Netfinity Manager Database Support - IBM x 340 Series Hardware Maintenance Manual

Netfinity Manager database support

g. Save the configuration and continue.
Click Save to save the configuration. Then, click Exit to continue.
Note: The configuration can be changed later by double-clicking the
Network Driver Configuration object in the Netfinity Manager folder.
10. After finishing configuring the system for network access, the installation
program displays a list of changes that must be made to the system configuration
files, and asks whether the installation program should make the changes. For
example, if you are installing Netfinity Manager for Windows 95, the installation
program will display a list of changes that must be made to the CONFIG.SYS file.
Click either Yes or No.
Note: These changes must be made to the system configuration for Netfinity
Manager to run correctly.
• If you click Yes the installation program automatically makes the necessary
changes to the system configuration.
• If you click No the commands are saved to a file named CONFIG.NEW in the
destination directory (and to AUTOEXEC.NEW, if appropriate) so that they
can be added later.
11. The installation is now complete. Shut down and restart the system for the system
configuration changes to take effect.
Netfinity Manager supports the collection and export of a vast amount of system-
specific data to a Netfinity Manager database.
Netfinity Manager databases can be created on database management systems using
DB2®, Lotus Notes®, or Microsoft SQL. Microsoft SQL is supported through open
database connectivity (ODBC), and is available on systems running Netfinity
Manager for OS/2, Windows 95, or Windows NT. If the system supports ODBC, the
user can access and export DB2 data through ODBC as well. Once support for one or
more of these databases has been installed along with Netfinity Manager, data can be
exported from these Netfinity Manager services:
• Alert Manager
• Software Inventory
• System Information Tool
• System Profile
• System Monitor
Information on how to install and configure support for database export follows.
• If support for DB2 database export is being installed, see "DB2 database support"
on page 84.
• If support for Lotus Notes database export is being installed, see "Lotus Notes
database support" on page 88.
• If support for ODBC database export is being installed, see "ODBC database
support" on page 90.
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