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Conference azur::mcc

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

4734.0. "Direct FDDI management???" by NEWPRT::SCHOOLER_CH (Cheap? thrill...Jump a horse) Mon Mar 22 1993 02:05

My customer is planning to use PNM 200 and the ELM AM and FM to manage an
FDDI network.  Is there any advantage/restrictions to connecting the
DECstation running PNM 200 directly to the FDDI ring.  Or, should the 
DECstation be on an ethernet segment.  The answer is the only objection
to a sale.  Any help or advice is appreciated. 

Chip Schooler

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
4734.1	Need the via port qualifier, but...	VCSESU::WADE	Bill Wade, VAXc Systems & Support Eng	`Mon Mar 22 1993 12:49`	8
	The ELM AM/FM 1.3 release notes state that DECmcc does not officially support access from FDDI controllers on the host DECmcc system. You can us the via port qualifier but this qualifier was not supported by all the MMs as of 1.2.
4734.2	MCC EA routines don't support FDDI adapters	QUIVER::HAROKOPUS		`Mon Mar 22 1993 15:01`	11
	Bill is correct. The ethernet access routines in the MCC kernel do not recognize FDDI controllers. However, using the via port qualifier usually works for the Bridge AM, Concentrator AM and FDDI AM. The ELM FMs do not support the via port qualifier. If you have a choice place the managment station on the ethernet for best results Regards, Bob
4734.3	no option	ABACUS::BUKOWSKI		`Mon Mar 22 1993 17:25`	10
	Hello folks. You should pay more attention to this. Some people do not have an option as to were there system is connected, and from what I have heard, the VIA PORT does not work with all AM's. Also, if I am forced to run Polycenter on one system with a Ethernet controller, and one system with an FDDI controller [backup system] then habbit of using this product will need to change depending on which system I am logged in, and all com files would have to be modifed to use the "via port" qualifier if I am using the FDDI host. Mike
4734.4		VCSESU::WADE	Bill Wade, VAXc Systems & Support Eng	`Tue Mar 23 1993 13:24`	3
	Is it possible to squeeze this into the V1.3 MUP?
4734.5	MUP info	TOOK::MINTZ	Erik Mintz	`Wed Mar 24 1993 14:04`	6
	The "V1.3 MUP" may be necessary to resolve some problems with threads packaging on VMS. It would not include new functionality; we would not be able to support the testing required by functional changes. In any case, none of the optional packages would be re-releasing for the update.