Did You Know that Unicenter TCPaccess X.25 Server can obtain statistics from routers, log this information and eventually send an alert?

To enable the Router Manager (XRM) feature of X.25 Server, simply code XRMMEM =<member_name> on the X25.NET command. XRMMEM refers to a member name in the PARMLIB dataset.

In the XRMMEM member, the XRMADD command can be used to define as many routers as required.

For example:

XRMADD NAME=ROUTER-01,
      ADDR=10.1.1.254, 
      LOGONPW='CDCCDECE0A0F1E28',
      ENABLEPW='8F3B90875FF97747',
      MONITOR=YES,DEBUG=EVENTS,
      STATS=(10,RESET)

The logon and enable passwords are encrypted using the OMXXRMPW utility in the SOMXREXX dataset.

The XRMTRAP command can then be used to capture the information and write it to a log and/or call an EXEC member to be given control. With a little bit of Rexx programming the possibilities are then virtually unlimited.

For example:

XRMTRAP ADD,MID=OMXXF305I,MEM=SENDALRT,LOG=PLOG7

It should be noted that ANY router that can be reached from the host running X.25 Server can be monitored. It does not have to be a router defined on an X25.PIPE command.

For additional information on Router Manager, please refer to Chapter 6 of the Administrator Guide.