Hypothetical Case Study—Migrating from Tivoli NetView › The Migration Plan › Analyze the NetView REXX Procedures › Generate and Review the Report

Generate and Review the Report

The team uses the following procedure to generate a report from the output of the analysis.

To generate a REXX Analyzer Summary Report

1. Enter /REXXAN.G.

   The Report Criteria panel appears.

2. Specify SUMMARY in the Report Type field, update the other fields as required, and then press F6 (Action).

   The Report Confirmation panel appears.

3. Press F6 (Confirm).

   The report is displayed online or saved in a data set as specified.

The migration team look at the report. There is so much information. They are not sure where to start.

While there is no strict step-by-step formula for a migration—what you want and how you have implemented NCCF varies widely—Black Lion Telecom’s CA consultant recommends the following approach that has worked for other successful Tivoli NetView migrations:

1. Move the easiest, most potentially compatible NetView REXX procedures over first. Do the changes needed to get them going quickly.
2. Examine the standard SNA Diagnosis and Monitoring features of CA NetMaster. These include NEWS (for SNA event management), NTS (for SNA session awareness), and NCPView (a status monitor for NCPs).

   Examine the remaining NetView REXX procedures to identify which of these provide functions that can be replaced by an existing feature.

3. Update and test the remaining, less compatible NetView REXX procedures. For each, determine and perform the changes required to run it in CA NetMaster. These procedures will fall into the following groups:
   • Those needing reasonably small REXX code changes
   • Those needing bigger REXX code changes
   • Those needing redevelopment in NCL

Because CA Technical Support has been involved in many successful migrations, it has considerable experience in the area of code changes, and can easily support the Black Lion Telecom migration team with this part of their migration.