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IBM Licensed Programs: System Management Products, Services

The management of an iSeries is handled by built-in functions and licensed programs for

specific needs, each complemented by service offerings. This chapter discusses the products

and services that are listed in the following table.

Product or Service Name

iSeries Operations and LAN Console

Extreme Support Through Personalization (ESP)

Tivoli Management Agent

IBM Backup Recovery and Media Services for iSeries

IBM Advanced Job Scheduler for iSeries0

IBM System Manager for iSeries

IBM Managed System Services for iSeries

IBM Performance Tools for iSeries

IBM Content Manager OnDemand for iSeries

IBM Content Manager for iSeries V5R1

Operations Console is the evolving interface for systems management for operations.

The iSeries and AS/400e servers support integrated remote console and control panel

capabilities to simplify remote systems management tasks. AS/400 Operations Console

support allows a personal computer (PC) to be a local or remote console of the iSeries and

AS/400e servers. This allows a system administrator to monitor the system from another

location. A twinaxial connection for console functions is not required. The remote console

application is a full-function 5250 PC console session. The remote control panel application

complements the remote console and provides a graphical user interface that resembles its

hardware counterpart. Both applications, in general, make it possible to perform the majority

of system operations tasks, for example backup and recovery, when the iSeries and AS/400e

servers and the operations staff are in physically separate locations.

iSeries Operations Console – New with V5R1

Operations Console has been enhanced in V5R1 to enable connections across a local area

network (LAN), besides enabling directly cabled and dial-in (modem) connections. A single

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