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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

3594.0. "Particular configuratin management query" by MLN010::PUGGELLI () Wed Jun 05 1996 12:00

    
    
    Hallo,
    
    I have the following configuration. Please, does anyone know what can
    be used, in terms of DECagent or others HW/SW, in order to manage, from
    the Alpha System with HubWatch, all the 90 moduls shown in the following 
    picture ?
    
    Many thansk in advance
    
    Best Regards
    Sergio
    
    
         -----------------------------------------------------
         |                         |                         |
    Alpha System              DECbrouter 90T1           DECserver 90TL
    With HubWatch                  |
    				   |
    				   |
    				  WAN
    				   |
    				   |
    				   |--------------
    			                         |
    		     		DEChub 90        |
    DEChub 90			DECbrouter 90T1--|          DEChub 90
    DECbrige 90FL---------------DECrepeater 90FL------------DECbrige 90FL
    DECserver 90TL		  |      |		    DECserver 90TL
                                  |      |
                                  |      |
                                  |      |
        DEChub 90                 |  	 |	            DEChub 90
        DECbrige 90FL-------------|	 | -----------------DECbrige 90FL
        DECserver 90TL                                      DECserver 90TL
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3594.1one (or two) DECagent 90's and HUBwatch or Stack ManagerSLINK::HOODYour bad news bearThu Jun 06 1996 11:1436
Hi Sergio,

Software:
You can use HUBwatch 4.1 or wait for the soon-to-be-released clearVISN 1.0 
with Stack Manager 1.0.

DECagents:
Two choices:
 - Use two DECagent 90 modules:
   Put one DECagent 90 on each side of the WAN link. For the multiple
   hubs/stacks on the bottom part of your drawing, create a separate
   community within the DECagent 90 for each hub/stack. 
   With this approach, you will see all your 90 hubs/stacks as hubs/stacks.

 - Use one DECagent 90 module:
   On the top of your diagram, manage the DECbrouter and DECserver as
   individual modules (they each have their own SNMP agent).  On the 
   other side of the WAN, put in one DECagent 90 in one of the hubs, and
   create a separate community within that DECagent 90 for each hub/stack.

The 2nd choice seems better to me.  The DECagent 90 does not really add much 
if all you have is a brouter and a DECserver, other than allowing HUBwatch or
clearVISN to show a single picture, instead of having to separately manage the
brouter and the server.

Router Configurator and Router Manager (to be released with clearVISN 1.0) 
add *real* routing management capabilities.  HUBwatch / Stack Manager /
MultiChassis Manager only have very basic control and monitoring for the
DECbrouter 90's.

HUBwatch V4.1 is available now for Digital UNIX on Alpha.
The clearVISN products will be available soon for NT on Alpha, and a little
while after that for Digital UNIX on Alpha.

Tom Hood
clearVISN eng
3594.2Many ThanksMLN010::PUGGELLIThu Jun 06 1996 11:456
    Many thanks Tom, Your answer is very clear and useful, great !!
    
    Best Regards
    
    Sergio Puggelli
    Pre Sales Techincal Support SBU Italy