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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:NETCAD::COLELLADT
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

1027.0. "PAKs for NDU ?" by WELLIN::MCCALLUM () Wed May 25 1994 10:53

    
    How do customers get PAKs for NDU to allow them to upgrade the MAM ?
    
    I havent been able to find a number to order.
    
    Dave McCallum.
    
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1027.1Firmware upgrade for HUB900 and DECndu kitTPOVC::FREDTSENGSat Jun 18 1994 02:1125
      I have the same symptome. My customer had installed 3 hub900ms about
    6 monthes ago, but thay receive the decbridge900 just 3 days ago.Thease 
    product are the same order, now I have the same problem about firmware
    upgrade problem?
     1. They don't receive any hirmware upgrade kit? (for release notes,
        they need to upgrade hubman from v2.0 to v3.0. and they decserver
        ds900-ma ...., all need upgrade.)
     2. The release notes maintion about customer could do the firmware
        upgrade easy by themselves.  who know's ?
     3. Customer don't receive DECnduplus and they don't receive pak . 
        I also don't know how to got thease pak and DECdnuplus and any
        firmware kit. How customer could do upgrade? even they had buy
        hubwatch manager for a period of time.
     4. I had copy from easynotes and got the name of "firmware.kit", I
        don't know how to upgrade it for customer, is any document I could
        get,and where?
     5. I had copy from node "tnpubs::public$disk:[public.onehub]" for some
        document,also DECnduplus install manual, where could I get the kit?
      
       I need some body to help me, I think Wellin is the same situation.
    
    
       best regards,
       fredtseng
    
1027.2firmware locationTPOVC::FREDTSENGMon Jun 20 1994 01:077
      I have found the location of firmware kit for mam v3.0 and other
    modules . They are locat on quiver::proj$722:[onehub.release]
    directory. The other problem is decndu pak , where could I got it?
      I just pray for upgrade smoothly.
      
     fredtseng
    
1027.3No PAK required for DECndu PlusROGER::GAUDETBecause the Earth is 2/3 waterMon Jun 20 1994 15:007
The latest DECndu Plus does not require a PAK.  The kit is located at
NETCAD::PROJ$706:[NDU.V3.RELEASE.VMS.SSB]NDUPLUS010.A.

The firmware and release notes can be found in one consolidated kit (DCF010) at
NETCAD::PROJ$722:[ONEHUB.RELEASE.FIRMWARE.V1_0.VMS]

...Roger...
1027.4install decnduplusTPOVC::FREDTSENGWed Jun 22 1994 02:285
    Roger , thanks a lot!
    
    I will install NDUPLUS today, if PAK is not nessary.
    
    fredtseng
1027.5NDU kit size?BIKINI::KRAUSECSC Network Management/HubsTue Jul 05 1994 13:577
>The latest DECndu Plus does not require a PAK.  The kit is located at
>NETCAD::PROJ$706:[NDU.V3.RELEASE.VMS.SSB]NDUPLUS010.A.

Why is the new kit only 576 blocks compared to the 900 blocks of the
previous version? Is the license check that big?

*Robert (just curious)
1027.6The word "downsizing" comes to mind :-)ROGER::GAUDETBecause the Earth is 2/3 waterTue Jul 05 1994 16:2914
It's all part of the company-wide cost-reduction scheme.  By reducing the size
of the kit we reduce the network bandwidth required to copy and install the kit,
which in turn saves the company money!  :-)

But seriously, it looks like the latest kit has been cleaned up a bit.  Several
files are no longer in the kit, presumably because they're not needed (an object
library, a couple of object files and what I suspect is a directory which never
really belonged in the kit in the first place).

And no, the license check does not require that much code.  In fact, the
NDU$MAIN.EXE image (where the check is done) in the both kits is exactly the
same size.

...Roger...
1027.7Is DECndu PLUS for OVMS on CONDIST?BUDDIE::KORNSThu Sep 15 1994 16:4620
    Is DECndu PLUS on the OpenVMS VAX Consolidated distribution?
    
    If not, why not.
    
    I'm working to solve a customer satisfaction issue and I don't
    want to tell them they need to spend $200 for NDU media kit.
    
    They can't find it on the July 1994 Con CDROM. Does it have 
    a funny name.
    
    Dave,
    
    PS: (support caost are rising, I already FEDEXed them DCF for
    VMS which I mistakenly thought included the DECndu PLUS utility.
    Days have passed and if the CONDIST does not have, I'll have to 
    makekit and FEDEX that. 
    
    Why, if we put the DOS NDU on the internet, do we not also
    put NDU for all platforms there ... especially if there is
    no PAK.
1027.8Some answersROGER::GAUDETBecause the Earth is 2/3 waterThu Sep 15 1994 20:0516
>>    Is DECndu PLUS on the OpenVMS VAX Consolidated distribution?
    
No.

>>    If not, why not.

See note 1050.7.  The same comments apply to DECndu Plus as apply to the DCF kit.

>>    Why, if we put the DOS NDU on the internet, do we not also
>>    put NDU for all platforms there ... especially if there is
>>    no PAK.

That is an excellent question.  I will look into providing the OpenVMS VAX kit
on the Internet.

...Roger...