Conference azur::mcc

787.0. "Comments to WORDY::OCONNOR on Transition Guide" by DELNI::L_FELICE () Tue Mar 12 1991 08:19

    
    
    DRAFT OUTLINE OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT POINT PRODUCT TRANSITION GUIDE
    
    Here's a draft outline of the transition guide. Please send any comments or
    suggestions you have to WORDY::OCONNOR. In particular, I need information
    on the point product (eg, LTM) functions that you think we need to cover. 
    

The following is an outline of the kind of information we intend to present in
the "transition guide." This guide is for users of DECmcc Management Station
and the network management "point" products who are transitioning to the new,
EMA-compliant DECmcc system. 

The outline uses NMCC/DECnet Monitor as an example. The same information needs
to be compiled and presented for NMCC/VAX ETHERnim, DECelms, and Terminal
Server Manager (TSM).

The outline shows summary information for each point product, such as major
features, the DECmcc modules needed to replace the point product functionality,
restrictions, and information on any conversion programs. 

The outline also shows an example of how NMCC/DECnet Monitor functions map to 
DECmcc functions. We will use examples and references to the DECmcc doc set
to complete this transition information. We will not provide complete 
documentation of functions because we would only be repaeting what is already
documented in the DECmcc manuals.

 



NMCC/DECnet Monitor -- 


Major Functions
---------------
o Gathers and displays DECnet performance, configuration, and error information
  on systems, lines, and circuits

o Displays a network map which can notify the user of exceeded thresholds and 
  network conditions 

o Users can generate summary and historical reports

o Database operations

o Data Gathering -- Uses NICE protocol to poll for NCP/DECnet data. Also 
  provides unsolicited event notification through DECnet sink feature. Polling 
  rates for different types of data are user-settable.

o Information Processing -- Statistical processing, data-to-threshold 
  comparisons.

o Information Presentation -- Map with color-change and some control features 
  (i.e. pan, enlarge, etc.), bar graphs and tables.


DECmcc Modules that replace NMCC Functionality  
_______________________________________________

BMS -- Iconic Map PM, DECnet Phase IV AM, DECnet/OSI AM, Notification 
Services FM, Performance Analyzer FM (with the Reports package), Historian FM, 
Exporter FM; Director -- Configuration FM, Control FM.


Restrictions/advantages of DECmcc BMS 
-------------------------------------

Does not currently provide wire functions -- in v1.2?


Conversion program 
------------------

Digital provides a program that converts the information in your NMCC/DECnet 
Monitor database for use in the Management Information Repository (MIR), which 
is a database of network information maintained by the DECmcc Director. 




NMCC/DECnet Monitor function            DECmcc function
____________________________            _______________________________

Display network nodes in Map            Open a domain in a Map window.

Display network wires in Map 		Not Available 

Show                                    Select the entity and use the Show menu
     - network summary                  item from the Operations menu.
     - network map  
     - known wire                       For example, to show status for line 
     - network known wire               GNA-0 attached to node Rome, select
     - network known system             the child enity GNA-0 from your domain 
     - network known circuits           map and use the Show --> Status command
     - traffic 
     - errors                           For more information, see DECmcc
     - counters                         Director Use.
     - status 
     - references 
     - contacts 

> Digital provides a program that converts the information in your NMCC/DECnet 
> Monitor database for use in the Management Information Repository (MIR), which 
> is a database of network information maintained by the DECmcc Director. 

  We do? This is news to me...

    This Transition Guide is planned to be released at the time of SMS/EMS
    V2.2 (in conjunction with DECmcc BMS V1.2).  At that time, it is hoped
    that there will be an NMCC/DECnet Monitor database conversion tool. At
    this time, there is none, as Chris has noted.
    
    Lisa