Working with System i Navigator tasks on the Web

Working with System i® Navigator Tasks from a Web browser helps you access a subset of System i Navigator functions available on the Web. The functions are the same as available on the installed PC client, but have some differences in navigating and performing actions on the Web.

After you set up System i Navigator tasks on the Web, you can begin working with a subset of System i Navigator functions from a Web browser. To begin working with System i Navigator tasks on the web, follow these steps:

1. Click View All Tasks from the home page.
2. Specify the system from the tasks page and optionally specify a database and schema if you want to use database objects.
3. Click OK to open the tasks page.
4. Select the tab associated with the category you want to work with from the tasks page.
5. Click the on list or action you want to work with.

After you create the URL, you can add it to your Web browser's list of favorites and access this System i Navigator task like you access any of your favorite Web pages. To add a System i Navigator task to the list of favorites, follow these steps:

1. Click Create Favorites... from the Home page, and a wizard generates an HTML file that contains all the System i Navigator tasks for your System i model.
2. Click Save Favorites HTML at the end of the wizard. You can, then, store the HTML file in the directory of your choice.

You can import this file into your Web browser to create a list of favorites for every System i Navigator task on the Web. To import a file in Internet Explorer, follow this step:

1. Select File --> Import and Export, and then follow the wizard's instructions.

If you are familiar with System i Navigator, then you will recognize that the functions available to work with on the web are the same functions available on the installed PC client. While the function is the same, there are differences between navigating and performing actions on the Web, and navigating and performing actions on the installed PC client.

If you want more information about the System i Navigator functions available on the Web, see the following information center topics:

Basic operations

• Messages
• Working with printer output
• Jobs

Work management

• Managing jobs and threads
• Managing output queues
• Managing subsystems

Networking

• TCP/IP servers

Application administration

• Setting up application administration

Configuration and service

• System values
• Time management

Security

• Cryptography
• Intrusion detection
• Planning and setting up system security > Planning your security strategy > Panning resource security > Planning authorization lists

Database

You can access the following database objects and most of their associated System i Navigatordatabase functions using the Web interface:

• Schemas
• Tables
• Table partitions
• Aliases
• Indexes
• Journals
• Journal receivers
• Sequences
• Distinct types
• Functions
• Packages
• SQL procedures
• Triggers
• Constraints

Performance

• IBM® i5/OS disk watcher
• IBM i5/OS job watcher

Journal management

• Setting up journaling
• Managing journals

Files and file systems

• Integrated file system
• File shares

Users and groups

• User and group tasks

Integrated server administration

• iSCSI attached System x and blade systems