Thank you Paul.
Actually, I've had the chance to see the release notes and Red Hat 7.2 is
supported and is the OS we would test this on. There are many options we
would have to consider before laying out monies for a new OS for 8 machines
and looking at what support cost now with Sun and support through Red Hat.
Thanks for the help.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul [mailto:pstroud@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 7:42 AM
To: nv-l@lists.us.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [nv-l] NV on Linux
Dean,
It is highly unlikely that Fedora will ever be supported as that has been
deemed a desktop OS. NetView needs to run on a server.
I would suggest taking a look at RHAS. It is possible that RHES will be
supported in the future(as far as we can tell the only difference is the
license).
This is not an official support statement! Just my opinion, but I doubt I am
very far off mark.
Paul
Dean Sullinger wrote:
>>recorded in the Release Notes
>>
>>
>
>James, I don't know where I'm missing this, but I looked in the release
>notes and I couldn't find anyplace where it stated what versions are
>supported. I installed Red Hat Fedora to try out the Linux version,
>but when I run the Nvprereq script, it states that this version is not
>supported. What about Red Hat 9 (shrike) and when will Netview Linux
>support Fedora (I happen to really like this release of Linux).
>
>Background - We are currently running Netview 7.1.1 on a Sun SunBlade
>1000 with 2GB of memory, dual 850MHz UltraSPARC III. Yet we pay over
>$25k a year in Sun HW support (this includes 8 other Sun boxes used to
>support the network). If we moved to Linux, they would all be replaced
>with PC's running Linux and this would eliminate our Sun support cost.
>What is your (or anyone else's) thought on the difference in platforms.
>Our database has about 15,000 nodes.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: James Shanks [mailto:jshanks@us.ibm.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 7:37 AM
>To: nv-l@lists.tivoli.com
>Subject: Re: [nv-l] NV on Linux
>
>There is no mystery here.
>
>The policy towards Linux is the same as it is towards AIX, Solaris, or
>Windows.
>
>When a new release is scheduled to go out, we test on the latest levels
>available. If the code works, great, and that is recorded in the
>Release Notes as the latest supported level. If it doesn't work,
>defects are taken and pursued until it does work. If all that happens
>before the new release is shipped, great. If not, then the last
>successful level is what goes into the Release Notes. Then that level is
installed by IBM support
>groups worldwide. So the supported level is always the last level to
>go thru formal Verification. This is not anything new. And if you think
>about it, how could it be anything else?
>
>But there is no way to update the support level after shipment, until a
>new release of the code comes out. We cannot announce support for a
>new OS level without a formal test and we are not allocated test
>resources until a new release is being tested prior to shipment.
>Again, this not a new policy, nor are we deficient in any way.
>
>The bottom line is that 7.1.4 will be the next time you will see the
>announced level of OS support changed.
>
>You are free to use a newer level if you must. That doesn't mean that
>you are out in the cold. It just means that there remains the
>possibility that some issue you bring to Support might be determined to be
OS-related
>and unfixable in current code. If the Support person has no such problem
>at his level and yet you have it at yours, then there may be no
>resolution anyone can give you until a newer release of the product ships.
> Most of the time that is not an issue, however. But as the customer,
>you have to decide what is an acceptable level of risk.
>
>James Shanks
>Level 3 Support for Tivoli NetView for UNIX and NT Tivoli Software /
>IBM Software Group
>
>
>
>
>"Mahesh Tailor" <MTailor@carilion.com>
>06/17/2003 09:20 AM
>
>
> To: <nv-l@lists.tivoli.com>
> cc:
> Subject: [nv-l] NV on Linux
>
>
>
>Hello,
>
>I have been testing Netview 7.1.3 on RedHat 7.2 and see that all the
>functionality that I need is there. Unfortunately, RedHat 7.2 is not
>available and is not a product certified by the server hardware vendor;
>the newer versions of RedHat are. RedHat itself is not selling or
>supporting this platform. What is worse is that IBM itself will not
>sell this version of Redhat with their xSeries systems!
>
>So in frustration, I reloaded the machine with RedHat 7.3 [old, but
>reliable and certified by hardware vendor]; changed the locale
>information to en_US and then installed Netview 7.1.3. It works fine.
>While I realize that RH7.3 is not a supported platform from NV/IBM's
>point, I am wondering when support for the newer versions of RedHat is
>going to come about?
>
>Perhaps, someone from IBM could shed some light on this issue given
>IBM's push towards Linux.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Mahesh
>
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