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Title:DECmcc user notes file. Does not replace IPMT.
Notice:Use IPMT for problems. Newsletter location in note 6187
Moderator:TAEC::BEROUD
Created:Mon Aug 21 1989
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6497
Total number of notes:27359

1823.0. "Future of the Translan AM?" by COL01::WELZEL (Uwe Welzel, NaC, Cologne) Fri Nov 15 1991 15:07


Could someone give information of the future of the DECmcc Translan Access 
Module. Will a future version of this AM provide the same functionality 
and features like the Vitalink WANmanager Ver 1.1 ?
(i.e. performance monitoring)

thanks in advance Uwe 
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1823.1the future (some fact, some opinion)MCDOUG::MCPHERSONMy object paradigm needs integration...Fri Nov 15 1991 17:2022
Not likely.

As far as I know (and I do *not* speak in any official capacity for Vitalink; 
they can do or not do whatever they want...) 

The next release of the Translan AM (if they do one) will likely only be a 
'maintenance release' in that it will probably only contain the minimal number
of code enhancements to get it to work in a V1.2 (VMS) DECmcc environment.

WanManager (dead product, by the way) is a full-fledged Translan management 
system.  Vitalink's _strategic_ direction is with SNMP and their new OMS 
Management platform (SUNnet Manager {again}).
The Translan AM _propoer_ is only intended to provide DECmcc (an *Enterprise*
management system) management access to Translan Bridges.

You can do link utiliazation *now* with EXPORT and some judicious use of 
some Rdb/speadsheet activities...   Implementing a "STATISTICS" attribute 
partition for the Translan AM is not currently planned for, and that's about the
only  way you will get "real time" (whatever that means) link utilization stats.



1823.2Translan AM support for DECmcc Ver 1.2 ?COL01::WELZELUwe Welzel, NaC, CologneFri Nov 22 1991 06:506
    Thanks for your reply Doug,
    
    does this mean that the current Translan AM Ver 1.0 doesn't work with
    DECmcc Ver 1.2 ?
    
    Uwe
1823.3Correct. The mcc_ea routines changed.MCDOUG::MCPHERSONMy object paradigm needs integration...Fri Nov 22 1991 09:310
1823.4More questions ...COL01::WELZELUwe Welzel, NaC, CologneFri Nov 22 1991 11:4511
    
    Doug,
    
    when will the first update of the Translan AM be available ?
    Can you tell us why the Vitalink Corporation is not planning future
    enhancements such as performance management as stated in your reply
    .1 ?
    Why is not possible to get the information needed by our Performance
    FM from the Translan AM ?
    
    Uwe
1823.51.2-compatible AM due by Feb. 92NSCRUE::KNIGHTFri Nov 22 1991 14:0914
The Vitalink product manager for the access module is committed to demonstrate
it at the NaC Network University session in Boston in February, 1992.

If you want to see specific features (such as performance management), you may 
want to define it as precisely as possible for Vitalink's consideration.

You could send a definition to Jim Pharr of Vitalink at SEETRA::VITA_PHARR.
He can exchange mail, but cannot read VAXnotes.

If you can provide a very clear definition, it will be easier for Vitalink to
estimate the time and money required to add the function, and decide whether
to add it.

Paul Knight