Netview: A Professional's Guide to Sna Network Management (J Ranade Series on Computer Communications)

This comprehensive reference details the nature, capabilities, and use of IBM's NetView network management program in the SNA environment. Presenting highly technical topics in layman's language, it describes the major features of NetView (including details of NetView customization) and details the physical and data communications components of SNA. This guide takes the operator's point of view in appraising specific NetView capabilities and describing how NetView can provide more reliable network services to users. The book includes real-world scenarios, detailed examples, and more than 100 screen dumps that should help readers gain a solid understanding of operator commands and display screen content. In addition, the book described IBM's SNA Management Services disciplines and identifies those that are currently supported by NetView.