Netfinity Manager Database Support - IBM Netfinity 7100 User's Reference Manual

Netfinity Manager database support

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IBM® Netfinity® 7100 User's Reference
To enable one or more of the available Netfinity Manager Options:
(1) Click Options....
(2) Select one or more Netfinity Manager options.
(3) Click Save.
f. Set the Network Time-out Value (optional).
The Network Time-out field shows the number of seconds that Netfinity
Manager will attempt to communicate with a remote system that is not
responding. If Netfinity Manager does not establish contact with the remote
system within this time, it cancels the communication attempt. The Network
Time-out default setting is 15 seconds. This default setting might not need to
be altered.
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.