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Netfinity Manager
Netfinity Manager provides powerful hardware
systems-management capabilities, including access to all
systems on the network that are running Netfinity Manager
or Client Services for Netfinity Manager. In addition to all
standard Client Services for Netfinity Manager functions,
Netfinity Manager also features directory transfers and file,
remote screen captures, and remote command-line
sessions. Netfinity Manager also enables you to export
data collected by System Information Tool, System Profile,
Software Inventory, and System Monitor to a DB2, Lotus
Notes, or SQL or DB2 via an open database connectivity
(ODBC) database (ODBC export is available on Windows
NT systems only). Finally, Netfinity Manager enables you
to start services at scheduled times and dates for
simplified, automated systems management.
Netfinity Manager also provides two powerful features that
enable you to access the Netfinity Manager system and all
Netfinity Manager systems from a system that is not
attached to the managing system network:
v Serial Connection Control
Use the Serial Connection Control service to use a
Netfinity Manager system modem to establish a
connection with any Netfinity Manager system that has a
modem. Once this connection is established, the
Netfinity Manager has full access to Netfinity Manager
services, just as though the remote system were part of
the managing system network.
v Netfinity Manager for Web
Netfinity Manager for Web enables access and remote
control of the Netfinity Manager system over the
Internet, using any system that has an Internet
connection and a World Wide Web (WWW) browser.
With the Netfinity Manager for Web, you can access
your Netfinity Manager systems from anywhere in the
world.
Managing your IBM Netfinity server with
Netfinity Manager
The copy of Netfinity Manager that is included with
ServerGuide entitles you to one Netfinity Manager
installation. You are also entitled to additional installations
of Client Services for Netfinity Manager. To use Netfinity
Manager to monitor and manage this Netfinity server,
install Netfinity Manager on a system in your network that
you will use as a system-management console, and then
install Client Services for Netfinity Manager on your
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