I am not aware that anything is published about NetView V6. If it is, it will
be on the Tivoli website.
As for rumors, I'll leave those to other people, but I will comment on at least
some of your items:
>> In particular, I'm looking for the following kind of info:
>>- Client and Server interop. Will we finally be able to connect an NT
>>client to a UNIX server?
I doubt this will ever happen, and for the same reason that you cannot have a
Digital UNIX server or client with its counterpart on AIX or Solaris. The
underlying operating systems are far too different. The client-server setup in
NetView is simply an offload of the GUI to a different machine than the one
which runs the daemons. But all the underlying system structure and code is
the same. But as the NT GUI is not an X GUI it will not likely ever be a client
to a UNIX machine, and vice-versa.
With attended MLM however there has already been some movement toward
integrating NT and UNIX. But I would look for improvements to the web interface
rather than anything new in client-server.
>>- NT function being implemented on UNIX (e.g. Smart Sets, the Explorer,
>>Spray Pings)
SmartSets are the NT term for Collections. They already exist in UNIX. And
netmon on UNIX has a similar function to spray ping in the -J option. As for
the Explorer, all I can say is that I have heard even the developers say that
they wished they had this feature, so maybe it will be ported. The only
statement I can make is that code and function convergence between NT and UNIX
is a priority acknowledged by the development manager. What will actually make
it into the next version hasn't been formally announced yet.
>>- UNIX function being implemented on NT (e.g. MLM configuration, APM,
>>etc).
Don't know what the future holds there.
James Shanks
Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
Chris Cowan <chris.cowan@2ND-WAVE.COM> on 09/28/99 03:26:19 PM
Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
<NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
To: NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU
cc: (bcc: James Shanks/Tivoli Systems)
Subject: Netview Version 6
Has anything been published (e.g. Statements of Direction) concerning
the features and functionality we can expect from Netview 6.x?
In particular, I'm looking for the following kind of info:
- Client and Server interop. Will we finally be able to connect an NT
client to a UNIX server?
- NT function being implemented on UNIX (e.g. Smart Sets, the Explorer,
Spray Pings)
- UNIX function being implemented on NT (e.g. MLM configuration, APM,
etc).
Any pointers, or even rumors would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Chris
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