IBM Z NetView

A comprehensive platform for maintaining and automating complex, multi-vendor, multi-platform networks and systems from a single point of control

Maintain the highest degree of availability for IBM Z® networks

IBM Z NetView™ provides functions to help maintain the highest degree of availability for IBM Z® networks. It is a core component of IBM Z Service Management Suite and IBM Z Service Automation Suite. It has an extensive set of tools that help to manage and maintain complex, multi-vendor, multi-platform networks and systems from a single point of control. 

Key capabilities and advanced functions include networking and automation, and enhanced enterprise integration and customer time-to-value and ease of use. System and Network Automation addresses the continued drive for increased IT availability. As expanding network requirements increase, such as adding mobile devices, so does the need for a complete network management solution.

Summary of changes for IBM Z NetView
Support network and system requirements

Support heterogeneous networks, including Systems Network Architecture (SNA) and TCP/IP, and changing network and system requirements on IBM Z systems.

      Improve diagnostics and management

      Take advantage of improved problem diagnostics and management with new packet tracking and analysis capability.

            Improve enterprise resiliency

            Gain improved enterprise resiliency for continuous availability combined with GDPS Active/Active support.

                  Accelerate problem resolution

                  Use the new Canzlog functionality for faster problem solving with network and system log browsing and enhanced automation with new consolidated message logging capability.

                      Benefits Increase efficiency

                      Increase operations efficiency and effectiveness with enhanced problem determination and management features.

                      Simplify management

                      Easily manage your entire network through a single console.

                      Improve system availability

                      Improve overall system availability with high availability and automation.

                      Products that work with IBM Z NetView

                      Many products work with and complement IBM Z NetView to provide a comprehensive set of enterprise management functions.

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                      IBM Z System Automation

                      IBM Z NetView provides the automation services and graphic topology services for Z System Automation, which enables automated management of z/OS® systems and applications.

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                      GDPS® solution

                      IBM Z NetView provides automation services, data services, communication services and other underlying services for GDPS.

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                      Tivoli Business Service Manager

                      IBM Z NetView delivers management services to Tivoli Business Service Manager for handling of z/OS subsystems such as the CICS®, DB2® and IMS subsystems.

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                      IBM Z Decision Support

                      Data provided by IBM Z Decision Support can be used to fine-tune the performance of IBM Z NetView.

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                      IBM Z Workload Scheduler

                      Use to schedule and control workloads in any operating environment where communication with z/OS can be established.

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                      Open Systems Interconnection Agents

                      A standardized architecture that establishes a framework for the interconnection of computer systems based on the manager/agent model.

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                      IBM Z System Automation

                      IBM Z NetView provides the automation services and graphic topology services for Z System Automation, which enables automated management of z/OS® systems and applications.

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                      GDPS® solution

                      IBM Z NetView provides automation services, data services, communication services and other underlying services for GDPS.

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                      Tivoli Business Service Manager

                      IBM Z NetView delivers management services to Tivoli Business Service Manager for handling of z/OS subsystems such as the CICS®, DB2® and IMS subsystems.

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                      IBM Z Decision Support

                      Data provided by IBM Z Decision Support can be used to fine-tune the performance of IBM Z NetView.

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                      African Engineer working in a production line holding a tablet in his hand
                      IBM Z Workload Scheduler

                      Use to schedule and control workloads in any operating environment where communication with z/OS can be established.

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                      Engineers are checking for repairing old planes.
                      Open Systems Interconnection Agents

                      A standardized architecture that establishes a framework for the interconnection of computer systems based on the manager/agent model.

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                      Related products

                      IBM Z System Automation

                      Reduce administrative and operational tasks; customization and programming effort; automation implementation time and costs associated with Parallel Sysplex® automation and policy-based automation.

                      IBM Z Service Management Suite

                      A single point of control for systems management functions for many system elements covering both hardware and software enterprise resources in an IBM systems complex.

                      IBM Z Service Automation Suite

                      A single point of control for a broad range of systems management functions and provides the visibility, control, and automation of a large range of system elements spanning both the hardware and software resources of enterprises in a sysplex.

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