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Controlling OSA data collection

MainView for IP provides Open Systems Adapter (OSA) information that you need to monitor your network. Use the following procedure to control collection of OSA data. 

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Note

The data collection is performed using the OSA/SNMP interface (IOBSNMP). For more information, see Customizing-z-OS-services-for-OSA-data-collection.

 OSA views show information about OSA devices. You can use the OSA views to see:

  •  OSA configuration information
  •  utilization statistics
  •  network device details
  •  network link details
  •  Ethernet-like statistics.

MainView for IP parameters control:

  • Whether OSA data is collected
  • How frequently the data is collected

To control OSA data collection

  1. From the EZIP menu, select Product Administration (EZADMIN) in the Utilities section, and press Enter.
  2. From the EZADMIN menu, select the MVIP Configuration Settings (MVIPCNFD), and press Enter.

  3. To enable or disable OSA data collection, enter values in the fields based on the information in the following table.

    Parameter

    Description

    OSA

    Specifies whether OSA data is collected. Valid values are:

    • ON enables data collection
    • OFF disables data collection

    SNMP Interval (minutes)

    Specifies the interval in minutes between execution of the subtask that collects SNMP data

 

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MainView for IP 3.6