Finding Navigator Items

The Navigator shows all the managed systems that run on an operating system and this list can get very long. Use the Find tool to locate Navigator items based on properties such as IP address or associated situations.

To find a Navigator item:

  1. Click Find in the Navigator toolbar.
  2. Select the Navigator item from the For Navigator list if the item to search for is in a different Navigator view.
  3. Enter the values of the properties to search by:
    PropertiesValue
    IP Address

    (Distributed systems only) If you know the IP address, you can enter it here. Example: SCAN == 9.55.1* finds computers that start with 9.55.1, such as 9.55.105.180 and 9.55.110.180
    Hostname

    (Distributed systems only) Specify all or part of the host name here. Example: SCAN == MYHOST?? finds computers that start with MYHOST and have two trailing characters, such as MYHOSTEL and MYHOST33 but not MYHOSTA or myhostess.
    SMFID Name

    (z/OS-based systems only) Find the item by the session ID value.
    Sysplex Name

    (z/OS-based systems only) Specify the item by system complex name.
    Product Code

    Select the product name from the list to specify the managed system type to find.
    Managed System Name

    The managed system name is often the same as the host name. Example: SCAN == *UAGENT0? finds Universal Agents Navigator items such as onionASFSdp:UAGENT00 and garlicASFSdp:UAGENT05.
    Associated Situation Name

    Enter a situation name to find the Navigator items that the situation is associated with. (For an alert indicator to display in the Navigator for a situation that has become true, the situation must be associated with a Navigator item.)
  4. Tick the Include only managed system items check box to show the found Navigator items at the agent level (and subagent if applicable) but to exclude the child Navigator items (attribute level), .
  5. Click Advanced and specify the page size to control the number of Navigator items to list per page in the find results.
    The default is 100 rows per page. By reducing the number, you can have the results displayed more quickly and in smaller, more manageable pages; then move through the pages with Page down and Page up. By increasing the number, you increase the processing time but you can see all the results on one table page.
  6. Click Find. The Find results area is appended to the window with a list of Navigator items that meet the criteria.
  7. Click a Navigator item in the Find results area and click Switch to after selecting any or none of the following check boxes:
    • Open workspace in new window

      Keep the current workspace open and open the workspace at the selected Navigator item in a new window (or separate tab if you are in browser mode and your browser is configured for tabbed windows).

    • Close after switching to workspace

      Close the Find window after opening the workspace for the selected Navigator item.

The default workspace for the selected Navigator item is opened.
You can keep the window open to switch between one found Navigator item and another or to change the criteria and find other Navigator items.