VIP | Features

VitalSigns for IP (VIP) is the versatile, robust, reliable, and easy-to-use IP monitor for mainframes, z/OS communications server, and TCP/IP networks.

Application status and round-trip times
FTP, Telnet, OSA, Enterprise Extender, and socket application traffic
CSM buffer capacity and utilization
CPU utilization
Interface configuration, connections, traffic
TCP/IP stack configuration and buffer use
Configuration, routes, round-trip times, and status changes for any remote node in your network

Customize alerts for specific configurations and performance thresholds
Send alert notifications to email, browser displays, and/or NetView^®
VIP automatically discovers the local z/OS network configuration
Search event logs for the entire network easily
Online reports of performance history for a quarter year or more
Fully-automated chart drawing for history data
Export history data to comma-delimited files for other uses, spreadsheets for example

Run complete packet traces on any stack
Filter trace data to display for specific interfaces, addresses, ports, and/or protocols
View traces in real time, as packets move through stacks, and/or save them to mainframe datasets
Send ICMP and UDP pings
Translate between IP addresses and domain names
Trace routes and round-trip times between mainframes and remote nodes
Retrieve complete SNMP data easily from any SNMP-able node on the network
Quickly find and get the status of all the connections for a given address, application, interface
Drop individual connections
Send system operator commands directly from the browser to z/OS

High-level summary screens take the pulse of your entire network
Easily drill down to specific applications, buffers, interfaces, and stacks
Quick access to pie, bar, and line charts for recent history on hundreds of fields
Monitor multiple mainframe hosts from a single screen
Built from the ground up as a browser-based product –displays significantly more information on one screen than a 3270-based offering

FTP, Telnet, OSA, Enterprise Extender, CSM, and socket-application status, availability, performance
IBM First Failure and Intrusion Detection data
ICMP message traffic
SMF and SNMP record data
System console messages and control blocks
TCP/IP connections, interfaces, regions
Remote and tier-1 stacks and interfaces

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We offer individualized product demonstrations by request. Your organization can also try SDS Software on your system for 30 days, free of charge.