
• PING, Traceroute
• Telnet Client
• MIB-II walk
• Packet tracing
• Command entry (VTAM, console, IP commands)
• NetSpy Agent access
• Access Control: Why perform access control Setup & Administration

Unit 10: Unicenter NetMaster Reporter

• NetMaster Reporter Overview
• Installing Components
• Displaying Reports from the Web
• Security and USS

Duration

(Currently no course duration information)

Minimum Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT (Workstation and Server), Version 4+/Windows 2000, Windows XP.
Hardware – Recommended Configurations:

¨ Windows NT 4.0 Server with SP6 or Windows 2000 Server
¨ Pentium 200Mhz or higher (dual Pentium III processors recommended)
¨ 64 MB RAM (1GB recommended)
¨ 200 MB available hard disk space (1 GB recommended)
¨ Ethernet (10 Mbps) network adapter. Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) recommended.
¨ TCP/IP services
¨ JRun Pro 3.1

¨ IIS 4.0 or greater
¨ Personal Web Server for Windows 95
Client Minimum Configuration: 486processor, with 32MB RAM
Client Recommended Configuration: Pentium II, with 64 MB RAM
Modem: 24.4 kbps or greater
Connectivity Requirements for Datatrain v 4: Any standard TCP/IP connection to an HTTP server.
Macromedia Flash 5: Flash 5 is required. Datatrain detects and warns if Flash is not installed or needs to be upgraded.

Microsoft Internet Explorer – 4.72, 5.00, 5.50, and 6
Netscape – 4.71 and 4.75 (4.72, as well as 6 and greater are NOT supported)
Screen Resolution: Any
Audio: Datatrain v 4 courses do not have audio.

Media

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