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Systems management from remote

In complex environments, system automation task have an important role. The new functions designed for interoperability, shipped in the last releases of VSE, allow remote system management for VSE.

	Overview
	Benefits
	Software requirements
	How to get started
	Additional information

Overview

System management functions have an important role in management of complex systems and architectures. For VSE, interfaces were developed to allow the execution of remote system management functions. The remote component that interacts with VSE is the VSE Connector Client. It is part of the Java-based Connectors. On VSE the VSE Connector Server bust be running.  

Resource management, systems monitoring and remote operation are some of the possibilities with the Java-based Connectors. A tool to demonstrate these possibilities is the VSE Navigator. It is free of charge and can be downloaded from the VSE home page. With VSE Navigator you can browse, create, alter and delete VSE resources, monitor system activity and resource usage, and manage your VSE system. VSE Navigator is a Java tool based on the VSE Connector Client .

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Benefits

System management from a remote platform allows:

• Automation by monitoring system activity.
• Better integration of different platforms.
• Java access to VSE system information.
• Graphical tool (VSE Navigator) which has a lot of system management  functions implemented.

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Software requirements

The following software requirements must be meet in order to implement this solution:

• VSE/ESA 2.5 or later
• TCP/IP for VSE/ESA
• VSE Connector Server running on VSE
• Linux, Windows, AIX, Unix on remote system
• Java runtime (JRE) or Java developer kit (JDK) 1.3 or later 
• VSE Connector Client installed on remote system 
• VSE Navigator installed on remote system 

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How to get started

With System management from a remote platform you can start by establishing the infrastructure required: 

• On VSE: Start the VSE Connector Server (STARTVCS - you can find it in your reader queue or in ICCF Lib59 as SKVCSSTJ)
• Install a Java Developer Kit
• Download the VSE Connector Client     
• Install VSE Connector Client (using the install scripts provided)
• Download and install VSE Navigator
• Use the VSE Navigator to interact with the VSE system and monitor system activity or execute other system management functions.

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Additional information

Additional information for this solution scenario can be found:

• VSE e-business connectors User's Guide

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