Conference azur::mcc

5881.0. "Polycenter Products on OSF ??" by SHIPS::DAVENPORT_D () Fri Feb 25 1994 04:55

    
    
    Hi,
    
    I am working on a bid to supply a large, distributed  X400/OSF
    system to the UK Meterological Office.  This system will require remote 
    system and
    network management, at approximately 100 locations around the UK.  I am
    proposing to use a set of Polycenter products, but need to know when
    these will be avilable for OSF, as opposed to ULTRIX.  If they would work,
     I would also like to use HUBwatch and MAILbus View, currently only
    available on VMS.  The proposed products are listed in the schematic
    below, alongside the System/Network Management Station.
    
    I would be very grateful if someone can tell me which of these polycenter
    products will be available for OSF and when, prefereably with a pointer
    to the SPD.
    
    Any other comments on the proposed system design outlined below (ie
    will it work !!) will also be gratefully received.
    
    
    Thanks in advance,
    
    David Davenport @SBP
    SHIPS::DAVENPORT_D
    782-2189
    
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    System Outline:
    
    System to comprise of a central System/Network Management station (and a 
    hot standby), connected over 64K leased lines to 5 regional switching 
    hubs, each of which is connected to a further 20 Outstation systems, 
    again over 64K leased lines.  The system is to be used for X400 (MAILbus 
    400) message switching.  
    
    The system will also have the capability of using X25 and IDSN dial-up 
    lines in the case of failure of the 64K leased lines.  The central 
    System/Network Management station is to perform all system and network 
    management, including software loadsand backups - most of the regional 
    switching nodes and Outstations will be 'lights out' environments.
    
    
    Logical schematic of system/network management:
    

             |         +-----------+       DEC3000 OSF Svr:
             |         |System/    |
             +---------+Network    |       Polycenter Net Man 400
             |         |Management |       Polycenter Console Manger
             |         |Station    |       Polycenter AFS Utilities
             |         +-----------+       Polycenter Network,Save,Restore
             E                             Polycenter S/W Dist Manager
             |                             Polycenter Census
             |         +-----------+       MAILbus View
             +---------+DECNIS 600 |       HUBwatch
             |         +-----------+
                       |WAN contr  |
                       |618 Sync   |
                       ++----+----++
                        |    |    |
                        |6   | I  | X
                        |4     S    2
                        |K   | D  | 5
                        |      N
                        |l   |    |
                        |e     d
                        |a   | i  |
                        |s     a
                        |e   | l  |
                        |d
             |         ++----+----++            1 of 5 Regional
             |         |WAN Contr  |            Switching nodes
             |         |618 Sync   |
             |         +-----------+            (Also have a DEC 3000 OSF
             +---------+DECNIS 600 |             running MAILbus 400)
             |         +-----------+
             E         |WAN Contr  |            Lights Out Environment
             |         |618 Sync   |
             |         ++----+----++
                        |6   | I  | X
                        |4     S    2
                        |K   | D  | 5
                        |      N
                        |l   |    |
                        |e     d
                        |a   | i  |
                        |s     a
                        |e   | l  |
                        |d
                        |    |    |
                       +++--+++--+++
                       |W|  |D|  |W|            1 of 20 Outstations per
                       |A|  |E|  |A|            Regional Switching Node
                       |N|  |C|  |N|
             |         |r|  |b|  |r|            All system and network
             |         | |  |r|  | |            management from the
             |         |9|  |9|  |9|            central management station
             |         |0|  |0|  |0|
             |         +-+--+-+--+-+
             +---------+DEChub 90  |
             |         +-----------+
             |
             E         +-----------+
             |         |Outstation |
             |         |3000 OSF   |
             +---------+           |
             |         |MAILbus    |
             |         |Application|
                       +-----------+
    

David, 

POLYCENTER Network Manager 400 is to the best of my knowledge only available on
VMS. What is available today on Ultrix is POLYCENTER Network Manager 200. 

POLYCENTER Network Manager 200 is planned on Alpha/AXP OSF/1 in the near future. 

For the other POLYCENTER products, I would suggest to ask the question in the
POLYCENTER notefile NOTED::POLYCENTER. 

Best regards,

Marc.

>POLYCENTER Network Manager 200 is planned on Alpha/AXP OSF/1 in the near future. 

PNM200 does not include ELM (Bridge, Concentrator, FDDI). Is it planned 
to port these modules? (Many of our customers use at least Bridge AM).

*Robert

Robert,

Up to my knowledge, the Extended Lan Manager (ELM) kit is not currently planned
on OSF/1. 

If there is a strong business need, it might however evolve. 

Best regards,

Marc.