Title: | DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE |
Notice: | Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7 |
Moderator: | NETCAD::COLELLA DT |
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 |
On Tuesday of next week (8/1/95) I am going to work on a DEChub 900 configuration involving FDDI and DECswitch900-EF's. The customer is running Hubwatch V3.1 on OpenVMS, and suggestions have been made that his inability to configure his hub is related to firmware revisions in the DECswitch900-EF's and other hub modules. I have not been on-site yet, but would like to go armed with as much of the right stuff as possible. I have pulled the HUBwatch V3.1 Release Notes and have the minimum revision levels for the firmware, but where do I get the firmware load files, DECndu, etc. to upgrade with ? I looked at the pointers and see the Firmware kit for V4.0 of Hubwatch, but the next lower firmware seems to be a V1.x. What do I really need ? Thanks, George
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2555.1 | Need Hubwatch 4.0.1 | NETCAD::ROUNDS | Tue Jul 25 1995 13:53 | 3 | |
You need Hubwatch 4.0.1 and Hub Manager code 4.0.2 to manage the latest DECswitch 900 EF firmware 1.5. HUBWATCH 4.0.1 has only been released on OSF and DOS. | |||||
2555.2 | Perhaps if I stated it differently... | CENPCS::BIRMINGHAM | Transporter Room - 1 to beam up... | Tue Jul 25 1995 14:48 | 33 |
Ok, I understand the issue around HubWatch V4.0 and the latest Consolidated Firmware kit. You have to have Hubwatch V4.0.1, available on OSF/1 and DOS *only* to use the Consolidated Firmware kit. **** MY problem *** 1. Customer has Hubwatch V3.1 on OpenVMS, probably does not have a DOS system to run Hubwatch/Windows on, and doesn not have OSF/1 system. 2. Customer possibly has options that are behind in firmware upgrades so that V3.1 doesn't deal with them too well. I don't know exact versions since I haven't been on site. 3. Site is a 'right far piece' from a Digital office with network capability, so I have to take the right stuff when I go the first time. The customer and I don't have time to do this twice... *** The BIG Question *** If I intend to use Hubwatch V3.1 ( my only choice since V4.0 for VMS isn't out yet), then what firmware kit do I need to take, and since Hubloader isn't in V3.1, where can I find DECndu ? Also does DECndu require a PAK ( yes I know this has been covered elsewhere, but I'v become accustomed to one-stop shopping, so I thought I'd ask here :-) ) Any help would be appreciated so I don't look foolish in front of the customer. Thanks in advance, George | |||||
2555.3 | NETCAD::DOODY | Michael Doody | Tue Jul 25 1995 16:59 | 8 | |
Okay, you can get the firmware you need from the V1.1 consolidated kit found in the same area as mentioned in note #2 except the subdirectory is v1_1. See the README.TXT file in the dos subdirectory for the actual list of versions. I don't know about DECndu or hubloader in your case. md | |||||
2555.4 | Thanks...! | CENPCS::BIRMINGHAM | Transporter Room - 1 to beam up... | Tue Jul 25 1995 17:21 | 2 |
Picked up DECndu already. Thanks for the pointer to the correct firmware for a Hubwatch v3.1 environment. |