Audience
This intermediate-level course is for Network Administrators and system programmers who are new to NetView for z/OS or are moving to version from a previous version and need to customize IBM Z NetView for z/OS using REXX.
Prerequisites
You must be familiar with networking concepts and practices and the techniques for monitoring a complex environment.
Familiarity with previous versions of NetView is helpful, but not required.
Duration
1 day. Hands on.
Course Objectives
IBM Z NetView for z/OS helps you maintain the highest degree of availability of your System z networks. It offers an extensive set of tools for managing and maintaining complex, multivendor, multiplatform networks and systems from a single point of control.
- Describe the basics of REXX EXECs in NetView
- Write NetView REXX EXECS
- Issue commands
- Trap and parse messages
- Set and retrieve global variables
- Perform automation
Course Content
Lesson 1: REXX introduction
Lesson 2: Miscellaneous topics
Lesson 3: Variables
Lesson 4: Process Message in REXX
Lesson 5: Problem analysis
Lesson 6: Additional topics