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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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