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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

4692.0. "MCC Alm Mgr Packaging?" by ZPOVC::RAMARAJ () Mon Mar 15 1993 09:06

    The MCC alarm manager module is inside the BMS kit and it can be
    seperately installed.
    
    How is the final packaging going to be?
    
    It would a great idea to keep it as part of BMS.  Creating alarms and
    managing them with it is great.  Please DO NOT make it a seperate
    module and price it seperately.  It will just add to the cost and make
    it difficult to sell. 
    
    Great work... thanks to the MCC alarm manager team.
    
    Raj
    Singapore
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4692.1phase 0 docs are available GOSTE::CALLANDERMon Mar 15 1993 16:4421
    Hi Raj,
    
    Thanks for the positive feedback.  I wish I could make a definite
    statement on the packaging, but in the last few days it is back
    up in the air.
    
    It was our intention to ship the alarm manager as an independently
    purchaseable kit.  This kit would include an extensive knowledge
    base (about 100 templates on all entity classes supported in the
    EMS kit). But, at this point in time there is now a possibility
    that it will be pulled into the V1.4 product.  I will keep you posted
    on the progress we make.
    
    Just want to put in a quick note, alot of the thanks for the alarm
    manager goes to the European support team that originally came up
    with the idea and implementation in the Network Services Delivery
    Platform for MCC (NSDP).  All we did is take the concept and run
    with it.
    
    jill
4692.2Give away the Alarm Manager - Sell the knowledgebaseCUJO::HILLDan Hill-Net.Mgt.-Customer ResidentThu Mar 18 1993 00:1216
    The alarms manager makes DECmcc easier to use.  Ease-of-use is has been
    an issue with DECmcc from the beginning.  We need better press than we
    have been getting.
    
    Provide a few templates to give customers ideas on how valuable a tool
    DECmcc can be.  Then provide a "knowledgebase" (and I use the term
    loosely) of additional alarm rule templates for determining network
    problems  as a separately priced module.
    
    I am currently using the DELTA function to look for DECnet problems. 
    With only one alarm rule, I have been able to locate "mis-tuned" nodes. 
    With a few more rules, I should be able to recommend a solution.
    
    More to come...
    
    -Dan
4692.3request for more opinionGOSTE::CALLANDERThu Mar 18 1993 09:3324
    thanks for the input Dan.
    
    Anyone else with an opinion?
    
    At this point in time we are considering developing a generic tool
    which potentially ships with the kit, and then sell the knowledge
    base seperately. But, and this is the big one, right now the tool
    has apriori knowledge of the knowledge base and how to load it (the
    version of the tool currently not publicly available).  Changing
    this will take time and we need to keep time to market in mind.
    
    More input on this issue would be greatly appreciated.
    
    Thanks to everyone who has called or sent mail with the positive
    feedback. If you see something really missing from the tool please
    also pass that along so that we can hopefully generate a truely
    useful product. That also means if you have a pet rule which really
     helps you out, I would *****LOVE****** for you to send me a copy
    of it, or post it here. Please include a description of what is
    it used for and what type of device to apply it to. 
    
    thanks
    Jill