| 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 |
I couldn't find a simple text file in NAC::NIPG:[CLEARVSN...] giving dates for when ClearVISN components are expected to be available on various platforms. In particular, I'd like to know when ClearVISN will be available on Digital UNIX. This is important to a customer who currently manages his Chipcom components using Polycentre NetView on UNIX. He's prepared to change the active components in his network, but not the management platform... There's a lot of marketing hype about being able to launch ClearVISN from an NMS such as NetView, and it would be nice to have some facts. Is there a document anywhere that documents the hows and whys? For example, what tasks would the NMS do, and how would one integrate data from the ClearVISN applications? This might also be a good time to re-open the age-old debate about whether we need a separate conference for ClearVISN software? My personal opinion is that HUB_MGNT is getting too big & unwieldy; with close to 3600 topics, it's about time to either start a new version, or split it into several conferences (e.g. CLEARVISN, HUB_MODULES, DECSWITCH400). But before that rat-hole, I'd really appreciate some answers to the question of ClearVISN on UNIX ;-) Thanks, -John
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| 3587.1 | Lagging about | SLINK::HOOD | Your bad news bear | Tue Jun 04 1996 18:38 | 13 |
John,
Contact Jack NAC::Forrest for dates.
I'm sure there was a better way to phrase that! (For a good time,
call Jack. 226-...)
The last official announcement I heard was that ports would lag
by a quarter or two. Expect the first one to have a bigger lag
than subsequent ones.
Tom Hood
clearVISN eng
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| 3587.2 | and the answer is... | LEMAN::JRS | John SHADE - 'Attila the Nun' | Thu Jun 20 1996 04:07 | 10 |
Just to close this thread, here is Jack's answer to my original question: "While the Wave 1 apps should be available on Digital UNIX by December at the latest, the wave 2 apps will be delayed 3-6 months after Wave 2 release on NT. Since you need Wave 2 functionality for the VNswitch and ATMswitch, we are talking about it being potentially a year away." -John | |||||
| 3587.3 | need new conference and need UNIX! | RDMCS3::STUART | Scott Stuart - NPB SE - 410.315.9954 | Fri Jun 21 1996 11:11 | 24 |
re: .0 - I agree that we need a separate conference for clearVISN,
especially since it does more than just hubs.
in re: to .2 FLAME ON - 3-6 months is alsways 6+, since December is 6
moths from June (and that will probably slip). We are once again
putting our heads in the sand and ignoring a large part of the market.
Most large shops (especially Internet sites) use UNIX as thier NMS. While
NT is fine and may be the platform of choice of the future, we are in
no postion to dictate what platform user's must use. There is a lot of
UNIX and each UNIX license represents a large amount of NPB hardware.
I know we have been through this before, and yes, I have told all of
this to product management. A 3 month delay for a UNIX port is ok,
but the reality is 6+ months and by that time the older verison is
obsolete as it does not manage the newer hardware.
FLAME OFF
b.t.w. the product set is great. It helps sales and makes us
competitive with other vendors. Now we need to support the major
existing platorms.
...scott
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