IBM 866631Y Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 103

ODBC database support, System requirements, ODBC database configuration

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The Netfinity Manager database is divided into sections that contain data gathered by specific Netfinity Manager services. Click the name of the service that gathers the data to be viewed (for example, Alert Logs). Note: Some menu selections will contain submenus. 3. Information contained in the part of the Netfinity Manager database that has been selected is now listed in the window. For more detailed information about any displayed data item, double-click the data item. 4. Some data items can be expanded to reveal additional information. These items are identified by a plus sign (+) in the left side border of the Notes window, beside the name of the data item. To expand the data item, select the item and then click Expand in the View pull-down menu. ODBC database support Netfinity Manager supports exporting data via ODBC for use on SQL or DB2 database systems. Note: ODBC database export is available only on systems that are running Netfinity Manager. System requirements The minimum requirements for Netfinity Manager ODBC database export are: v Windows NT - ODBC - ODBC support for one or more of the following database management systems (DBMS): - IBM DB2 - Microsoft SQL Server v Windows 95, with: - ODBC - ODBC support for one or more of the following database management systems: - IBM DB2 - Microsoft SQL Server v OS/2 - Microsoft SQL Server (using the Visigenic driver provided with Microsoft SQL Server) or - IBM DB2 For detailed information about supported ODBC platforms, see Table 18 on page 96 and Table 19 on page 96. Note: The ODBC database name must not be longer than 8 characters. ODBC database configuration This section describes the procedures you must complete before Netfinity Manager can create the Netfinity Database Tables using ODBC. 1. Define the NETFIN ID so the Netfinity Database Administration can create the Netfinity Database tables with a table qualifier of NETFIN. Netfinity Manager 93

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The Netfinity Manager database is divided into sections that contain data
gathered by specific Netfinity Manager services. Click the name of the service
that gathers the data to be viewed (for example,
Alert Logs
).
Note:
Some menu selections will contain submenus.
3.
Information contained in the part of the Netfinity Manager database that has
been selected is now listed in the window. For more detailed information about
any displayed data item, double-click the data item.
4.
Some data items can be expanded to reveal additional information. These items
are identified by a plus sign (+) in the left side border of the Notes window,
beside the name of the data item. To expand the data item, select the item and
then click
Expand
in the View pull-down menu.
ODBC database support
Netfinity Manager supports exporting data via ODBC for use on SQL or DB2
database systems.
Note:
ODBC database export is available only on systems that are running
Netfinity Manager.
System requirements
The minimum requirements for Netfinity Manager ODBC database export are:
v
Windows NT
ODBC
ODBC support for one or more of the following database management
systems (DBMS):
-
IBM DB2
-
Microsoft SQL Server
v
Windows 95, with:
ODBC
ODBC support for one or more of the following database management
systems:
-
IBM DB2
-
Microsoft SQL Server
v
OS/2
Microsoft SQL Server (using the Visigenic driver provided with Microsoft
SQL Server)
or
IBM DB2
For detailed information about supported ODBC platforms, see Table 18 on
page 96 and Table 19 on page 96.
Note:
The ODBC database name must not be longer than 8 characters.
ODBC database configuration
This section describes the procedures you must complete before Netfinity Manager
can create the Netfinity Database Tables using ODBC.
1.
Define the NETFIN ID so the Netfinity Database Administration can create the
Netfinity Database tables with a table qualifier of NETFIN.
Netfinity Manager
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