IBM NetView Network Planner/2 Availability

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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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