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ACO
CLIENT™is a true e-business application that
web-enables the server-side systems management features available in the ACO PAGER
Message Alert System. The web client allows secure remote management of your
System i
(or AS/400) over the Internet (or your Intranet).
Manage
system/application events in real-time from your favorite web browser. Use the
web-enabled Work with Active Messages panel (below) to manage your
System i
system operator message queue (or any other actively monitored queue) while in or away
from the office.
ACO
CLIENT provides the following messaging capabilities:
View and respond to system/application messages.
Send workstation, pager, or e-mail messages.
Run commands, programs, or action scripts.
Perform internal system maintenance functions.
In addition, ACO
CLIENT allows you to perform all ACO PAGER product setup and maintenance
functions from your web browser regardless of your proximity to the
System i (or
AS/400). With ACO you're in full control:
Your system may require installation of IBM PTF’s to ensure proper
operation of the ACO products. Several important
IBM PTF’s are required to properly run certain SQL statements based on
the installed version of IBM i 6.1 (and i5/OS). These PTF’s are included
in the latest version of the database group PTF for each respective
release.
IBM i 6.1
required PTF's (not included in cumulative package)
SI38393
See
APAR SE41176
IBM i5/OS 5.4
required PTF's (not included in cumulative package)
None
We STRONGLY recommend that you put in place a process to
regularly obtain (and apply) the latest cumulative PTF, HIPER group PTF,
and database group PTF packages to your System i (and AS/400) system(s).
Requires one standard System i V.24 SDLC communications line and one ECS (or
Hayes® compatible) modem (or a properly configured SMTP e-mail connection to the
Internet). Works with all alphanumeric and two-way pagers, properly equipped
cellular phones, and smartphones (like BlackBerry®).
ACO PAGER, ACO NET, ACO ESI,
and ACO CLIENT execute on System i® systems (all models) running V5R4M0 (or higher). ACO Client™ requires WebSphere® Application Server
6.1 (or higher), WebSphere® Application Server - Express,
or any Java 1.4 (or higher) compliant web application server like Apache. ACO ESI™
requires a separately licensed copy of ACO PAGER™ and a separately licensed
copy of one of the following enterprise systems; IBM Tivoli Monitoring®
6.2 (or higher) or IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus®
7.3 (or higher).
Notice:
The enterprise system software may also require the purchase of other hardware
and licensed software. This hardware and software is available from IBM (or
other business partners) at an additional fee and is
not
included in the purchase of the ACO ESI software product.
ACO ESI™
optionally monitors your network connected Windows®
servers using a Windows compliant software agent. The Windows® agent software is available for purchase (at a nominal fee) from
one of our business partners. Monitoring your Windows servers does not
require the installation (or use) of an enterprise system software product
(e.g. IBM Tivoli Monitoring®).