Richard Gambrell ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
 
: Perhaps my original post wasn't really clear.
 
: What do I need to do routable DTCs?
 
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: but what I would really like is routable
: DTCs so that I can use non HP routers (not my choice, but
: something forced upon me by the willingness of some companies
: to donate networking equipment).
 
: I'm currently planning on adding a Unix OpenView workstation
: to manage our growing HPUX machines (admin center, etc.), so I
: could run the Unix DTC -- but I thought that this would
: eliminate the need for the PC DTC manager. One post (Ken
: I think) said that I needed both PC and Unix DTC manager.
 
: Is it just the DTC16RX that requires the Unix DTC manager?
 
: Is the DTC16RX necssary to do routable DTC management or
: communcations to the HP3000 or HP9000?
 
I am redeemed - obviously my brain knew the real question after all ... :-)
 
Seriously, the DTC16RX is the only DTC that uses an IP-routable
management protocol for download and maintenance.
 
The DTC16RX will access both MPE and TCP/IP/Telnet systems and will also
support Routable AFCP (second release due out RSN).
 
The DTC16RX manager (for HP-UX systems) will run on 700-series workstations
as well as 800-series systems. It also connects (via scripts) to Openview
Node Manager.
 
The regular DTCMGR/UX (which manages all the other types of DTCs) does
not support switching to MPE systems (AFCP protocol or RAFCP protocol).
 
There is a project investigating how to integrate all the HP-UX managers
into one package. As I stated in my earlier (read: brain-dead) message,
the problem with supporting DTC16RX management on the PC is the ability
to guarantee TFTP availability on the PC. I have been informed that TFTP
for the MPE systems is now available, but I know of no plans to port DTC16RX
management to the MPE platform.
 
Hope this helps, and perhaps I've managed to get my toes unhooked from
behind my molars ...
 
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