| Title: | DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT. |
| Notice: | Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187 |
| Moderator: | TAEC::BEROUD |
| Created: | Mon Aug 21 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 6497 |
| Total number of notes: | 27359 |
I have a customer who currently has DECmcc (on a VAXstation).
They are extending their LAN, and considering optical concentrators
from DuPont (LANone), Chipcom (ONline), and Cabletron (MMAC).
All three vendors support SNMP for management.
The specific questions they have are:
1 - will their DECmcc station be able to communicate with the
concentrators of all three vendors? Will they be able to do
things like obtain statistics and control ports?
Is it safe to say that there are no DECmcc Access Modules
for any of these products, but that DECmcc will be able
to manage these boxes via SNMP/MIB II which will be supported
in DECmcc V1.2?
2 - Of all three vendors (DuPont, Cabletron, Chipcom), which
one would we recommend as "most manageable" from DECmcc (or
most desireable)? ...Chipcom?
3 - What is the current schedule for V1.2 (IFT, EFT, FCS)?
I would appreciate some clarification on these questions.
Regards,
Pat Hymes
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| 1021.1 | BSYBEE::EGOLF | John C. Egolf LKG2-2/T02 x226-7874 | Thu May 16 1991 13:59 | 5 | |
Re question #3, pls see the appropiate phase review document pointed to in note 1001.0 Regarding your SNMP questions, I've forwarded to the SVP people for their reply. | |||||
| 1021.2 | RE: DuPont, Cabletron, Chipcom SNMP management | TOOK::JSG | Mon May 20 1991 11:40 | 32 | |
1 -- The version of the SNMP AM that is released with DECmcc V1.2 will
be able to communicate with all devices that support TCP/IP SNMP.
The AM will support MIB I, MIB II, the six generic traps, and private
MIB extensions. The SNMP AM will provide for the loading of private
MIB extensions at the customer site. Furthermore we plan to provide
ASN.1 files of the private MIB extensions for many popular devices.
At this time we plan to include both Chipcoim and Cabletron MIBs
on the kit.
The AM will be able to do anything that is specified in the MIBs and
allowed by the SNMP agent. A particular vendor's point product network
management system may offer better management of their product then
will DECmcc at this time, but it will not solve the enterprise
management problem. As more applications for DECmcc come out this will
be less of an issue.
Some of the private MIBs that are included will be tested, but the
private MIB extensions will NOT be supported. Obviously problems with
the SNMP AM will be supported, but if the problem is with a vendor's
private MIB, agent or device then it will not be supported. There
are just to many private MIBs that change to often for anyone to keep
up with all of them. We expect that services may choose to offer an
SNMP support service.
2 -- I don't have enough data/experience at this time to say who is the
most manageable. As to the most desireable, our group is
non-exclusive and not envolved in the marketing of these products,
so it is not appropriate for meto answer this one.
JonG
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| 1021.3 | thanks | AUNTB::HYMES | I'd rather be fishing | Mon May 20 1991 15:30 | 3 |
Thanks, Jon.
PEH
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