IBM NetView Network Planner/2 Availability
DATE 940315 CATEGORY WS00, WS20, CM00, CM20 TITLE IBM NETVIEW NETWORK PLANNER/2 AVAILABILITY ABSTRACT NetView (R) Network Planner/2 is an Operating System/2 (R)
(OS/2 (R)) planning tool for managing enterprise-wide inventory and assets of networks, systems, and the resources within them. IBM NetView Network Planner/2 includes: o Data model support for software, equipment, features, locations, circuits, organizations, people and financial information using SQL database technology o An easy-to-use tool for displaying and changing planning information o Graphical support for easily visualizing complex logical and physical relationships. IBM NetView Network Planner/2 also provides a facility for exchanging information with the Resource Object Data Manager (RODM) of NetView Version 2 to enable more effective network management from a single point and to supply data to Trouble Ticket/6000 to reduce duplicate data entry. Samples are provided to prime the IBM NetView Network Planner/2 database from the databases of products such as IBM LAN Network Manager and IBM LAN NetView Management Utilities. Reference: For additional product information on IBM NetView Network Planner/2, refer to Software Announcement 293-736, dated December 14, 1993. On December 31, 1993, IBM shipped NetView Network Planner/2 to customers to validate its quality objectives; validation activities with these customers have confirmed readiness of the product. One-Time Charge: $3,995 Planned Availability Date: March 25, 1994 (R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation IN BRIEF . . . IBM NetView Network Planner/2 allows users to: o Define network and system resources, and store the resources on an administrative database to track inventory and assets o Collect and store connectivity data and viewing attributes for resources o Accept data from and share data with other databases using standard SQL import and export functions o Generate a file to load the NetView RODM o Import data from existing RODM load files to reduce redefinition of existing RODM objects o Manipulate and visualize resource information (network and system) using a graphical user interface.
PRODNO 5622-167 OVERVIEW DESCRIPTION
NETWORK AND SYSTEM CONFIGURATION RESOURCES IBM NetView Network Planner/2 provides customers with the facilities necessary to: o Define network and system resources o Store the resources on an administrative database to track inventory and assets. The resources can be anything that applies to the system or network, such as a workstation, circuit or software product. In addition to inventory attributes, IBM NetView Network Planner/2 can collect and store connectivity data and viewing attributes for resources. This data can be shared with users (operations staff) through the NetView Graphic Monitor Facility. The configuration data can be viewed graphically, making visualizing relationships easier. The resources that can be used with NetView include: o Non-SNA resources defined in the NetView Graphic Monitor Facility Host Subsystem data model o SystemView (R) defined resources for Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (TM) (APPN (R)) o SystemView managed resource objects, such as those used by the IBM MultiSystem Manager MVS/ESA (TM). ENABLING NEW APPLICATIONS: IBM NetView Network Planner/2 enables new applications by providing the capability to collect asset, configuration, inventory, organizational and operational data about network and system resources in a single structured database. CENTRALIZED CONTROL: IBM NetView Network Planner/2 provides a network administrator with the ability to generate an illustration of a network, so that the elements of the network can be more easily managed from one central location. (TM) Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation DATA SHARING IBM NetView Network Planner/2 can accept data from and share data with other databases using standard SQL import and export functions. Information on how to map imported information to the database definition of IBM NetView Network Planner/2 is included in the product documentation. IBM NetView Network Planner/2 can generate the file to load NetView's RODM. The process of manually generating this load file can be very complex and time consuming. With IBM NetView Network Planner/2, the file is easily and quickly generated once the administrative database is defined. In addition, IBM NetView Network Planner/2 allows users to browse the load file before it is sent to RODM. With the Network Planner Inventory Exit distributed feature installed on the NetView Graphic Monitor Facility (NGMF) workstation, the NGMF command pull-down creates a direct link to the selected resource in the IBM NetView Network Planner/2 database. IBM NetView Network Planner/2 can also generate a file in the format that Trouble Ticket/6000 can accept, allowing IBM NetView Network Planner/2 to share configuration data with this problem management system. IBM NetView Network Planner/2 can import data (created by the RODMUNLD utility, other applications, or end users) from existing RODM load files to reduce redefinition of existing RODM objects. A utility is provided to instantiate the database with configuration data from IBM LAN NetView Management Utilities. In addition, samples are provided to collect configuration data from products such as LAN NetView Management Utilities and IBM LAN Network Manager, which can be used as models to prime the database from other sources. These samples will be automatically shipped to users of record. Through IBM Distributed Database Connectivity Services/2 (DDCS/2), data that IBM NetView Network Planner/2 collects can be physically stored in DATABASE 2 (TM) (DB2 (R)) or any other Distributed Relational Database Architecture (TM) (DRDA (TM)) supported database in the enterprise. ACCESS TO ENTERPRISE DATA: IBM NetView Network Planner/2 uses an SQL database, so the data can be shared with other SQL databases using standard SQL import and export functions. In addition, with DDCS/2, asset information can be made available across platforms throughout the enterprise. ENABLING NEW APPLICATIONS: Resource and configuration data that IBM NetView Network Planner/2 collects can be loaded into NetView's