Conference azur::mcc

     1) The user interfaces will be the same with the exception of a few
        platform-specific items, like the format of times/dates.
    
     2) DNS - you can share the same mcc dns configuration between both
        platforms.
    
     3) The MIR cannot be shared since the implementation uses RMS on VMS
        and Ingres - SQL on Ultrix.  We do not currently have a plan for
        a migration utility, although if enough people tell us we need one,
        we will produce one asap.
    
    
    
     

    
    Jim ,
    
    and what's the status for our customers who start with DECmcc MSU ?
    
    regards .
    
    MaRc

    Good Question.
    
    Aucune reponse.
    

    re .1:
    Based on customer contact: a migration plan (from VMS mir to Ultrix
    mir) will be necessary.  I have several customers who will want to do
    this.
    
    re data base in use:  For purely "religous" reasons some customers will
    want to migrate from "DEC database MIR" to another database system. 
    The ability to do this is a very common question from customers.
    
    Regards,
    
    Glen R.
    

    Will DECmcc-Ultrix run on both VAX and RISC systems?

    regards,
    Mark

    re: .5
    
    VAX and MIPS will be supported at FRS.   Alpha I can't comment on yet.
    
    I understand the need for MIR migration tools and will take it into
    account when planning future work.
    

    RE: .1 :
    
    > 3) The MIR cannot be shared since the implementation uses RMS on VMS
    >    and Ingres - SQL on Ultrix.  We do not currently have a plan for
    >    a migration utility, although if enough people tell us we need one,
    >    we will produce one asap.
    
    YES YES YES ! We have customers who swore they'd never buy anthing
    which didn't run on UNIX, but fell in love with DECmcc. As DECmcc was
    not (yet) available on Unix, but they wanted it badly, they decided to
    start with VMS but will switch to a Ultrix-based DECmcc when it becomes
    available. I'm convinced there *MUST* be others around, so a utility
    which could pick up repository files and convert them to SQl-Ingres is
    an absolute necessity.
    
    Who should we send mail to on this one?
    
    Amicalement,
    
    Philippe.

    Send mail to KEEL::SAVAGE (Peter Savage)

    What is planned to convert report routines that come with MCC and
    customer's custom reports both based on Datatrieve, to SQL based
    reports?  Datatrieve doesn't exist on Ultrix.
    
    bill

    Is there any release date available for the DECmcc on the ULTRIX
    platform?
    
    Majid.

	re .10

	We will probably use the Ingress report writer.

	There is no good answer to the problem.

	Bill, if  you  have  insight  to a better solution, I'd love to
	hear it.

	Thanks, JCE

    
    Can someone answer the question raised in reply .11 (when is the
    schedulled FRS for the ULTRIX platform?    Thanks.
    
              -- Phil (porting from VMS to ULTRIX)
    

	Phil,

	The *planned*  FRS  for  the  DECmcc Ultrix platform is October
	1991.  With  everything  going  on within Digital these days, I
	feel better saying "before the end of this year", or Q2 FY92.

	The Ultrix platform is  very  important  to  us.  Understand we
	plan to do everything reasonable  to  keep  it on track for the
	Oct FRS date.

	JCE

    
    This schedule is good with us.  We ship in Q4 FY92 on ULTRIX, so your
    released version will be in time for our field test timeframe.
    
    Thanks.
    
             -- Phil