IBM 21Y Maintenance Manual

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Netfinity Manager 93Once the Lotus Notes database is installed, enable NetfinityManager systems to export to the Lotus Notes server.• If the Netfinity Manager system is running NetfinityManager for OS/2, ensure that the Lotus Notes directo-ries are included in the CONFIG.SYS file LIBPATH,PATH, and DPATH statements. If the directories are notincluded in these statements, it is not possible to exportto the Lotus Notes database.• If the system is running Netfinity Manager for WindowsNT, ensure that the Lotus Notes directory path isincluded in the Global Windows NT environment set-tings.• If the system is running Netfinity Manager for Windows95, ensure that the Lotus Notes directories are includedin the AUTOEXEC.BAT file PATH statement. If thedirectories are not included in this statement, it is notpossible to export to the Lotus Notes database.Once these steps have been completed, export systeminformation from Netfinity Manager to an easy-to-browseLotus Notes database.Browsing the Netfinity Manager Lotus NotesdatabaseTo browse the data contained in the Netfinity Manager LotusNotes database:1. Open the Netfinity Database object in the Lotus NotesWorkspace.2. Select from the View pull-down menu the section of theNetfinity Manager database to be browsed.The Netfinity Manager database is divided into sectionsthat contain data gathered by specific Netfinity Man-ager services. Click the name of the service that gath-ers 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 Man-ager database that has been selected is now listed inthe window. For more detailed information about anydisplayed data item, double-click the data item.4. Some data items can be expanded to reveal additionalinformation. These items are identified by a plus sign(+) in the left side border of the Notes window, besidethe 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 supportNetfinity Manager supports exporting data via ODBC for useon SQL or DB2 database systems.Note: ODBC database export is available only on systemsthat are running Netfinity Manager.System requirementsThe minimum requirements for Netfinity Manager ODBCdatabase export are:• Windows NT— ODBC