| Title: | POLYCENTER Console Manager |
| Notice: | Kits, Scans, Docs on CSC32:: as PCM$KITS:,PCM$DOCS:, PCM$SCANS: |
| Moderator: | CSC32::BUTTERWORTH |
| Created: | Thu Aug 06 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1541 |
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We have a customer who has been quoted a DEC 3000-300 AXP to be their "VCS" console for a CI cluster and some other systems by their VAR. My understanding is that VCS is not being ported to Alpha so this will not work. However, they could use PCM. The customer requires the workstation to run OpenVMS, so they have to wait 'til June for V1.1. First - is the above correct ?? Second - if they need VCS functionality on a VMS system by the end of March, is their only choice to order a VAXstation and VCS ?? Thanks Arlan
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| 206.1 | OPG::PHILIP | And through the square window... | Thu Mar 10 1994 09:52 | 19 | |
Arlan, >>We have a customer who has been quoted a DEC 3000-300 AXP to be their >>"VCS" console for a CI cluster and some other systems by their VAR. My >>understanding is that VCS is not being ported to Alpha so this will >>not work. However, they could use PCM. The customer requires the >>workstation to run OpenVMS, so they have to wait 'til June for V1.1. >> >>First - is the above correct ?? Yes. >>Second - if they need VCS functionality on a VMS system by the end of >>March, is their only choice to order a VAXstation and VCS ?? Yes. Cheers, Phil | |||||
| 206.2 | Is this a Budget requiremnent?? | OPG::SIMON | Thu Mar 10 1994 10:14 | 13 | |
Is the end of March because of Financail Year end and budget deadlines,
or for a technical reason?
If it is the former then you may be able to be creative with your
customer ( order now for delivery later).
Bear in mind that at some time in the future the customer will need to
migrate to PCM as VCS will be retired and PCM is the upgrade path!!
Will it be better to go through the implimentation once rather than
impliment VCS and then go through the migration.
Cheers simon....
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| 206.3 | technical reasons... | TOOHOT::LEEDS | From VAXinated to Alphaholic | Thu Mar 10 1994 14:59 | 12 |
Unfortunatly - it's a technical reason - they're adding some remote systems and they wanted to manage those via VCS by tying the console ports into the network. Their MIS group is here in Phoneix, but one system will be in Texas and one in Ohio with no local system management in either site. Their intention was to replace the 3 consoles they currently have on their CI cluster with VCS and add the two consoles for the remote sites. These other two systems will arrive this month. Thanks for the input. Arlan | |||||