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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:	DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:	Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:	NETCAD::COLELLADT

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4455
Total number of notes:	16761

728.0. "What DECbridge 90 data?" by LARVAE::GRAY (Chris) Tue Feb 15 1994 03:28

    Hi,
    
    I'm putting together a solution for a customer which uses two DEChub 90
    backplanes, with two DECserver 90M, two DECrouter 90C and a DECbridge
    90.  To manage this, I envisage using a DECagent 90 with HUBwatch
    running on an X-Terminal hosted by an Alpha/OSF system (Yes - I know it
    is a "future", but the delivery date is Sept '94 and as a fallback I
    have the PC version).
    
    The customer currently uses HP network management products, but wants
    to know what advantages our products have and what statistics are
    available from the Bridge.
    
    Can someone tell me either what data is available from the Bridge via
    HUBwatch or how I can obtain that data?
    
    Thanks
    
    Chris

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728.1 not exactly.... LEVERS::SWEET Tue Feb 15 1994 13:04 8

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	The DECbridge 90 is not rich in management features including counters. You can look at the HUBwatch screens to see what counters are displayed but we have found out that some of these counters are bogus. Another way to look is using the remote MOP console connected to the bridge. I suggest using the RMON packet probe to get accurate ethernet stats instead of the bridge. Bruce

    The DECbridge 90 is not rich in management features including
    counters. You can look at the HUBwatch screens to see what counters
    are displayed but we have found out that some of these counters
    are bogus. Another way to look is using the remote MOP console
    connected to the bridge. I suggest using the RMON packet probe
    to get accurate ethernet stats instead of the bridge.
    
    Bruce