Conference csc32::consolemanager

91.0. ""Official" Field Test Topic" by VINO::DONAHUE (TOBIN's coffee in my Dunkin Donuts cup!) Mon Aug 30 1993 18:47

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					From:  	Norma J. Donahue
					Dept:  	NSM/Dist Sys Mgmt
					Loc:   	MRO1-2/S43
					DTN:   	297-5614
					FAX#:	297-6796
					E-MAIL: VINO::DONAHUE
					Date:  	26-AUG-1993


Subject: POLYCENTER Console Manager V1.1 Field Test Site Nominations


The POLYCENTER Console Manager (PCM) V1.1 has been rescheduled to start in
November 1993. Therefore, I am sending this notice in case customers or
internal organizations may be available to participate in this time frame,
but we not available in August, when the field test was originally planned
to start. 

We are still accepting nominations for both internal and external customer
field test sites. If your organization is interested or if you have a
customer that is interested in participating in this field test, please
complete and return the attached nomination form and field test
questionnaire to VINO::DONAHUE. Your nomination will be placed on the field
test interest list. 

If you have already sent information, nominating your oranization, or a
customer, rest assured, you are still on the list of potential field test 
sites and I will be contacting you in the near future with more details.

POLYCENTER Console Manager is a Software Product which when coupled with the
appropriate hardware systems provides a central point for the coordination of
system console services and the logging of console data received from a service
system. In addition Console Manager logs and displays events that are detected
by the console line controllers and will provide a mechanism to notify users and
operations staff of those events. 

It is a goal of POLYCENTER Console Manager Version 1.1 to provide all the
relevant functionality from the VCS V1.4 and POLYCENTER Console Manager V1.0
products. In addition to this, the V1.1 product will provide significant
enhancements to the Console Manager V1.0 functionality. 

The V1.1 product will provide user interfaces to run in both an OSF/Motif
workstation or a character cell terminal environment. 

Console Manager is designed to manage a wide variety of service systems
including: 

	OpenVMS VAX systems (standalone and clustered)
	OpenVMS Alpha/AXP (standalone and clustered)
	RISC ULTRIX 
	OSF/1 Alpha/AXP
	and any other device that meets the following requirements:

		ASCII data
		RS232C compatible line
		EIA based console port
		XON and XOFF flow control
		I/O buffering.

In addition, V1.1 will provide facilities for use of pseudo-terminals to allow
local host applications to inter-operate with the CM software. Connections to
the CM host platform will be via one of the following transports: 

	Direct hardware lines
	Pseudo-terminal
	Host initiated LAT connect (terminal servers)
	Host initiated Telnet connect (terminal servers)


The features of POLYCENTER Console Manager are to allow a system manager to
connect to the console of a system without the requirement of being physically
present at the systems console terminal. Typical functions performed while
connected to the console of a system include: 

	Shutting down or rebooting the manage system.
	Performing stand alone diagnostics.
	Performing stand alone backup operations.
	Upgrading/Installing Operating system software

In addition to performing tasks while connected to the managed console,
POLYCENTER Console Manager allows the system manager/operator to perform the
following: 

	Viewing remotely console output.
	Storing remotely console output on disk rather than on hard copy.
	Retrieving historical console data from some Console Manager archive.
	Searching console data for particular text.
	Scanning console data for text strings that denote events of
	  specific interest. 

It is a goal to provide Console Manager V1.1 Host support for the following
platforms: 

	RISC ULTRIX
	OpenVMS VAX
	OpenVMS Alpha/AXP
	OSF/1 Alpha/AXP


If you have any questions regarding POLYCENTER Console Manager or the field
test, don't hesitate to call or write to me. Contact information is provided in
the header of this memo. 


Regards,
Norma J. Donahue


                   POLYCENTER Console Manager Version 1.1
                       Field Test Nomination Form   


	Site Information:
	
	  .  Site name and address (parent company with specific 
             subsidiary/division, if applicable): 
               [NO P.O. BOX NUMBERS PLEASE!]
	
	  Company name: <>
               Address: <>

	NOTE: NO PO BOXES WILL BE ACCEPTED
	  
	  .  Field Test Site Contact Name and Telephone Number:
     	     (no Digital employees please)
     
     	  Contact name: <>
     	     Telephone: <>
     	       FAX No.: <>  
      Internet Address: <>

     	  .  Field Test Site Contracts/Legal Contact Information
     	     (if applicable):

     	          Name: <>
     	     Telephone: <>
     	       Address: <>  (if different than above)
     	       FAX No.: <>  
      Internet Address: <> 

        Approval Information: 
	     
	  .  Sales Account Manager

	           Name: <>
	            DTN: <>
     	        FAX No.: <>  
		 E-mail: <> 
	       Location: <>
	  Approval Date: <>

     	  .  Customer Services Manager (if applicable):			
 
	           Name: <>
	            DTN: <>
     	        FAX No.: <> 
		 E-mail: <> 
	       Location: <>
	  Approval Date: <>

	CHOOSE ONE ONLY:
	  
	  .  FAX agreement and send VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS (2 day delivery) 
             directly to site (Y/N):  <>
	OR     	
	  .  Send agreement to Sales Account Manager 
     	     EXPRESS (2 day delivery) at the following external 
     	     address (Y/N):  <>
	OR
	  .  FAX agreement to Sales Account Manager (Y/N):  <>



