Working with iSeries Navigator

Working with iSeries Navigator

With iSeries™ Navigator, you can perform many system administration tasks.
After you have installed iSeries Navigator, use the online help for step-by-step instructions for all the individual tasks that you can do in iSeries Navigator. In the main iSeries Navigator window, click Help > Help Topics, and then use "What can I do with ...?" as a search string to find the tasks you can perform in iSeries Navigator.

iSeries Navigator concepts

Connect your network Use the Network component of iSeries Navigator to configure and manage network communications on your system. Use wizards to configure the interfaces, routes, and systems that are necessary for network communications. Verify connectivity using the PING and trace route utilities. Then, choose from a variety of functions to customize the network; for example, you can select IP policies to control and secure your network traffic using quality of service (QoS) or virtual private network (VPN), or choose Remote Access Services to create point-to-point connections.
Limit application availability With Application Administration, administrators can limit or grant access to functions, including several iSeries Navigator functions, and other applications for the users and groups on a specific system. Administrators can also centrally manage many of the properties used by iSeries Access for Windows^® clients and centrally control environment, password, connection, service, and language settings.
Manage logical partitions

Access logical partition information
Change logical partition configuration
Manage security
Change processing resources without restarting a system.

On a System i™ platform, you can use iSeries Navigator, dedicated service tools (DST), and system service tools (SST) to manage your logical partitions. If you are working with logical partitions on IBM^® systems and hardware, or models such as 5xx, see Partitioning the system for more information.
Manage multiple systems With Management Central, you can manage tasks across one or more systems simultaneously. Simplify your systems management with task scheduling, real-time performance monitoring, managing fixes (or PTFs), distributing objects, managing users and groups, running commands from a central system, and more.
Manage your hardware Use iSeries Navigator to configure, protect, and manage all of your disk units and disk pools, as well as work with mirroring and parity protection. iSeries Navigator also allows you to view all stand-alone devices as well as all the tape resources and cartridges within your tape libraries. Using iSeries Navigator, you can duplicate tapes, display or print volume labels, eject a tape from a tape library, format a tape, make a tape cartridge or device (vary it on), make a tape device unavailable (vary it off), print save-or-restore-tape information, print volume contents, and reset tape resources.
Manage your system workload System jobs are created by the operating system to control system resources and perform system functions. System jobs run when the system starts, without user input. These jobs perform a variety of tasks, such as starting the operating system, starting and ending subsystems, and scheduling jobs.
Secure your network Network security means that your customers, employees, and business partners can obtain the information that they need to do business with you in a secure environment. iSeries Navigator has several integrated features that can help build a strong defense against the security risks you might encounter along the way. Use iSeries Navigator to configure everything from your basic system security policy to secure end-to-end VPN connections, filter rules, address translation, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Enterprise Identity Mapping, and much more.
Work with database records You can perform many of your database tasks using iSeries Navigator. These tasks include creating and maintaining database objects, inserting or changing data, monitoring and analyzing query performance, and creating a map of your database. See Getting started with iSeries Navigator Database for more details.

Parent topic:
Getting to know iSeries Navigator

Related tasks

Installing iSeries Navigator

Related information

Management Central
Managing logical partitions by using iSeries Navigator, DST, and SST Partitioning the system
Disk management
Tape
Network security
Getting started with iSeries Navigator Database
Quality of service
Virtual Private Networking (VPN)
Remote Access Services: PPP connections
Networking
System jobs
Managing jobs
Application Administration

iSeries Navigator concepts
Connect your network	Use the Network component of iSeries Navigator to configure and manage network communications on your system. Use wizards to configure the interfaces, routes, and systems that are necessary for network communications. Verify connectivity using the PING and trace route utilities. Then, choose from a variety of functions to customize the network; for example, you can select IP policies to control and secure your network traffic using quality of service (QoS) or virtual private network (VPN), or choose Remote Access Services to create point-to-point connections.
Limit application availability	With Application Administration, administrators can limit or grant access to functions, including several iSeries Navigator functions, and other applications for the users and groups on a specific system. Administrators can also centrally manage many of the properties used by iSeries Access for Windows^® clients and centrally control environment, password, connection, service, and language settings.
Manage logical partitions	Access logical partition information Change logical partition configuration Manage security Change processing resources without restarting a system. On a System i™ platform, you can use iSeries Navigator, dedicated service tools (DST), and system service tools (SST) to manage your logical partitions. If you are working with logical partitions on IBM^® systems and hardware, or models such as 5xx, see Partitioning the system for more information.
Manage multiple systems	With Management Central, you can manage tasks across one or more systems simultaneously. Simplify your systems management with task scheduling, real-time performance monitoring, managing fixes (or PTFs), distributing objects, managing users and groups, running commands from a central system, and more.
Manage your hardware	Use iSeries Navigator to configure, protect, and manage all of your disk units and disk pools, as well as work with mirroring and parity protection. iSeries Navigator also allows you to view all stand-alone devices as well as all the tape resources and cartridges within your tape libraries. Using iSeries Navigator, you can duplicate tapes, display or print volume labels, eject a tape from a tape library, format a tape, make a tape cartridge or device (vary it on), make a tape device unavailable (vary it off), print save-or-restore-tape information, print volume contents, and reset tape resources.
Manage your system workload	System jobs are created by the operating system to control system resources and perform system functions. System jobs run when the system starts, without user input. These jobs perform a variety of tasks, such as starting the operating system, starting and ending subsystems, and scheduling jobs.
Secure your network	Network security means that your customers, employees, and business partners can obtain the information that they need to do business with you in a secure environment. iSeries Navigator has several integrated features that can help build a strong defense against the security risks you might encounter along the way. Use iSeries Navigator to configure everything from your basic system security policy to secure end-to-end VPN connections, filter rules, address translation, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Enterprise Identity Mapping, and much more.
Work with database records	You can perform many of your database tasks using iSeries Navigator. These tasks include creating and maintaining database objects, inserting or changing data, monitoring and analyzing query performance, and creating a map of your database. See Getting started with iSeries Navigator Database for more details.