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status is accordingly propagated among all working instances of the NetView
console.
Besides its ability to manage IP networks, NetView can analyze and display ISO
Layer 2 information such as Switch Port assignments, status, and more. In
conjunction with a companion product, IBM Tivoli Switch Analyzer, NetView
extends its root cause analysis capabilities down to Layer 2 in switched network
environments.
For more information on IBM Tivoli NetView refer to the following publications:
?
NetView for UNIX, User’s Guide for Beginners,
SC31-8891
?
NetView for UNIX, Administrators Guide
, SC31-8892
?
NetView for UNIX, Administrators Reference
, SC31-8893
?
NetView, Web Console User’s Guide
, SC31-8900
You can find publications about NetView, as well as API and programmers’
reference publications, from the main pull-down menu at:
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/
A redbook covering most of the NetView Version 6 architecture and background
information also is available:
?
Tivoli NetView 6.01 and Friends
, SG24-6019
9.2 NetView 7.1.3 installation and configuration
This chapter discusses the IBM Tivoli NetView version 7.1.3 implementation:
? 9.2.1, “Installation prerequisites” on page 283
? 9.2.2, “Suggested configuration steps” on page 284
9.2.1 Installation prerequisites
This section discusses the prerequisites you need to fulfill in order to install and
run NetView under AIX Version 4.3 and higher.
In our environment, we use IBM Tivoli NetView Version 7.1.3. We suggest that
you use at least NetView Version 7.1.2. The target system in our environment is
a Power PC running AIX 5.1. For reference purposes, we provide a list of
prerequisites you need to run NetView under AIX:
? AIX Version 4.3 or higher; in our environment, we use AIX Version 5.1.0.0.