How to tell if you have added entries to the NETINFO file.

Products

• CMDB for z/OS
• NetSpy Network Performance
• NetMaster Network Automation
• SOLVE
• NetMaster Network Management for SNA
• NetMaster Network Management for TCP/IP
• NetMaster File Transfer Management

Issue/Introduction

How to tell if you have added entries to the NETINFO file?

Environment

Release: SLOPFC00200-12.1-NetMaster-File Transfer Management
Component:

Resolution

To check for the presence of user added records in the NETINFO file, use /XDB.FILE to browse the file. 

 

To do this - 

Enter /xdb.file from the command line 

Command ===> /xdb.file 

 

'S'elect the NETINFO1 file  

 

SYSA------------------------------------------- NCL Debug : File Selection List ------------------------------------------------24
Command ===>                                                                                                       Scroll ===> CSR 

                                                                                            Use S or / to select the required value
s  11 - NETINF1  NETINFO1 BASE   1 42  82%   1  47%   1   0  32 -   AVAL IL
   12 - NEWSFIL  NEWSFILE BASE   0 42   1%    1   8%   1   0  30 -   AVAL SLN

 

 

You are looking for ANY entries OTHER than INSTALL in the Record Data field.

If all you have is INSTALL that means there are NO user added/modified entries. 

 

SYSA ------------------------------------------- NCL Debug : NETINF1 File Viewer ----------------------------
Command ===>                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                     S/B=Browse D=Delete 
   DD Name  NETINF1    Dataset ... hlq.NMC1.NETINFO
   File ID      NETINFO1  Volume .... NMD031
   Key Len  32               Map Name ..
   Length Key                              Record Data
         57 0000                             INSTALL.09-SEP-2012.00.00.00.CATEGORY CONTROL.4.2
         66 0001                             INSTALL.09-SEP-2012.00.00.00.3274 Error Codes.4.$INF1U01.$INF1U01.
         65 0002                             INSTALL.09-SEP-2012.00.00.00.SNA Sense Codes.4.$INF1U02.$INF1U02.
         66 0003                             INSTALL.09-SEP-2012.00.00.00.SNA Status Codes.4.$INF1U03.$INF1U03.

 

 

For example - 

 SYSA------------------------------------------ NCL Debug : NETINF1 File Viewer --------------------------------------------------
Command ===>                                                                                                                                  Scroll ===> CSR 

                                                    S/B=Browse D=Delete M=MDOview MU=MDO Update
     DD Name  NETINF1    Dataset ... hlq.NMC1.NETINFO                                                                       
     File ID      NETINFO1  Volume .... NMD031                                                                                          
    Key Len  32                Map Name ..                                                                                                  
    Length Key                              Record Data                                                                            
        270 01223                           INSTALL.09-SEP-2012.00.00.00.Machine Check.Buffer parity error in ECSA adapter.....Off.
        165 01224                           aaaaaa.15-NOV-2014.10.34.02.Machine Check.MSR or MHS error.....Off.y.Press RESET and r   <--- Added/modified record
        216 01225                           INSTALL.09-SEP-2012.00.00.00.Machine Check.ECSA adapter error.....Off.y.Press RESET and
        237 01226                           INSTALL.09-SEP-2012.00.00.00.Machine Check.Transmission error while communicating with 
        237 01227                           INSTALL.09-SEP-2012.00.00.00.Machine Check.Transmission error while communicating with 
        341 01228                           INSTALL.09-SEP-2012.00.00.00.Machine Check.Battery has failed or colour convergence har 

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