IBM NetView Network Planner/2

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This OS/2 planning tool manages enterprise-wide inventory and assets of networks, systems, and the resources with them.

NetView Network Planner/2 includes:

  • Data model support for software, equipment, features, locations, circuits, organizations, people, and financial information using SQL database technology
  • An easy-to-use tool for displaying and changing planning information
  • 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 (ROOM) of NetView Version 2 to more effectively manage the network from a single point and to supply data to Trouble Ticket/6000, reducing 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.

Highlights

IBM NetView Network Planner/2 allows users to:

  • Define network and system resources, storing them on an administrative database to track inventory and assets
  • Collect and store resources' connectivity data and viewing attributes
  • Accept data from and share data with other databases using standard SQL import and export functions
  • Generate a file to load the NetView ROOM
  • Import data from existing ROOM load files to reduce redefinition of existing ROOM objects
  • Manipulate and visualize resource information (network and system) using a graphical user interface

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