POLYCENTER Console Manager V1.1 Field Test Questionaire            PAGE 1

1.  POLYCENTER Console Manager System host platform.

    MIPS RISC Hardware platform ULTRIX software   [ ]
    VAX Hardware Platform OpenVMS software        [ ]
    Alpha AXP Hardware platform OpenVMS software  [ ]
    Alpha AXP Hardware platform OSF/1 software    [ ]


1a.  How many POLYCENTER Console Manager host systems from this site would 
     participate in the F/T? _____


1b.  How many systems will be connected to your POLYCENTER Console 
     Manager host system(s) ______


2.  Hardware configuration of the POLYCENTER Console Manager host platform 
    (repeat if multiple POLYCENTER Console Manager systems would be 
    participating in the Field Test):

                Memory: 

            Disk Drive: 

           Load Device: 

                CD-ROM: yes [ ]  no [ ]

     Operator terminal type: 

    Console Interfaces
                DHV11:  [ ]
                DZQ11:  [ ]
                CXY08:  [ ]
        DECserver 200:  [ ]
        DECserver 300:  [ ]
        DECserver 700:  [ ]
        DECserver 90L:  [ ]
        DECserver 90TL: [ ]
        DECserver 90M:  [ ]
               Others:  ________



POLYCENTER Console Manager V1.1 Field Test Questionaire            PAGE 2


3.  Will your POLYCENTER Console Manager host system be connected to Ethernet?

        [ ] Yes
        [ ] No

4.  Will your POLYCENTER Console Manager host system be concurrently used 
    for other purposes besides console management?

        [ ] No
        [ ] Yes    If so, what? ________________________________________


5.  Number and type of systems that are serviced by POLYCENTER Console Manager 
    (repeat as needed for each POLYCENTER Console Manager to be included in 
    the Field Test). (For VAXstation systems, use the MicroVAX engine as 
    type, e.g., count VAXstation II/GPX as a uVax II.)

    Total number of managed nodes on this POLYCENTER Console Manager 
    host: ______


      MicroVAX II: ________		VAX 8500: ________

    MicroVAX 2000: ________		VAX 8600: ________

    MicroVAX 3000: ________		VAX 8700: ________

       VAX 11/750: ________		VAX 8800: ________

       VAX 11/780: ________		VAX 9000: ________

       VAX 11/785: ________		   VAXft: ________

         VAX 4000: ________		HSC40/50: ________

         VAX 6200: ________		HSC70/90: ________

         VAX 6300: ________		   LPS40: ________

         VAX 6400: ________		PDP11: ________

	 VAX 6500: ________		DECsystem 7000 _________

         VAX 8200: ________	        DECsystem 10000 ______

         VAX 8300: ________		VITALINK: ________
					(LANbridge)
         DECsystem 5000 ______           DECstation 3000 _______

         DECsystem 3000 _______         Sun Workstations________

         HP Workstations _______        RS6000 Workstations _______ 


         ICL DRS6000 ________


           Others: _____________________________________________________


POLYCENTER Console Manager V1.1 Field Test Questionaire            PAGE 3

6.  Do you expect the above numbers of serviced systems to increase or
    decrease during the period of field test?

        [ ] Yes    If so, explain: ________________________________________
        [ ] No


7. Are you a consolidated distribution subscriber?

         [ ] Yes
         [ ] No

8. Do you have any X-Window systems at your site?

        [ ] Yes
            [ ] VAXstation
            [ ] DECstation
            [ ] PCSA/DECwindows DECstation
            [ ] PCSA/DECwindows IBM/IBM-compatible PC
            [ ] Others _________________________________________________
        [ ] No

9. Do you have any X-Window terminals at your site?

        [ ] Yes    If so, about how many? ______________
			  specify model(s)______________
        [ ] No

10. What operating system(s) will the managed nodes be running?

        [ ] VMS pre-6.0
        [ ] OpenVMS VAX 6.0
        [ ] OpenVMS Alpha AXP 1.5
        [ ] OSF/1
        [ ] ULTRIX (version _______)
        [ ] HP-UX  (version _______)
        [ ] AIX    (version _______)
        [ ] SUNOs  (version _______)
        [ ] Other Unix (Vendor ________________ version _______)
        [ ] Others: ______________________________



POLYCENTER Console Manager V1.1 Field Test Questionaire            PAGE 4

11. Does your site run any other system management tools to automatically
    monitor systems and report events?

      [ ] Yes   If so, what tools?  ___________________________________

      [ ] No                        


12. Which of the following features of POLYCENTER Console Manager V1.1 
    could your site commit to test thoroughly:

       Remote C3 screens using X-11 over DECnet transports 	 [ ]

       Remote C3 screens using X-11 over TCPIP transports 	 [ ]

       Direct connection of  remote systems to your 
       POLYCENTER Console Manager host				 [ ]

       Host Initiated Connect (Reverse LAT) to connect remote
       systems to your POLYCENTER Console Manager host		 [ ]

       TELNET to connect remote systems to your 
       POLYCENTER Console Manager host				 [ ]

       Psuedo-terminal connections for local application
       running on CM host					 [ ]

       Use of regular expressions to scan for events 
       appearing on the managed systems console devices		 [ ]

       Event notification through the use of the supplied
       action routines.						 [ ]

       Creation of event notification routines through
       the use of the documented API.				 [ ]

       Use of the supplied POLYCENTER Framework integration 
       tools and techniques.					 [ ]