IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS, Version 6.2

Using NetView Timer Management Panels

Timers issue commands and command lists at specified time intervals. The types of timers are EVERY, AT, AFTER, and CHRON.

You can schedule a timer setting for a specific date and time, after a certain date and time, or repetitively at defined intervals. You can use the Timer Management panel (and its subordinate panels) to add, change, delete, and purge timers of various types.

Timers can be scheduled several ways. For example, with the NetView® program, you can issue the AT, EVERY, AFTER, and CHRON command in the following ways:

From a command list
On the command line
From the Timer Management panel

To display the Timer Management panel, type TIMER on any command line; or, if using AON, type AON 1.6 at the command line.

The Timer Management panel is displayed, as shown in Figure 1.

Note: Although D for Delete is not an option on the Timer Management panel, it is supported.

Figure 1. Timer Management Panel

 EZLK6000               TIMER MANAGEMENT    NTV6D OPER2    07/19/13 19:18:40
                                                              1 TO    5 OF    5
  Target: NTV6D    Target Network ID:          Operid: OPER2     Selected:    5
 IP Addr:                                                          Purged:    0
    Port:          Remote Target Date and Time:

 Filter criteria:
 Type one action code. Then press enter.
   1|A=Add  2|C=Display/Change  3|P=Purge  4=Add CHRON timer
     Timer ID  Scheduled           Type   Interval   Task      Save   Catchup
  _  IDLEOFF   07/19/13 19:22:19   EVERY  00:10:00   AUTO1
               IDLEOFF 10000
  _  EZLRSET   07/20/13 00:01:00   AT                PPT
               EXCMD AUTO1 EZLEASTM
  _  PSTS      07/23/13 02:00:00   EVERY  MONDAY     AONMSG1
               DBMAINT EZLSTS 7
  _  PNPDA     07/23/13 04:00:00   EVERY  MONDAY     AONMSG1
               DBMAINT NPDA 7
  _  PNLDM     07/23/13 06:00:00   EVERY  MONDAY     AONMSG1
               DBMAINT NLDM 7

 Command ===>
 F1=Help      F2=End         F3=Return                  F5=Refresh    F6=Roll
 F7=Backward  F8=Forward                           F11=Reset Target  F12=Cancel

The Timer Management panel displays the following data fields:

Target

Specifies the ID of the remote system whose timers you want to display.

Target Network ID

Specifies the ID of the remote domain whose timers you want to display. If you do specify Target Network ID, the Target field is used as a domain name.

Operid

Specifies the operator ID on the remote domain whose timers you want to display. This field is displayed only when COMMON.EZLRMTTIMER = NETV is specified in the CNMSTYLE member.

IP Addr

Specifies the IP address or host name of the remote domain whose timers you want to display. This field is displayed only when COMMON.EZLRMTTIMER = NETV is specified in the CNMSTYLE member.

Port

Specifies the port number on the remote domain whose timers you want to display. This field is displayed only when COMMON.EZLRMTTIMER = NETV is specified in the CNMSTYLE member.

Timer ID

Specifies the IDs of the active timers. The IDs are supplied by the operators that create the timers.

Scheduled

Specifies the date and time when the command is to be issued.

Type

Specifies the type of timer:

EVERY
AT
AFTER
CHRON

Interval

Specifies how often timers repeat.

Task

Specifies which task is to issue the command.

If task=PPT, a specific task is not required for the command to be issued.

Save

Indicates to the NetView program whether this timer event is saved to the NetView SAVE/RESTORE database.

If SAVE=YES, the timer is stored in the NetView SAVE/RESTORE database. If SAVE is set to NO or is left blank, the timer is not saved. If SAVE is set to YES, the timer is restored after a NetView outage. If CATCHUP=YES is specified in the AON control files, SAVE=YES is required.

Catchup

Indicates that a timer that was saved is to be caught up after a system outage (if the timer was defined in an AON control file).

You can use the Timer Management panel to add, change, purge, and reinstate timers. The following sections explain how to perform these actions:

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