Robot/NETWORK
Does changing a system’s name affect the Robot products?
Yes. Many of the Robot products rely on the system name and will not function correctly if the name is changed without taking certain steps.
Most products simply require running the com...
Help/Systems recently began a Robot Product Certification program for the most popular Robot products. This certification program ensures you have the appropriate knowledge to run the Robot products and allows you to:
Validate your know-how
Prove yo...
If you manage job scheduling, message management, and resource monitoring for more than one partition running IBM i, you should get acquainted with Host Mode. Host Mode lets you duplicate job setups and propagate message handling rules among your par...
With the introduction of Robot/CONSOLE Host mode, the Robot/CONSOLE Explorer (graphical user interface) interacts directly with Robot/NETWORK, to allow you to manage messages, resources, and logs from any system in your network.
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The newest releases of Robot/SCHEDULE, Robot/NETWORK, and Robot/CONSOLE all feature graphical user interfaces (GUIs). These GUIs all include a powerful new feature called data filters. A data filter is a way to create and display a user-defined subse...
In 2009, U.S. Daylight Saving Time begins on March 8 and ends on November 1. Whether you change the time manually or have the system change the time automatically, the most important thing to keep in mind is that Robot/SCHEDULE must be inactive when ...
When I escalate a status in Robot/NETWORK, is there a character limitation?
It depends what version of Robot/NETWORK you are using. In Version 9, there is a 60-character limit. In Version 10, there is no limit.
In Robot/SCHEDULE, is the run time for ...
Check out the ways the new graphical interfaces can help!
If your data center relies on the System i and has to meet a service level agreement (SLA), you should look at how the latest releases of Robot/SCHEDULE, Robot/CONSOLE, and Robot/NETWORK can ...
For V6R1 and Robot/SAVE, is there anything special I need to be aware of?
Yes. In V6R1, IBM changed the default behavior of the Power Down System (PWRDWNSYS) command. The default value (*ENVVAR) for the CONFIRM parameter on the PWRDWNSYS command now...
Robot/NETWORK 10 provides a pre-checker program to make converting to the new release go smoothly.
Planning your conversion
Download and install a fresh copy of the Help/Systems Product Maintenance Wizard from the Help/Systems Web site to your PC. T...
