Sending data with SNA protocol

If you choose not to take advantage of sending data with the Electronic Service Agent™ over Extreme Support, you can still use the character-based interface to transmit data.

PM iSeries™ asks you a series of questions about the configuration and use of your servers. The Configure PM eServer™ iSeries display asks you questions about how you want your servers to send and receive PM iSeries performance data. The first part of the process involves setting up your network. The second part asks you how you want to transmit your data. When you use the character-based interface, you can use a direct dial line to transmit data.

Follow these steps to send data with SNA:

1. Activate PM iSeries

   You must start PM iSeries to take advantage of its data collecting capabilities.

2. Select which network configuration you want to use.

   Determine which network configuration you will use to transmit data. Choose how you connect to IBM^® by using a direct dial line, an existing Internet Service Provider (ISP), or a virtual private network (VPN). If you want to use ISP or VPN, configure a Universal Connection.

   If you decide to use the direct dial line to report data to IBM, you have several choices as to how you configure your network. Select which configuration is appropriate for your network, and perform the steps outlined for that particular configuration from the Configure PM eServer iSeries display:

   • As a single server that sends its data directly to IBM.

   • As a host server, which means that you want your server to receive performance data from other servers (remote servers) and then forward the data to IBM. The host server cannot be at a release level that is earlier than other servers. In other words, the host server must be at the same release level or later than other servers.

   • As a remote server, which means that you can send performance data to a host server. You identify on the Configure PM eServer iSeries display that you need a remote server, and then use option 5 (Work with remote iSeries systems) from the PM eServer iSeries menu to define your remote servers.

3. Work with remote servers.

   If you choose to set up your network for a host server, you need to identify those servers that will send their data to your host server. You can ignore this step if you are using a single server or a remote server.

4. Customize PM iSeries.

   After you have configured your network, you need to establish the global parameters for the operation of the PM iSeries software. You need to define the PM iSeries data telephone number if you would like to connect to IBM with a direct dial line.

Once you have configured your servers, you are ready to do the other tasks for managing PM iSeries.

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