Release 2.0 now offers enhanced and additional features such as event, status, interface, and performance monitoring for a full-function, integrated network management platform. If you have invested heavily in the mainframe environment and want to continue to take advantage of that investment, Native Service Point Release 2.0 is the perfect choice. Investment Protection Native Service Point gives the data center visibility into the entire Cisco network while protecting your investment in mainframe software and network management skills. Familiar operator consoles with common function keys, help panels, event displays, and network logs help traditional MVS network operators ease their way into distributed network management. Increased Productivity and High Availability Quick, efficient problem resolution translates into higher productivity of network operators and higher availability of your network.
Routers are color-coded to indicate status such as up, down, connect, or performance degraded.
Detailed status displays allow operators to quickly diagnose problems by displaying flags next to the troubled router, indicating the nature of the problem. Detailed status display enables quick problem resolution. By simply selecting a router, operators can display a menu of commonly used router commands. This feature eliminates the need for operators to learn device command syntax. Also, a command line interface allows operators to issue commands that are usually issued via Telnet to the router, thus making all router console functionality available to mainframe operators.