Thanks for you input.
Yes, I could run a test environment, but I thought it would be unfair to
compare version 6.0.2 on NT and version 5.0 on Unix, as the Unix side would
be at a disadvantage being a much older version (less features) As far as I
know, I don't have version 5 for NT. I'll check on the Installation CD's.
At 02:06 PM 5/31/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Personally, I think that going to the NT version from UNIX is a very bad
>idea. You cannot migrate anything. You have to completely install NetView
>for Windows NT and customize it from scratch. Version 6.0.2 will run
>under Windows 2000 but so what? At 30,000 objects most boxes are going to
>be completely used up trying to keep up, and you lose some functionality
>(most ruleset processing is not supported, for example). A lot of what
>you are used to is slightly different on NT and most users find the
>differences frustrating if they are used to UNIX. Much of the underlying
>differences are due to differences in the OS, which are not at all alike.
>NT is notoriously difficult to customize or tune.
>
>But as both versions of NetView are shipped on the same CD, why couldn't
>you find a test NT box and install the NT Version and get a feel for it
>yourself before deciding? You could even do that with V5 (NT -only, not
>W2K), couldn't you?
>
>James Shanks
>Team Leader, Level 3 Support
> Tivoli NetView for UNIX and NT
>
>
>
>Jorge Jiles <Jorge.Jiles@ualberta.ca>@tkg.com on 05/31/2001 01:32:52 PM
>
>Please respond to IBM NetView Discussion <nv-l@tkg.com>
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>To: nv-l@tkg.com
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>Subject: [NV-L] Netview 6.0.2 Unix vs NT
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>
>Netview 5 on AIX 4.2.1 RS/6000 43P -240
>30.000 + objects on the Database.
>
>We need to upgrade our version of Netview to the latest 6.0.2 In order to
>run the new Netview version we need to upgrade our existing hardware, as it
>would not be adequate to perform at a production level. We would like to
>upgrade our RS/6000 server, upgrade AIX to the latest levels, and also
>Netview to version 6.0.2.
>
>Since we need to invest on hardware, the question asked was weather we
>should continue to run Netview on Unix, or we should move to a less
>expensive Windows environment.
>
>The biggest headache would be to move all the customization we have
>developed over the years from Unix to a Windows NT setting. Lots of Perl,
>shell (awk, sed) , C, Expect, X , etc scripts.
>
>But what about the application it self, is there much different in
>functionality between Unix and Windows?
>Is the Windows version going to be supported also under Windows 2000?
>Would I be able to move my native Unix db's to the Windows version?
>Have any body made the switch? And how painful was? And was it worth it?
>Any thing I should know before making a decision?
>
>Thanks for any info.
>
>
>
>
>Jorge A Jiles
>Network Analyst
>Computing & Network Services
>University of Alberta
>Edmonton, Alberta
>Canada
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