As stated below, April 1999.
From: a.menezes@CGER.BE on 11/05/98 12:26 PM PST
Please respond to NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
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Subject: Re: Latest Version of Optivity
What about NetView on AIX ?
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> Steve,
>
> Optivity NMS 9.0 is scheduled to support NetView (5.x) on Solaris.
>
> BTW, and this is to all "NetViewers"; please make sure you put the
product
> name after the Optivity brand. Optivity is a brand name just like
"Dodge"
> (a brand under the Chrysler Corporation) or "Planters" (a brand under
> Nabisco).
>
> If went to an auto parts store and said that you needed a new engine
for
> your 1996 Dodge... the next question asked of you would be "What model of
> Dodge are you referring to? Dodge Neon? Dodge Viper? Dodge Caravan?"
> etc... Same thing goes for "Optivity". Optivity is now a brand name for
> lots of different products - Optivity NMS, Optivity Analysis, Optivity
> Planning, Optivity NETarchitect, Optivity NCS, Optivity CallReporter,
> Optivity StackProbe, etc...
>
> Support issues are different for each product, so make sure you specify
> when asking questions.
>
> Thanx! I shall now dismount the soapbox.
>
> -David J. Easter
> Product Manager - Optivity NMS, Network Management Division
> Bay Networks/Nortel Networks - How the world shares ideas.
>
> P.S. Optivity Enterprise is a bundle of Optivity NMS, Optivity Analysis,
> and Optivity Planning. It's not a product unto itself either.
>
> -=-REgarding-=-
>
> At 07:05 PM 10/16/98 -0400, Houle, Stephen A wrote:
> >David,
> >
> >Will Optivity 9.0 for Solaris work with Netview on Solaris?
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >--
> >Steve Houle
> >Enterprise Management
> >Salomon Smith Barney
> >ph: (212) 723-3369
> >mailto:stephen.a.houle@ssmb.com
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: David Easter [mailto:David_Easter@BAYNETWORKS.COM]
> >Sent: Thursday, October 15, 1998 2:35 PM
> >To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
> >Subject: Re: Latest Version of Optivity
> >
> >
> >Ken,
> >
> > GA (or what we call First Customer Ship [FCS]) of Optivity NMS 9.0 for
> >Solaris and NT is currently scheduled for around 1/31/99. Optivity NMS
9.0
> >for AIX and HP-UX is scheduled for April '99.
> >
> > I have heard rumors from within Tivoli that support for NV 4.1 may be
> >extended, but I would not plan on it until an official Tivoli
spokesperson
> >confirms or denies the rumor.
> >
> >-David J. Easter
> >Product Manager - Optivity NMS, Network Management Division
> >Bay Networks/Nortel Networks - How the world shares ideas.
> >
> >-=-REgarding-=-
> >
> >At 08:46 AM 10/15/98 -0500, Ken Karasek wrote:
> >>Thanks David! Is there a target date for the GA release of Optivity
v9.0?
> >>I have a requirement to migrate my NV platform to v5.1 ASAP. I will not
be
> >>loading v5.0 in the interim and IBM would like to pull support on NV
v4.1
> >>in November '98.
> >>
> >>James, it would be nice (customer focused) if IBM/Tivoli would
postpone
> >>the end of support of NV v4.1 until the end of Q1 '99. It seems that
many
> >>vendors software is not ready to support NV v5.1. Is this possible?
Would
> >>there need to be some majority of customer requests to make this
happen?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>From: David_Easter@BAYNETWORKS.COM on 10/13/98 12:03 PM AST
> >>
> >>
> >>Please respond to NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
> >>
> >>To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
> >>cc:
> >>Client:
> >>Subject: Re: Latest Version of Optivity
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Hi Ken,
> >> Optivity NMS 9.0 will be the first version to support NV 5.1. NMS
8.1.1
> >>will support the same platforms that the NMS 8.1 platform did.
> >> AIX 4.2.1 is officially supported. Bay Networks will, whenever
fiscally
> >>possible, support maintenance releases of any platforms or Operating
> >>systems for use with Optivity applications. A maintenance release is
> >>defined as a change in the third decimal point of a version number.
> >>-David J. Easter
> >>Product Manager - Optivity NMS, Network Management Division
> >>Bay Networks/Nortel Networks - How the world shares ideas.
> >>-=-REgarding-=-
> >>At 10:18 AM 10/13/98 -0500, Ken Karasek wrote:
> >>>Steve, can you tell us if there is a target date for Bay supporting
TME10
> >>>NV v5.1 under either Optivity v8.1, v 8.1.1 or will Bay wait for v9.0?
> >>>
> >>>Could you also tell us if AIX 4.2.1 is officially supported by Bay?
The
> >>8.1
> >>>doc only lists support for AIX 4.2.
> >>>
> >>>I would like to upgrade to AIX 4.2.1 and NV v5.1 in November if
possible
> >>>and have Bay's support.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>From: svalente@BAYNETWORKS.COM on 10/12/98 08:37 AM MST
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Please respond to NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
> >>>
> >>>To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
> >>>cc:
> >>>Client:
> >>>Subject: Re: Latest Version of Optivity
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Hello,
> >>>Just to clarify, though Optivity 8.1 may indeed be functional with NV
5.1,
> >>>the last tested version, and therefore the SUPPORTED version of NV is
5.0.
> >>>This does not mean that the NorTel Networks TSC will not attempt to
> >>support
> >>>a 5.1 configuration, it merely means that if a bug is detected, it
must be
> >>>reproduceable on version 5.0 of NV, Optivity 8.1 in order for
engineering
> >>>to accept it as Change Request.
> >>>Regards,
> >>>Steve Valente
> >>>NorTel Networks
> >>>Optivity Unix Support
> >>>
> >>>At 09:51 AM 10/12/98 -0500, Art C. DeBuigny wrote:
> >>>>Blaine;
> >>>>
> >>>>It installed okay on top of 5.1. I installed it last week. So far,
so
> >>>>good.
> >>>>
> >>>>Art DeBuigny
> >>>>debuigny@dallas.net
> >>>>
> >>>>Owens, Blaine C wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We are currently running version 7.2 of Optivity and want to
upgrade to
> >>>>> the latest (and Y2K compliant) version. Would that be Optivity
Network
> >>>>> Management System version 8.1? Will it run with NetView V5.1?
Thanks.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Blaine Owens
> >>>>> Eastman Chemical Company
> >>>>> Email - bowens@eastman.com
> >>>>> Phone - (423)229-3579
> >>>>> Fax - (423)229-1188
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
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