What's new for iSeries Navigator in V5R4

See a summary of the new and changed information in the V5R4 Information Center for iSeries™ Navigator.

New and changed information in the V5R4 Information Center for iSeries Navigator includes:

Requirements for installing iSeries Navigator
Updated PC hardware and software requirements.
iSeries Navigator functions by release
Formerly available from the iSeries Navigator Web page, this table (which shows what functions are available for each release of i5/OS™) is now part of the iSeries Information Center. When you are using iSeries Navigator, you will find that the functions available for any iSeries server you are connected to are dependent on which version of i5/OS is running on that server.
iSeries Navigator tasks on the Web
You can now access and perform a subset of iSeries Navigator tasks through an Internet Web browser. The interface may look slightly different, but the tasks you can perform are the same. The following iSeries Navigator functions are available to work with on the Web:
  • Messages, User Jobs, and Printer Output (in Basic Operations)
  • Active Jobs, Server Jobs, Output Queues, and Subsystems (in Work Management)
  • System Values and Time Management (in Configuration and Service)
  • Database Objects in (Databases)
Intelligent Agents console
System administrators can now manage one or more ABLE (Agent Building and Learning Environment) agents running on a single system or across a distributed platform. This new topic in the iSeries Information Center provides more information about ABLE agents, setting up your agent environment, and using the Intelligent Agents console in iSeries Navigator.

In addition to the information in the Functions by release table, see the following for more information about what new functions are available in V5R4 for iSeries Navigator:

iSeries Technical Support Link outside the Information Center
Web site Look under Library in the left navigation bar, and then under iSeries Technical Overviews, for a more technical description of the new functions in V5R4.
iSeries Navigator online help
In iSeries Navigator, click Help > Help Topics > What's new? to review all the new functions available in iSeries Navigator this release.

See also the following topics:

How to see what's new or changed

To help you see where technical changes have been made, this information uses:
  • The Start of change image to mark where new or changed information begins.
  • The End of change image to mark where new or changed information ends.

To find other information about what's new or changed this release, see the Memo to Users.