SupportConnect - Unicenter Mainframe Network Management Newsletter, Version 06.05
  

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Unicenter® Mainframe Network Management Newsletter
Version 06.05
July 28, 2006

In This Newsletter
Product News
> Unicenter® Mainframe Network Management Suite r11 SP2 is Generally Available (GA)
> Beta Programs/Notifications
> Drop Support Notifications
> New Notifications
> Existing Drop Support Dates

General Information
> IP Connection Lists
> Alert Monitor Actions
> An Overview - Multi-system Links in Unicenter® NetMaster™ Regions
> Survey

Special Events
> Planning for opsXchange 2006
> SHARE User Event - Baltimore
> Webcast Information

Product News
Unicenter® Mainframe Network Management Suite r11 SP2
is Generally Available (GA)
We are pleased to announce the availability of Unicenter Mainframe Network Management Suite r11 SP2. This service pack includes all maintenance published prior to this date. Installation of this new service pack ensures that your systems are current on maintenance for your Unicenter Mainframe Network Management products. When you are ready to receive this update, submit the order form on the product home page at SupportConnectSM or call
1-800-637-5858. For customers outside of North America, please contact your local account representative or the local CA office.

The products included in the suite are: Unicenter® NetMaster™ Network Management for TCP/IP, Unicenter® NetSpy® Network Performance, Unicenter® NetMaster™ Network Operations for TCP/IP, Unicenter® NetMaster™ File Transfer Management, Unicenter® NetMaster™ Network Management for SNA, Unicenter® NetMaster™ Network Automation, Unicenter® SOLVE:FTS.

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Beta Programs/Notifications
If you are interested in participating in the beta program for Unicenter® NetMaster™ r11.5, please register at:
supportconnectw.ca.com/public/beta/netmaster115/netmaster115beta.asp.

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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
IP Connection Lists
IP connection lists let you display filtered lists of IP connections between remote (foreign) hosts and one or more IP stacks or servers. The lists let you diagnose or monitor specific connections using simple actions. The actions and presentation formats available depend on which of the following products you are using:
  • Unicenter® NetMaster™ Network Management for TCP/IP (Unicenter NetMaster NM for TCP/IP) provides a full range of diagnostic and monitoring actions. The lists may be presented using the 3270 interface or WebCenter.
  • Unicenter® NetSpy® Network Performance includes the monitoring subset of actions and presentation is limited to the 3270 interface.
For more information, see IP Connection Lists.

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Alert Monitor Actions
The Alert Monitor is a central alerting point for Unicenter® NetMaster™ NM for TCP/IP and other Unicenter® NetMaster™ products. If you are monitoring TCP/IP resources with the IP Resource Monitor, you can enhance the monitoring provided by generating alerts whenever a problem is detected. In addition to alert generation, alert details can also be forwarded to a variety of destinations, such as email recipients, or Unicenter® Service Desk.

This month's E-News discusses the process for generating alerts from IP resources. It also covers the additional actions that are available to forward alert detail to other destinations.

For more information, see Alert Monitor Actions.

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An Overview - Multi-system Links in Unicenter® NetMaster™ Regions
Unicenter NetMaster regions can be linked together to provide an enterprise view of your mainframe network. This article explains the process used to link Unicenter NetMaster regions, and provides some troubleshooting advice should link problems occur.

For more information, see An Overview - Multi-system Links in Unicenter NetMaster Regions.

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Survey
We have created a survey to better understand how you use the product, the direction of your business and your future business requirements. Please take the time to complete the survey available on SupportConnectSM.

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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 have or use:
  • 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 June 20-July 31, 2006               $800
opsXchange 2006                                         $825

To learn more about the session list and register for the conference, click the Invitation link.

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 the ProTech website.

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SHARE User Event - Baltimore
The CA Network Management products will be on display at the upcoming SHARE User Event in Baltimore - August 13 - 18, 2006. Additionally, Grant Gibson (Senior Software Engineer) will be presenting Session 3724 - Understanding Network Response Time. This highly informative - and non-product specific - session will be well worth adding to your schedule. So, stop by the CA booth for a chat, or contact warren.jones@ca.com to arrange a more formal meeting with our Development and Product Management staff in attendance.

See you in Baltimore!

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Webcast Information
For information about upcoming webcasts, see the events webpage.

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