graphical drag and drop capability of OS/2 or AIX/6000. The primary benefit of the
Some examples of products that have implemented SystemView conforming interfaces are:
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LAN Network Manager NetView for OS/2 NetView for AIX
DataHub Family of Database Management Products NetView Performance Monitor
NetView Distribution Manager/2 Service Level Reporter
2.Application dimension
Application dimension is a consistent environment for developing systems management applications. The primary benefits of the application dimension are automation of system management, integrated functions, and open implementation.
The application dimension consists of all system management tasks, grouped into six management disciplines:
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Business: Provides inventory management, financial administration, business planning, security management and management services for all
Change: Schedules, distributes, applies, and tracks changes to the enterprise information system
Configuration: Manages the physical and logical properties of resources and their relationships such as connections and dependencies Operations: Manages the use of systems and resources to support the enterprise information processing workloads
Performance: Collects performance data, tunes the information systems to meet service level goals and does capacity planning
Problem: Detects, analyzes, corrects and tracks incidents and problems in system operations
IBM provides programming interfaces to achieve a cohesive systems management architecture. An example of this is implemented in the NetView for OS/2 product.
3.Data dimension
The data dimension provides systems management integration through the common modeling and sharing of management data. Data sharing among management application is a key systems management requirement.
Enterprises want to enter management data into their systems only once. However, enterprises want the information in the information base to be accessible in an efficient form for applications needing it.
The SystemView data dimension provides a structure in which systems management applications and functions utilize a standardized set of data definitions and database facilities.
The following are the primary characteristics of the data dimension:
∙Common object definitions: Products and applications share the data definitions in the SystemView data model. This allows the products and applications to utilize the data rather than replicate it.
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