Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

3660.0. "ClearVISN & Internet/Intranet Worlds ?" by EVOA00::VISTA (Renato VISTA/MCS/NS France/ZTO) Wed Jun 26 1996 06:34

    


    Hello,

    In the "DEC Professional" press release of Jun 96', I've recently read
    an interesting article about Ungermann-Bass (UB) Network Management
    Products (ie NetDirector & EMpower) and SUN (ie JAVA). It seems to mean
    that the look-and-feel of such applications will be conformed to the
    growing de-facto standard used by both Internet & Intranet worlds.

    Further, System Mangement seems to follow the same way (ie AltaVista
    products & packages).

    Is there any plan to adapt general purpose NPBU Network Management
    products by using a GUI conformed to the current market trends ?

    Thank you.
    Renato


    

    We are investigating what might be feasible in the realm of management 
    via a Web Browser. I'm not an expert in this area, but I have an idea
    that it will require a lot of extra memory in the device to embed Java
    applets, as UB wants to do. Their customers will have to pay for the
    extra memory on the devices, whether they want to manage that way or
    not. We are looking for an approach that gives the customer more
    options and works for legacy devices as well as new products.
    
    Please send your ideas in this area my way. (NAC::FORREST or 
    Jack Forrest @LKG)
    

    
    A Web Interface is already deployed in CISCO IOS release 11.0,
    I think.

    Before I get flammed ... is just a HTMl interface, nothing
    about Java.