Displaying SMP/E data

You can use SMP/E to provide helpful information for planning new installations, debugging problems, and other instances when you want to know the function and service level of your product software. There are several ways you can display data in the SMP/E database.

In this topic, you will learn about the kinds of information that help you manage your system and the best method by which the information can be obtained.

Query dialogs: The easiest and fastest way to obtain just the information you want
LIST command: When you need an all-inclusive hardcopy listing of information about your system
REPORT commands: To check and compare the zone contents and generate command output that can be used to update your system
SMP/E CSI application programming interface: To write an application program to query the contents of your system's CSI data sets.