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SupportConnect - Unicenter Mainframe Network Management Newsletter, Version 06.02

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Unicenter® Mainframe Network Management Newsletter
Version 06.02
April 28, 2006

In This Newsletter

Product News

Drop Support Notifications
> New Notifications
> Existing Drop Support Dates

General Information

	>	Beta Programs/Notifications
	>	Unicenter® NetMaster™ Network Management for TCP/IP r11.5 Preview - Part 2
	>	Using Auto Discovery to Create IP Resources
	>	Collecting ReportCenter Data

Special Events

	>	Planning for opsXchange 2006
	>	Unicenter® NetMaster™ Products Survey
	>	Webcast Information

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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Beta Programs/Notifications
Check our upcoming E-News for information about how to register as an r11.5 beta customer.

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Unicenter® NetMaster™ Network Management for TCP/IP r11.5 Preview - Part 2
This month's E-News contains Part 2 of the Unicenter NetMaster Network Management for TCP/IP r11.5 release preview. In addition to SmartTrace, which was announced last month, release 11.5 delivers capabilities aimed at improving the efficiency of TCP/IP performance monitoring and connection diagnosis. This release also expands on features introduced in r11 and delivers enhancements aimed at improving overall product usability.

Click here to view Part 2 of the release preview. The r11.5 enhancements that are covered in the article include the following:

Changes to TCP/IP performance data presentation
New TCP/IP graphical monitor
Enhancements to TCP/IP connection lists
Additional NetView REXX support

If you missed Part 1 of the release preview, you can access it by clicking here. Also, look for upcoming E-News for information about how to register as an r11.5 beta customer.

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Using Auto Discovery to Create IP Resources
NetMaster™ for TCP/IP comes with a feature that allows the product to discover IP resources automatically. The resources that are discovered in this way become the resources that will be monitored by the product. Typically, auto discovery is kicked off during initial region initialization, but it is important to note that auto discovery can be initiated at any time. Additionally, auto discovery can be customized to discover only the class of resources that users want to monitor.

For more information, read the Auto Discovery article.

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Collecting ReportCenter Data
ReportCenter users need to know which performance attributes to monitor to get the reports they want. Technical document TEC393447 titled, Collecting ReportCenter Data, is now available. It contains these sections:

For This Report, You Need to Collect This Type of Data
A table showing every r11 report name and the type of data that it needs
If You Don't Collect This Data, You Won't Get These Reports
A table showing every type of data and the report names that use it
Finding Out More
- How to Collect Stack Data
  Shows the steps you take to collect all types of stack data
- How to Collect Non-Stack Data
  Shows the steps you take to collect some non-stack data
- How to Check If Data Is Being Collected
  Shows the steps you take to see if the data collection you set up is working
Appendix: Cross-Reference of r11 Reports and Attributes
A complete cross-reference listing.
For every r11 report, the individual attribute names used by each separate chart and table in that report.

This technical document supplements the information provided in the Working with ReportCenter guide. It can be downloaded from:
supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=TEC393447.

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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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Unicenter® NetMaster™ Products Survey
We want to know more about how you use the Unicenter NetMaster products at your site. Please help us by completing a survey.

The next release for Unicenter NetMaster product suite is well underway. As we continue to enhance the products based on your feedback through issues, enhancement requests, customer facing meetings, and trials, we recognize that we need to build upon our existing relationship with you, our customers. In an effort to learn more about how you use the products and as a basis for gaining a better understanding of enhancements that would most benefit our customers, we encourage you to spend 10-15 minutes completing the Unicenter® Network Management survey. If you have any problems associated with completing the survey, contact: susan.andersen@ca.com

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Webcast Information
Click here for information on upcoming webcasts.

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