System information
Preface
This redbook is unique in its detailed coverage of systems management on the
NT operating system. In addition, its main focus is on using the IBM systems
management tool, TME 10 NetFinity. It provides information on built-in tools that
come with NT Server V3.51 as well as the NT Resource Kit. It also shows how to
manage from the NT operating system using a new Web browser interface.
This redbook was written for systems managers who work on the NT platform
and wish to know more about TME 10 NetFinity and other NT systems
management functions.
Several practical examples are presented to demonstrate the integration of the
NT operating system with TME 10 NetFinity and the NT Resource Kit. Some
knowledge of NT Server and any version of NetFinity or TME 10 NetFinity is
assumed.
How This Redbook Is Organized
The redbook is organized as follows:
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Chapter 1, “TME 10 NetFinity Overview”
This chapter provides an overview of TME 10 NetFinity on the NT operating
system. It shows how to install the product and configure it.
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Chapter 2, “NT Systems Management Functions”
This chapter provides an overview of the built-in functions of the NT
operating system that a systems manager would be interested in. In
addition, it shows the functions that are added with the NT Resource Kit.
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Chapter 3, “Alert Flows”
This chapter describes how alerts are managed with TME 10 NetFinity. The
life cycle of an alert is shown, from how to create an alert to how to process
it.
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Chapter 4, “Managing Clients”
This chapter provides examples of how to install and use TME 10 NetFinity
clients on all the supported platforms.
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Chapter 5, “TME 10 NetFinity Database Support”
This chapter provides a description of how to integrate database support into
TME 10 NetFinity. The focus of this chapter is on how to set up the
databases and export data to them.
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Chapter 6, “Webability”
This chapter provides examples of how to use the new Webability feature
that comes with this new release of TME 10 NetFinity.
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Appendix A, “Application Alerts and Alert IDs”
This appendix describes alerts that are provided with TME 10 NetFinity.
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Appendix B, “List of Supported Modems”
This appendix describes modem settings for serial connections.
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Appendix C, “TME 10 NetFinity Monitors”
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