Workspaces

This document does not attempt to describe all details for a workspace. For details regarding the column headings (which correspond to attribute names) in a given table view, see Attributes. For additional details regarding any workspace, go to the workspace itself and inspect the tables, views, and other features.

This topic describes the security features and tells how to access workspaces in the Tivoli Enterprise Portal.

Security features for user accounts

Security features such as the following regulate access to workspaces or access to the functionality in workspaces:

• The typical user of the Tivoli Enterprise Portal has a standard level of privileges to view and modify the portal. For example, the sysadmin default user can see the views and modify the portal. Be aware that if you use a user account that has the Workspace administration level of privileges, the views that you see differ, as in these examples:
  • The title and status bars display *ADMIN MODE* after the user name to indicate that the user ID is in workspace administration mode.
  • Comprehensive lists of workspace links are displayed in some pop-up menus, instead of the standard menus that are nested within specific workspaces.
  The Workspace administration mode has additional privileges and purposes that are described in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring: User's Guide.
• Authentication and authorization for running Storage Toolkit commands describes the authorization that is required for the action requests of the Storage Toolkit.

Accessing OMEGAMON for Storage on z/OS in the portal

Access OMEGAMON for Storage on z/OS in the portal through the Navigator, as in the following example.

1. Click the plus sign (+) beside the z/OS Systems icon to see available systems.
2. Click the plus sign (+) beside the name of the name of the z/OS system for which you want information, for example, SYSG. The available subsystems are displayed.
3. Click the plus sign (+) beside the Storage Subsystem icon.
4. Click the plus sign (+) beside the STORAGE managed system for which you want information, for example, VTCTH@@L:SYSG:STORAGE. A list of product nodes is displayed.
5. Click the node of a workspace, for example, Application Summary. The portal displays the Application Summary workspace.

Nodes in the Navigator, which are linked to workspaces shows the product nodes within the hierarchy of a typical Navigator.

Accessing the workspace that corresponds to a node in the Navigator

To access a workspace that corresponds to a node in the Navigator, click the node. The workspace is displayed in the portal.

Accessing workspace links from a Navigator node

1. Click the node. The node is activated and the corresponding workspace is displayed in the portal.
2. Right-click the node to display the pop-up menu.
3. Select the workspace you want in the Workspace submenu.

Note: Some workspace links that are mentioned in this document are not always visible. The Tivoli Enterprise Portal displays some workspace links only when the target workspaces are relevant in the monitoring environment. For example, if you do not monitor DS8000® storage facilities, a link is not available for a workspace that tracks attributes of DS8000 storage facilities.

Accessing workspace links from views in a workspace

1. You can access related workspaces from table views and bar charts as follows:
   • Table views: Right-click on the link icon () located at the left of a row in a table view.
   • Bar charts: Right-click a bar in a bar chart view and select Link To in the menu to access the list of links.
2. Select the name of a workspace in the pop-up menu.

Accessing cross-product workspace links

You access cross-product workspace links like any other workspace link. You use this type of link to go to workspaces in other Tivoli products, as described in Integration with other products.

IBM Tivoli Monitoring provides the dynamic workspace linking feature to enable you to quickly access workspaces in multiple products. OMEGAMON for Storage on z/OS uses that feature to provide predefined links that go to storage-related workspaces in Tivoli OMEGAMON XE on z/OS and in HSM Advanced Reporter. For example, the Application Summary workspace provides a predefined link to the Address Space Bottleneck Detail workspace in Tivoli OMEGAMON XE on z/OS.

Dynamic workspace linking (sometimes referred to as DWL) permits you to easily navigate between workspaces that are provided by multiple products. This feature aids problem determination and improves integration across the monitoring products, permitting you to quickly determine the root cause of a problem. Predefined cross-product links provided by the OMEGAMON XE products permits you to obtain additional information about systems, subsystems, resources, or network components that are being monitored by other monitoring agents.

When you right-click on a link, the list of links is displayed. This list might contain links to workspaces provided by one or more monitoring products. The product you are linking to must be installed and configured.

Choose a workspace from the list to navigate to that workspace. By linking to the target workspace in context, you receive additional information that is related to the system, subsdsystem, or resource you are currently viewing.