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Since there was some discussions about Ops Nav, I thought the group would
like this email I got.
Just as an FYI on the subject
I am not affiliated with this group or products, Just sharing an email in
it's complete form.
Check out the Ops Nav Redbook mentioned below
Get used to it kids, it's the future.
If you are new to Ops Nav or have not used it, I strongly advise looking
at it. In particular, the Permission's function.
Click on "Data Base" icon, and chose one of the files that come up in the
library list and use your right button(Click) and select Permission's.
Also the future of the date base can be seen here. Chose, NEW when the
data base icon is selected. Create a file in your library, Look at how
easy it is to create constraints, etc. This is just the beginning.
You will see runtime analysis of jobs running SQL for performance info and
a LOT more.
John Carr
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<asc@asc-as40 Subject: OpsNews - AS/400
Operations Navigator Newsletter
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07/26/2000
09:40 AM
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OpsNews 7/25/00
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The latest news and tips for IBM's AS/400 Operations
Navigator - from Advanced Systems Concepts, developers of
productivity tools for IBM midrange systems since 1982.
Welcome! OpsNews informs the AS/400 user community about
the latest goings on in Operations Navigator. Each future
issue will include sections on
Q&A - We try to answer common questions
How To - Tips and techniques
What's in a Node - General instruction on how to use
the various optional nodes in OpsNav
Plug-In Front - The latest 3rd party plug-in news
==== Q & A ===============================================
Q: What is Operations Navigator and why should I be
concerned about it?
A: Operations Navigator was developed by IBM to be the
graphical interface for OS/400. There are millions of
lines of code that make up OS/400, and adapting that
software to a GUI is lengthy and complex task. It's a
gradual process of more features being added with each
subsequent release of OS/400. OpsNav began as a
complimentary utility to Client Access and still works
acceptably in the V3R2 release of Client Access. It's
clear, however, that IBM's intent is to make OpsNav "the
straw" that stirs Client Access Express. IBM has already
announced that some time in the next year or so, the V3R2
client will stop being supported and CA Express will be the
standard for connecting to the AS/400. Most AS/400 shops
now use TCP/IP, and CA Express is a thinner, more efficient
client in that environment. All of this begs the question:
why should OpsNav be important to you? You can still do
everything from a command line, right? Actually, the
answer is no. Some of the configuration functions for
network setup can only be modified via OpsNav. But that's
a minor issue- the major issue is that a graphical
interface makes it easier for AS/400 neophytes to work with
OS/400. Simply put, there are many people on the AS/400
that have extensive OS/400 experience, but to bring new
people into the fold, you're going to have to expose an
interface where that kind of knowledge isn't necessary.
Additionally, 3rd party vendors can leverage new functions
and interfaces previously not feasible by creating client
plug-ins for OpsNav. It all adds up to an exciting new
way of working with the AS/400- a way that will
continuously improve over time.
Q: I don't own Client Access or plan to in the near future.
How should I view OpsNav?
A: Even if you currently use some other connectivity tool
like Rumba or WRQ, you can still use OpsNav. Client Access
Express consists of 2 parts, fee-based and non-fee
components. OpsNav and ODBC support are non-fee parts of
CA Express, so you can install them wherever you want to at
no expense. If you want the emulator (PCOM), you still
need to license seats of CA Express. It seems reasonable
that IBM is positioning itself for the day when their
emulator cannot compete, or when users are using client/web
interfaces to the AS/400, in which case an emulator would
be unnecessary!
==== What's New ==========================================
IBM just released a redbook on using OpsNav called
"Managing AS/400 V4R4 with Operations Navigator". The
redbook number is SG24-5646-00. You can download a PDF or
order a hard copy by going to http://www.redbooks.ibm.com
and click on the 'Just Published' link.
==== Plug-In Front =======================================
ASC recently released its ABSTRACT for Operations
Navigator cross-reference tool. ASC has taken the PDM-like
approach it adopted with its green screen cross-reference
tool and extended it to the OpsNav framework. The company
is also in the midst of planning a release of systems
management tools integrated with OpsNav. You can visit the
web site to get info or download screencams at
http://www.asc-as400.com
==== Next Issue ==========================================
Q&A: What's NetServer and what role does it play with
OpsNav?
How To: Updating 3rd party plug-in software.
What's in a Node: the Basic Operations node
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