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The Viewer, first introduced with the Tivoli Performance Reporter for OS/390 in Version 1 Release 4 and enhanced with Tivoli Decision Support for OS/390, is a Java-based graphical interface for reporting collected performance data. Using the Viewer, you can easily and intuitively perform reporting activities from a variety of workstation platforms connected to your OS/390 DB2 Universal Database. This IBM redbook contains detailed information about setting up the environment to support the Viewer along with directions for installing and configuring the Viewer on a variety of workstation platforms including Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, OS/2, Linux (not officially supported), and AIX. Examples show you how to create, modify, and execute reports using the Viewer in an enterprise environment. This book is a must for customers, consultants, business partners, and Tivoli and IBM professionals wanting to deploy and utilize the Viewer in their organization. The included CD-ROM provides a sample component that you can install on your Tivoli Decision Support for OS/390 system to perform the actions described in this book in your own reporting environment.

Transforming raw data into information is one of the major tasks of today's IT organizations. Tivoli Decision Support is a great tool for this task. This redbook will help you install, tailor, and configure the Tivoli Decision Support software with the core Tivoli Guides. This redbook is based on practical examples and case studies that will help the readers use the product to gain the maximum benefit in their environments. First, we introduce decision support and OLAP concepts and terminology, in general, and also provide concise information for users who are not familiar with these concepts. The basic concepts and architecture of Tivoli Decision Support and the Tivoli Decision Support Guides are explained, and a step-by-step installation of the product and related features is provided. We cover the Tivoli Decision Support components in a detailed way so that Tivoli Decision Support users and administrators can find useful information combined with examples, such as troubleshooting guidelines, data searching, and OLAP techniques. We recommend reading this information before going through the case studies in the following chapters. We describe in detail several Tivoli Decision Support Discovery Guides, such as the Tivoli Decision Support for Event Management, Tivoli Decision Support for Server Performance Prediction, Tivoli Decision Support for Network Management, and Tivoli Decision Support for Year 2000 Readiness Guides, providing many case studies. These case studies should help the user regarding the use o

This redbook will help you plan and perform the migration from Service Level Reporter to Tivoli Performance Reporter for OS/390. Information presented in this redbook about the migration process and the different approaches for performing a migration can assist you in preparing for your migration and selecting the best approach for performing your migration. This redbook is intended to help the enterprise performance administrator migrate Service Level Reporter information to Tivoli Performance Reporter for OS/390 by providing detailed guidance on performing the migration steps with knowledge gained by the authors while performing an actual migration. The migration steps presented in this redbook are described using examples that you can duplicate to perform your own migration. A working knowledge of Service Level Reporter and Performance Reporter is assumed.

This redbook is unique in its detailed coverage of systems management on the NT operating system. In addition, its main focus is on using the IBM systems management tool, TME 10 NetFinity. It provides information on built-in tools that come with NT Server V3.51 as well as the NT Resource Kit. It also shows how to manage from the NT operating system using a new Web browser interface. This redbook was written for systems managers who work on the NT platform and wish to know more about TME 10 NetFinity and other NT systems management functions. Several practical examples are presented to demonstrate the integration of the NT operating system with TME 10 NetFinity and the NT Resource Kit. Some knowledge of NT Server and any version of NetFinity or TME 10 NetFinity is assumed.