Monitoring DDF problems by using NetView

The NetView® program lets you have a single focal point from which to view problems in the network. DDF sends an alert to NetView when a remote location is either involved in the cause of the failure or affected by the failure.

About this task

To see the recommended action for solving a particular problem, enter the selection number, and then press Enter. This displays the Recommended Action for Selected Event panel, shown in the following figure.

Figure 1. Recommended action for selected event panel in NetView. In this example, the AR (USIBMSTODB21) reports the problem, which affects the AS (USIBMSTODB22).
 N E T V I E W          SESSION DOMAIN: CNM01    OPER2     11/03/89 10:30:06
 NPDA-45A           * RECOMMENDED ACTION FOR SELECTED EVENT *     PAGE  1 OF  1
  CNM01       AR  1           AS  2 
             +--------+   +--------+
  DOMAIN       RQST  ---  SRVR  
             +--------+   +--------+
 USER    CAUSED - NONE
 INSTALL CAUSED - NONE
 FAILURE CAUSED - SNA COMMUNICATIONS ERROR:
                       RCPRI=0008 RCSEC=0001                1 
                  FAILURE OCCURRED ON RELATIONAL DATA BASE USIBMSTODB21
        ACTIONS - I008 - PERFORM PROBLEM DETERMINATION PROCEDURE FOR REASON
                   CODE  3 00D31029                   2 
                  I168 - FOR RELATIONAL DATA BASE USIBMSTODB22
                  REPORT THE FOLLOWING LOGICAL UNIT OF WORK IDENTIFIER
                   DB2NET.LUND0.A1283FFB0476.0001
 ENTER  DM  (DETAIL MENU) OR  D  (EVENT DETAIL)
Key
Description
 1 
The system that is reporting the error. The system that is reporting the error is always on the left side of the panel. That system name appears first in the messages. Depending on who is reporting the error, either the LUNAME or the location name is used.
 2 
The system that is affected by the error. The system that is affected by the error is always displayed to the right of the system that is reporting the error. The affected system name appears second in the messages. Depending on what type of system is reporting the error, either the LUNAME or the location name is used.

If no other system is affected by the error, this system does not appear on the panel.

 3 
Db2 reason code.