Displaying target systems
Use the following procedure within Plex Manager to display different target systems in your view.
To access Plex manager
Perform one of the following actions:
- From the MainView Selection menu, select the Plex Manager common service utility.
- To display specific target data within an SSI context, enter the SCOpe command on the command line.
To display a particular target system, enter the CONtext command on the command line.
CONtext provides access to:
- Multiple occurrences of a product that is monitoring an SSI context
- A product monitoring a target
- The same product monitoring a different target
- A different product monitoring the same target
- A different product monitoring a different target
As an alternative to the CONtext command, you can use the SET or SETD command. These commands display a dialog where you can change products, contexts, and targets by changing field values in the dialog as shown in the following figure:
------------- SET WINDOW CONTEXT, PRODUCT, SERVER, SCOPE AND VIEW ---------
COMMAND ===>
Window Parameters:
Context ===> SYSB
Product ===> PLEXMGR
Server ===> *
Scope ===> *
View ===> EZPLEX
Type END to set window parameters
CANcel to quit without settingSETD changes the default settings of new windows but does not affect the context of the current window. SET is similar to the CONtext and SCOpe commands; it changes what is displayed in the current window.
For more information about CONtext and SCOpe, enter HELP CON or HELP SCO on the COMMAND line.
To display target systems
This procedure shows a common example of how to access target systems.
On the COMMAND line, enter the following statement:CON * PLEXMGR
The * represents the default target system where Plex Manager is running. This command displays the Plex Manager EZPLEX Easy menu:
ddmmyyyy hh:mm:ss ------ MainView WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) ----------------
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE
CURR WIN ===> 1 ALT WIN ===>
>W1 =EZPLEX============SJSC=====*========18JUN2018==05:26:50====PLEXMGR==D====1
-------EZPLEX----------.
----Target Activity----... --Views and Screens----
.All Targets.............. -----------------------. .All Views.............
.All Active Targets....... | Place cursor on |. .User Views............
.--Sum by Area............ | choice and press |. .Screens...............
.--Sum by Product......... | ENTER |. .Diagnostic Views......
.--Sum by System/Prod..... -----------------------.
-SSI Context Activity--... ----Administration-----. --Other Information--..
.All Active Contexts...... .CAS Definition......... .CAS Status............
.--Sum by Context......... .Context Defn List...... .CAS Information.......
.--Sum by Product......... .Context Definition..... .Message Log...........
.Target Defn List....... .Job Output List.......
-Alarms and Thresholds.... .Target Definition...... .Log Datasets..........
>Alarm Management......... .Logger Definitions..... >Metric Information....
.Dynamic Calendars........ .HFSPATH entries........
.Dynamic Threshold Sets... .CASPERM Registry....... ---Exit InfoManager----
.Dynamic Threshold Selects .Auto Screen Update(ASU) .Quit/Disconnect.......
>Security............... .Quit..................
>Discovered Environment. .END...................EZPLEX is a good starting point for using Plex Manager. EZPLEX provides a function-oriented, hierarchical menu of Plex Manager services. EZPLEX helps you accomplish the following tasks:
- Access information that is common to all MainView products
- Access MainView Logger definitions, log files, and logged messages
- Define security and perform other general Plex Manager functions
From the EZPLEX Easy menu, you can access the major categories of Plex Manager views.
Place the cursor on Sum by System/Prod and press Enter.The PLEXOVER view is displayed:
ddmmmyyyy hh:mm:ss -------- MAINVIEW WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) --------------
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE
CURR WIN ===> 1 ALT WIN ===>
>W1 =PLEXOVER==========SJSC=====*========18JUN2018==06:50:54====PLEXMGR==D===51
C Context Product Description Status Server
- -------- -------- --------------------------------------- ------- --------
BCDQ MVMQS MainView for MQ Active X28D
CICSC700 MVCICS SJSC-MVCICS-X28C Active X28C
CICSD700 MVCICS SJSC-MVCICS-X28D Active X28D
CICSD700 MVVP SJSC-MVCICS-X28D Active X28D
CSQ4 MVMQS MainView for MQ Active X28D
CSQ5 MVMQS MainView for MQ Active X28C
CSQ6 MVMQS MainView for MQ Active X28C
CSQ8 MVMQS MainView for MQ Active X28D
DEDDX28D MVDB2 X28D-DEJP Active X28D
DEDDX28D MVVP X28D-DEJP Active X28D
DEEN MVDB2 X28C-DEEN Active X28C
DEJA MVDB2 X28D-DEJA Active X28D
DEJA MVVP X28D-DEJA Active X28D
DJP2 MVDB2 X28C-DJP2 Active X28C
GRT1 MVMQS MainView for MQ Active X28C
SJSC CMF CMF MONITOR Online Active XTS2
SJSC MVALERT MAINVIEW Alert Manager Active M28CPLEXOVER summarizes the status of local and remote MainView products and lets you select active products. When more than one copy of a MainView product runs on a single system, PLEXOVER summarizes the status of all copies in one row.
Enter the following command to list all available systems and products:CON * PLEXMGR;PLEX
The * represents the default target system where Plex Manager is running. This command displays the PLEX view:
ddmmmyyyy hh:mm:ss -------- MAINVIEW WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) --------------
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE
CURR WIN ===> 1 ALT WIN ===>
>W1 =PLEX==============MVSA=====*========ddmmmyyyy==hh:mm:ss====PLEXMGR==D===19
C Product Context System Description Status
- -------- -------- -------- ---------------------------------------- -------
CMF MVSA MVSA CMF MONITOR Online Active
CMF MVSB MVSB CMF MONITOR Online InActive
MVMVS MVSA MVSA MAINVIEW for z/OS Active
MVMVS MVSB MVXB MAINVIEW for z/OS Active
MVVP CICSP01 MVSA CICS Production region 1 Active
MVVP CICSP02 MVSA CICS Production region 2 Active
MVVP CICSQ03 MVSB CICS Query region 3 Active
MVVP DB2P MVSA DB2 production Active
MVVP CICSD01 MVSA CICS development region Active
MVCICS CICSP01 MVSA MAINVIEW for CICS Active
MVCICS CICSQ02 MVSB MAINVIEW for CICS Active
MVDB2 DB2P MVSA MAINVIEW for DB2 Active
MVDB2 DB2D MVSA MAINVIEW for DB2 InActive
MVDB2 DB2Q MVSB MAINVIEW for DB2 InActive
MVIMS IMSQA MVSB MAINVIEW for IMS Active
PLEXMGR MVSA MVSA Target Manager Active
PLEXMGR MVSB MVSB Target Manager ActiveYou can use the PLEX view to verify that a product or system is available before you try to request a product view. Variations of the PLEX view are as follows:
PLEX variations
Description
PLEXAREA
A summary view grouped by area that shows the total number of MainView products that are defined for each area
PLEXPROD
A summary view grouped by area that shows the number of instances of a particular product on any connected system
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