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Manage IBM i NetServer without Navigator - GO NETS

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Question

How can I manage IBM i NetServer without IBM i Navigator?

Answer

 The GO NETS tool provides a menu to configure the IBM i NetServer and related file and print shares from your emulation session. It includes interfaces to the NetServer APIs, as well as a menu of commands.

GO NETS is a user tool and is shipped in the QUSRTOOL "Example Tools Library". Use GO LICPGM, options 10 and 11 to verify it is installed. The licensed program ID is  57##SS1, product option 7. 

Before the tool can be used, the menu must be created. To do so, follow the instructions in the next section.

Setting up GO NETS

1. Create the target library. NETSRVCMD can be replaced with the library name of your choice.

CRTLIB LIB(NETSRVCMD) TEXT('i5/OS NetServer menu and commands') 
2. Expand the necessary files:
CALL QUSRTOOL/UNPACKAGE PARM('*ALL ' 1) 
3. Create the installation program:
CRTCLPGM NETSRVCMD/TZLSINST QUSRTOOL/QATTCL 
4. Call the installer to create the GO NETS menu:
CALL NETSRVCMD/TZLSINST NETSRVCMD 
5. Add the new library to the library list:
ADDLIBLE NETSRVCMD
6. Display GO NETS menu:
GO NETS

Using GO NETS
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Select a menu item to display the prompter for the corresponding command. 

The GO NETS Command line menu is provided AS-IS.   No assistance is available for changing or customizing it.

Additional information is in member TZLSINFO in QUSRTOOL/QATTINFO . The complete source code is provided in the same source physical file. See members named "TZLS*".

To update the tool, delete the NETSRVCMD library and re-perform the initial setup as above. 

We have a video that covers the use of the GO NETS tool that you may find helpful, as well.

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Modified date:
05 December 2023

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