System i Navigator tasks on the Web

Perform a subset of System i® Navigator tasks through an Internet Web browser. The interface might look slightly different, but the tasks you can perform are the same.

The following System i Navigator functions are available to work with on the Web:

System (System status, System operator messages, History log, Disk status and more.)
Basic Operations (Messages, User jobs, Printers, Printer output, and more.)
Work Management (Active jobs, Server jobs, Output queues, Subsystems, and more.)
Network (TCP/IP configuration, Remote access services, Servers, IP policies, Internet, i5/OS NetServer, and more.)
Configuration and Service (System values, Time management, Disk status, History log, Change password, and more)
Integrated Server Administration (Virtual storage, Servers, Domains, and more.)
Security (Authorization lists, Cryptographic services key management, Intrusion detection, and more.)
Users and Groups (Users, Create users, Groups, and more.)
Database (Performance monitors, Health center, Databases, and more.)
Journal Management (Journals, Journal receivers, Create a journal, and more.)
Performance (Investigate data and collections, and more.)
File Systems (Integrated file system, File shares, Create file share, and more.)
Cluster Resource Services (Displays the list of nodes, Deletes the cluster, and more.)

Note: To view printer output contents from a Web browser, you need to install the IBM® Advanced Function Printing (AFP) Viewer browser plug-in. With the AFP Viewer plug-in you can view AFP and SNA character string (SCS) printer output. To install the plug-in, display the actions for any of the printer output items in a printer output list, and select the Install AFP Viewer action. After it is installed, select the Open action to view your printer output file contents.

See the following topic, System i Navigator Tasks Available on the Web, to jump to a list of tasks you can perform on the Web.

You no longer need to perform any HTTP Server configuration to begin using System i Navigator tasks on the Web. System i Navigator tasks on the Web uses the integrated Web application server, and no longer uses the Websphere system instance. So, you can begin working with System i Navigator tasks on the Web from a Web browser that connects to your System i model. Then, you can gain access to System i Navigator tasks on the Web from the System i Tasks page by visiting the following URL from a Web browser where hostA is your System i name:

http://hostA:2001/webnav/WnServlet?task=home

After you connect to System i Navigator tasks on the Web, you can add the Web address of any available System i Navigator function you want to regularly view and work with to your Web browser's list of favorite Web pages. Then, you can access these System i Navigator tasks like you access any of your favorite or bookmarked Web pages.

This information is intended to help you start using System i Navigator tasks on the Web by providing tips on how to set up and configure your system to run securely, and by giving you an overview of the functions available.