Using the IP Management Panels

You can use the NetView® program to monitor and manage IP resources with the following functions:
  • PING command
  • TRACERTE command
  • IPSTAT command
  • IPTRACE command
  • IPMAN command
  • NVSNMP command
  • Sysplex management
  • DVIPA management
  • Critical port monitoring
  • Management of SNA over IP
You can access these functions from the NetView IP Management Functions Menu panel, which is shown in Figure 1. To access the menu panel, use the NETVIP command.
Figure 1. NetView IP Management Functions Menu Panel
CNM4NVIP        NetView IP Management Functions Menu


Type the number or move the cursor to a function and press Enter

    1. Ping a device (PING)
    2. Trace the route to a device (TRACERTE)
    3. Check TCP connection status (IPSTAT)
    4. Work with IP traces (IPTRACE)
           for SP: ____________
    5. Manage IP Active Monitoring (IPMAN)
    6. Issue SNMP commands (NVSNMP)
    7. Manage Sysplex
    8. Manage DVIPA
    9. Check the status of an IP port (TESTPORT)
    10. Show EE information for a VTAM resource (DIS PATH)






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The functions are briefly described briefly. For detailed information about these functions, see IBM® Tivoli® NetView for z/OS® IP Management.

Ping a device (PING)
Test connectivity to an IP host, which can often be useful in determining if a resource can be reached.
Trace the route to a device (TRACERTE)
Trace the routes of data packets to a specified IP host from the IP stack on the host on which the NetView program is running. Use this command to determine connectivity with or routing to a particular endpoint, roundtrip times between the NetView and target hosts, and routers along the way.
Check TCP connection status (IPSTAT)
Display connections for a stack, display connection information such as connection endpoints and the type of connection, and determine if a connection is stopped.
Work with IP traces (IPTRACE)
Start and view diagnostic traces to help resolve TCP/IP problems. IP packet trace is used for IP data flow problems and for copying IP packets as they are received or sent. OSA packet trace is used for Open Systems Adapter (OSA) data flow problems and for copying OSA packets as they are received or sent. Component trace is used to trace data processing problems between the client and the server.
Manage IP Active Monitoring (IPMAN)
Control the monitoring of IP resources. You can start and stop monitoring; add, change, or delete an instore control file policy of a given resource; and display resources.
Issue SNMP commands (NVSNMP)
Manage IP devices through SNMP. You can use the Get, Set, Walk, and Group commands. You can also use extended SNMP groups.
Manage Sysplex
Manage sysplex resources by using the following information from the sysplex management functions panel (CNM4NVSP):
  • Stack configuration and status (CNMSSTAC)
  • IP stack interfaces (CNMSIFST)
  • NetView configuration and status (CNMSNVST)
  • OSA channel and ports (CNMSOSAP)
  • HiperSockets adapters (CNMSHIPR)
  • Telnet servers (CNMSTNST)
  • Telnet server ports (CNMSTPST)
Manage DVIPA
Manage DVIPA resources by using the following information from the DVIPA management functions panel (CNM4NVDV):
  • DVIPA definition and status (CNMSDVIP)
  • DVIPA sysplex distributors (CNMSPLEX)
  • DVIPA server health (CNMSDVPH)
  • DVIPA distributed targets (CNMSTARG)
  • DVIPA connection route status (CNMSVPRT)
  • DVIPA connection routing (CNMSDDCR)
  • DVIPA connections (CNMSDVPC)
  • DVIPA status (CNMSDVST)
Check the status of an IP port (TESTPORT)
Check a port that looks active but might be refusing connections because it is inactive. The TESTPORT command can use settings that are defined by COMMON.IPPORTMON statements in the CNMSTUSR or CxxSTGEN member. With these statements, you can specify the IP port to monitor, the IP address that is associated with the IP port, and how frequently to monitor the IP port.
Show EE information for a VTAM® resource (DIS PATH)
Enterprise Extender technology enables the transporting of SNA traffic over an IP network. This technology routes SNA path information units (PIUs) over Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking nodes using high-performance routing (HPR) and across IP using User Datagram Protocol (UDP). The routing that is provided by Enterprise Extender is more complex than the routing for SNA traffic only. The NetView DIS command provides additional data for this routing.