With iSeries™ Navigator for Wireless, administrators have even more flexibility in how they access and interact with Management Central.
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Managing multiple systems is one of the more challenging aspects of running a growing business. IBM® introduced Management Central to help administrators manage their systems. Users have enjoyed the ease, flexibility, and power of Management Central. From managing fixes and running commands across multiple systems to viewing real-time graphs of their systems performance, administrators have used Management Central to do their jobs much more efficiently. |
With iSeries Navigator for Wireless, administrators have even more flexibility in how they access and interact with Management Central. iSeries Navigator for Wireless allows administrators to remotely monitor and manage system performance, status, jobs, and messages using an Internet-ready telephone, a personal data assistant (PDA) with a wireless modem, or a traditional Web browser on a workstation.
After you have configured iSeries Navigator for Wireless to run on a Web server on your central system, you can simply enter the URL into your Internet-ready telephone, PDA, or browser to perform the following:
- Watch system status.
- View properties of the system.
- View detailed summaries of the following Tasks:
- Commands
- Packages and Products
- Inventory
- Fixes
- Collection Services
- Users and Groups
- System Values
- Manage Integrated xSeries® Servers for iSeries. Run commands on all Integrated xSeries Servers at the same time or on just a single Integrated xSeries Server, start the Integrated xSeries Servers, or shut them down.
- Run i5/OS™ commands across multiple systems.
- View and interact with monitors
- System monitors: View the metrics and current values being monitored, as well as the top 20 items (jobs, disk units, and so forth) that make up the metric value. Work with jobs listed in the monitor (display details, hold, release, end).
- Job and message monitors: View all jobs and messages across systems matching monitor criteria. See metrics and current values being monitored. Work with the jobs and messages listed in the monitor (display details, hold, release, end, delete, reply).
- File monitors: View detailed status of files, including system path, size, date modified, and the text that triggered the file.
- B2B activity monitors: View business-to-business transaction details, and see metrics and current values being monitored.
- Limit what users can do by enabling read-only support, or by setting user-access levels with Application Administration. Allow users to view status information without the ability to take action.
This information is intended to help you start using iSeries Navigator for Wireless by providing tips on which devices to use, how to install and configure the required elements, and by giving you an overview of the functions.