RODM to display graphically or enable automation, or the data can be sent to Trouble Ticket/6000 to prime configuration fields in problem reports. ADMINISTRATOR PRODUCTIVITY: The capability to prime the IBM NetView Network Planner/2 database with existing configuration data from a RODM load file, LAN NetView Management Utilities and other SQL databases reduces manual entry. Through the construction of SQL applications, IBM NetView Network Planner/2 can easily generate customized reports. GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE IBM NetView Network Planner/2 has a graphical user interface that permits easy visualization of complex logical relationships. The program uses point and click capability and drag and drop capability to foster quick manipulation of the database. IBM NetView Network Planner/2 also provides a HELP function to assist users with questions. USER FRIENDLY INTERFACE: By using the graphical user interface, IBM NetView Network Planner/2 makes it easier to describe network and system objects. Users can easily define, store and manipulate information about network and system resources. In addition, users can easily view RODM load files with the load file browse utility. INDUSTRY STANDARDS: IBM NetView Network Planner/2 is CUA (TM) '91 compliant and has a user interface that conforms to SystemView Integration Level 2, minimizing the time it takes for the user to learn a new interface. PRODUCT POSITIONING The IBM NetView Network Planner/2 is the first step in enterprise configuration management on an OS/2 workstation. The initial application available for this configuration data is the creation of input for NetView's RODM. The IBM NetView Network Planner/2 data model includes the objects defined by the following data models: o Graphic Monitor Facility Host Subsystem (GMFHS) feature of NetView Version 2 Release 3 o NetView Version 2 Release 4 o Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking Topology and Accounting Management (APPNTAM) feature of NetView Version 2 Release 4 o Managed resource objects of the NetView MultiSystem Manager application. IBM NetView Network Planner/2 is based on the same data model as the IBM Network Configuration Application/MVS. NetView Network Planner/2 can be used by customers who have a requirement for configuration management that is not Information/Management based and a requirement to load NetView's RODM. Unlike IBM Network Design and Analysis/2, which designs topology and routing for SNA networks, IBM NetView Network Planner/2 tracks inventory and configuration data for the enterprise and links this to the operational data used by NetView. LAN NetView Scan is designed to address the need for dynamic configuration and inventory management of remote workstations. IBM NetView Network Planner/2 is designed to be an administrative database for enterprise-wide configuration and inventory. IBM NetView Network Planner/2 has a user interface that conforms to SystemView Integration Level 2.
CUSTINFO PUBLICATIONS
The following publications will be shipped with the program package. ORDER TITLE NUMBER IBM NetView Network Planner/2 User's Guide SC30-3625 IBM NetView Network Planner/2 Load File Processing Guide LY30-5626
TECHINFO TECHNICAL INFORMATION
SPECIFIED OPERATING ENVIRONMENT MACHINE REQUIREMENTS: o IBM or IBM-compatible 80486 50MHz processor (or higher) workstation that supports OS/2 as the base operating system o Fixed disk with a minimum of 10MB to install the program o Minimum of 12MB of memory, 16MB is recommended for better performance o A mouse PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS: o OS/2 2.0, or later o DATABASE 2 OS/2 (DB2/2 (TM)) (62G3648, 62G3649, 62G3712 and 62G3748) o File transfer program -- when generating RODM load files, you need to move the ASCII load files from the workstation to the NetView host PLANNING INFORMATION PACKAGING: IBM NetView Network Planner/2 is distributed in one package with the following materials: o IBM Program License Agreement in multi-language booklet o Five 3.5-inch double-sided (1.44MB) diskettes o IBM NetView Network Planner/2 User's Guide o IBM NetView Network Planner/2 Load File Processing Guide o Proof of License
ORDERING ORDERING INFORMATION
Shipments will begin on March 25, 1994. To order the programs in this announcement for type model, specify the type model number, order type description, asset feature number, media feature number (if applicable), one-time charge (OTC) feature number, media (if applicable) and quantity. Type/ Feature Numbers Model Order Type Number Description Asset Media OTC Media 5622-167 Program Package 9001 5805 0524 3.5-inch diskette INVENTORY EXIT DISTRIBUTED FEATURE: To order the workstation feature, a separate order must be processed. Specify the program number and feature number 9002 for asset registration. Specify the following feature number for an OTC, maximum quantity 250. OTC FEATURE DESCRIPTION NUMBER Inventory Exit Workstation Feature 0525 Distributed features apply when the customer has a program package and orders a distributed feature to make a single copy of the portion of the program identified as the distributed feature and the printed documentation. The available order types are: o Program Package -- program diskette with documentation. o Distributed Feature Copies -- authorization for the customer who has a program package to make a single copy of the portion of the program identified as the distributed feature and the printed documentation. Receipt of the invoice authorizes the customer to make the distributed feature copy. The IBM Customer Agreement (ICA) must be in effect. TERMS AND CONDITIONS Terms and Conditions are unaffected by this announcement with the exception of the following: DISTRIBUTED FEATURES: The ICA must be in effect. VOLUME DISCOUNT: Not applicable. CHARGES PROGRAM ONE-TIME NAME/NUMBER ORDER TYPE CHARGE 5622-167 Program Package $3,995 5622-167 Distributed Feature 195 DISTRIBUTED FEATURE CHARGE: Customers who pay an OTC for distributed features may copy machine-readable program materials and printed documentation identified as a distributed feature in a previously acquired program package. One copy may be made for each distributed feature ordered.
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