Conference azur::mcc

5681.0. "AS/400 from DECmcc?" by KCBBQ::TERRY (TERRY_B) Fri Oct 22 1993 12:05

    
    
    
    	Hi,
    	
    	I have a customer (who has money) that is rolling out VAX 6000's
    	and AS/400 machines in 6-8 plants across the country. They would
    	like a lights out situation for each site and have it managed
    	from a central location. Furthermore, they are giving each site
    	a local choice of ethernet or token ring.
    
    	The specific requirement is for system management from a single
    	platform for both the Digital and IBM machines. On the Digital
    	side, they are willing to use DECmcc, with a migration to 
    	Polycenter/Netview, and would like to know if there are any 
    	DECmcc modules to handle managing the AS/400's. Even a console
    	window would help for such problems as remote booting and operator
    	messages. They have a very large CISCO network using both routing
    	and bridging. The information they need from the network itself
    	is simply passive SNMP traps so they know where problems may lie.
    	Another group is responsible for the health of the network itself.
    
    	Does anyone know of a product that will allow AS/400 management 
    	from a Digital platform? If not, does anyone have any good ideas
    	on some terminal pass-through that we can use to access the AS/400
    	console. I realize that if we go with a custom design, we will 
    	have the opportunity to sell some consulting. I know very little
    	about the AS/400 and what management capabilities exist, so if
    	there are any experts out there, I would appreciate any
    	suggestions.
    
    	They are also talking to IBM about this, and I hope that we can 
    	get this business, so they will migrate to Polycenter/Netview
    	instead of letting IBM bag the whole business.
    
    	Thanks in advance...
    
    	Brian Terry
    	KCBBQ::TERRY
    	DTN 452-2484
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

>        DECmcc modules to handle managing the AS/400's. Even a console
>        window would help for such problems as remote booting and operator
>        messages. They have a very large CISCO network using both routing

Do the AS/400s run TCP/IP? If so, then you can use telnet to get the console
access.

Simon

    VCS  product can manage AS400s and all the VAX6000's