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Unicenter® Mainframe Network Management Newsletter
Version 06.01
March 28, 2006

In This Newsletter
Product News
> Did You Miss the Service Pack 1 Announcement for the NetMaster® r11 Suite of Products?
> Drop Support Notifications
> New Notifications
> Existing Drop Support Dates

General Information
> Unicenter® NetMaster® Network Management r11 SP1 and Unicenter® Service Desk r11
> Announcing SmartTrace - Available in Unicenter® NetMaster® Network Management for TCP/IP r11.5
> Did You Know?

Special Events
> Planning for opsXchange 2006
> Webcast Information

Product News
Did You Miss the Service Pack 1 Announcement for the NetMaster® r11
Suite of Products?
SP1 (GenLevel 0507) for Unicenter® Mainframe Network Management Suite r11 products went GA in August 2005; it includes all maintenance published prior to this update. By installing the service pack, you ensure that your systems are current on maintenance for r11.

The service pack includes several performance improvements and may be a prerequisite to subsequent maintenance you wish to apply. CA Technical Support recommends that you Apply and Accept this service pack at your earliest convenience.

In North America, you can obtain your copy of the Unicenter Mainframe Network Management Suite r11 SP1 by calling 1-800-841-8743 or contacting your local CA representative. If you are outside North America, call your local account representative or the local CA office. A complete listing of CA offices can be found at ca.com/camap.htm.

As an alternative to ordering a physical shipment, you can download the Unicenter Mainframe Network Management Suite r11 SP1 product tape and documentation through SupportConnect. Log on to ca.com/supportconnect and access the download pages to get started.

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Drop Support Notifications
New Notifications:
No new notifications.

Existing Drop Support Dates:
No new notifications.

For more information, visit ca.com/supportconnect.

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General Information
Unicenter® NetMaster® Network Management r11 SP1 and
Unicenter® Service Desk r11
Unicenter NetMaster r11 SP1 can forward NetMaster alerts either automatically or manually as trouble tickets to Unicenter Service Desk. This allows Service Desk to act as a centralized notification and control of both distributed and mainframe (NetMaster) events. Trouble ticketing and Alert forwarding of NetMaster alerts to Unicenter Service Desk allows a proactive, business-driven or "Service Aware" approach to incident escalation and web service management.

For more information about this feature and how to use it, click here.

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Announcing SmartTrace - Available in Unicenter® NetMaster® Network Management for TCP/IP r11.5
Unicenter NetMaster Network Management for TCP/IP r11.5 is currently under development with General Availability planned for Q42006. The highlight of r11.5 is SmartTrace, a sophisticated, new TCP/IP packet tracing application that delivers unprecedented levels of functionality in an easy-to-use package. SmartTrace promises to be the most advanced TCP/IP packet tracing tool ever seen on mainframe systems.

SmartTrace brings TCP/IP packet tracing into the mainstream, making it a viable tool for troubleshooting practically any mainframe network connectivity problem. Packet traces can be initiated and viewed in real time without any setup or prior expertise of mainframe packet tracing. More complex traces can be defined through an easy-to-use full-screen interface. In addition, SmartTrace is completely integrated with existing Unicenter NetMaster facilities.

For a detailed overview of SmartTrace functionality, click here.

Also, watch for next month's E-News for an overview of additional network management enhancements to be delivered in r11.5.

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Did You Know?
Did you know that JDK 1.4.2 SR2 (UK04987) introduced a defect in the JDK JNI GetStringPlatform API, which is used by the DB2 SQLJ/JDBC driver?

For more information, click here.


Did you know that Appendix D in the Working with ReportCenter manual describes the exact database structure of the ReportCenter database?

For more information, click here.

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Special Events
Planning for opsXchange 2006
opsXchange 2006, a technical training seminar for Automation, Network, and Real-time system performance enthusiasts, will be held September 13 - 15, 2006, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This seminar will be of interest to any customers who use the following products:
  • Unicenter® CA-OPS/MVS® Event Management and Automation
  • Unicenter® Automation Point™
  • Unicenter® Network and Systems Management System Status Manager CA-OPS/MVS® Option
  • Unicenter® CA-SYSVIEW® Realtime Performance Management
  • Unicenter® NetMaster® Network Management ***New Track for 2006***
opsXchange 2006 is a two-and-a-half day technical training seminar loaded with technical sessions presented by CA, ProTech, and our customers (seminar fee is waived for customer presenters). This year's seminar, which also features two days of education classes on September 11-12, is sponsored by CA and ProTech in conjunction with the National opsXchange User Group.

Prices, which include breakfast and lunch, are as follows:

Seminar Registration:
Early bird price until June 19, 2006                   $775
Early bird price June 20-July 31, 2006               $800
opsXchange 2006                                         $825

Education Registration:
Two-day education class - for seminar attendees            $375
Two-day education class - if not attending seminar          $750

For registration forms, agendas, and seminar updates, visit ProTech.

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Webcast Information
Click here for information on upcoming webcasts.

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