NetView 7.1 officially announced October 16, 2001
2001-10-16 14:41:53
This is a multipart message in MIME format. Well, it's official.
See IBM Announcement Letter 201-298 for details.
NetView 7.1 will be generally available October 26, 2001.
Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.
New Features?
The big news is in the web client for 7.1, which is identical for UNIX or
NT.
(1) It is no longer necessary to have a read-write map open on the server
to use the web client. Instead there is a background daemon which the web
client will connect to instead. This means, among other things, that
you can setup an NetView server, and after initial customization, run it
without an active
X-GUI.
(2) There is a completely new security interface for the web client, which
allows you to define roles (Operator, Administrator, User, etc) for the
web users, and in
addition, scoping -- you can restrict what the they can see and
interact with via subnet address.
(3) There is also a completely new SNMP V1/V2 MIB Browser (and loader) for
use with the web client, which can also be launched independently on the
server.
(4) There is an expanded events display which allows filtering by rulesets
in the web client.
(5) Cross-firewall support for the web client. Only one port is needed
and it is unidirectional.
Other new features
(6) Hot backup - the ability to pause your NetView daemons long enough to
make a backup of the databases and then resume them again. A complete
shutdown
is no longer required to make backups. It is much faster.
(7) Standalone install -- if you have no need of the Framework, then you
can install NetView 7.1 standalone, without it, on UNIX.
(8) Other miscellaneous enhancements. Tivoli NetView 7.1 provides some
support for (Cisco) MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) devices, some
improved layer-2 diagnostics for certain LAN devices,
and discovery and monitoring improvements for ISDN.
(9) New Statement of Direction (LINUX)
Present plans include adding Linux platform support for
Tivoli NetView 7.1,
initial delivery planned for Intel-based platforms.
(RedHat 7.1 & SuSE 7.1)
These are not available now but will probably appear some time
next year.
Additional Information:
Sorry but the Release Notes (hardcopy GI11-0879) are not
available on-line at this time.
Tivoli NetView 7.1 runs on the following software platforms:
* Windows NT® V4 with Service Pack 5, or later
(Workstation or Server)
* Windows® 2000 Service Pack 1 (Professional or
Server)
* AIX® 4.3.3 Maintenance Level (4330-08)
* Solaris 2.7 (All Sun-recommended patches)
* Solaris 2.8 (All Sun-recommended patches)
* Tivoli Management Framework 3.6.3, or later
(required only if installing
through the Management Framework or if planning to
use RIM database
support)
See the Tivoli NetView 7.1 release notes or contact your
marketing
representatives for additional details on the supported
software platforms.
Current licensees of Tivoli NetView with support in effect
will receive
instructions on how to order this update.
You can also contact your local IBM Business Partner or IBM
representative.
To identify them, call 800-IBM-4YOU.
Note: Also in that letter is an important piece of news for all NetView
Version 6.0 users:
Based on the Tivoli end of support policy, Tivoli support for Tivoli
NetView
6.0 will be discontinued 12 months after the planned availability of
Tivoli NetView 7.1.
James Shanks
Level 3 Support
Tivoli NetView for UNIX and NT
Tivoli Software
IBM Software Group
Please note that my new id is jshanks AT us.ibm DOT com
Well, it's official.
See IBM Announcement Letter 201-298 for details.
NetView 7.1 will be generally available October 26, 2001.
Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.
New Features?
The big news is in the web client for 7.1, which is identical for UNIX or NT.
(1) It is no longer necessary to have a read-write map open on the server to use the web client. Instead there is a background daemon which the web
client will connect to instead. This means, among other things, that you can setup an NetView server, and after initial customization, run it without an active
X-GUI.
(2) There is a completely new security interface for the web client, which allows you to define roles (Operator, Administrator, User, etc) for the web users, and in
addition, scoping -- you can restrict what the they can see and interact with via subnet address.
(3) There is also a completely new SNMP V1/V2 MIB Browser (and loader) for use with the web client, which can also be launched independently on the server.
(4) There is an expanded events display which allows filtering by rulesets in the web client.
(5) Cross-firewall support for the web client. Only one port is needed and it is unidirectional.
Other new features
(6) Hot backup - the ability to pause your NetView daemons long enough to make a backup of the databases and then resume them again. A complete shutdown
is no longer required to make backups. It is much faster.
(7) Standalone install -- if you have no need of the Framework, then you can install NetView 7.1 standalone, without it, on UNIX.
(8) Other miscellaneous enhancements. Tivoli NetView 7.1 provides some support for (Cisco) MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) devices, some
improved layer-2 diagnostics for certain LAN devices, and discovery and monitoring improvements for ISDN.
(9) New Statement of Direction (LINUX)
Present plans include adding Linux platform support for Tivoli NetView 7.1,
initial delivery planned for Intel-based platforms. (RedHat 7.1 & SuSE 7.1)
These are not available now but will probably appear some time next year.
Additional Information:
Sorry but the Release Notes (hardcopy GI11-0879) are not available on-line at this time.
Tivoli NetView 7.1 runs on the following software platforms:
* Windows NT® V4 with Service Pack 5, or later (Workstation or Server)
* Windows® 2000 Service Pack 1 (Professional or Server)
* AIX® 4.3.3 Maintenance Level (4330-08)
* Solaris 2.7 (All Sun-recommended patches)
* Solaris 2.8 (All Sun-recommended patches)
* Tivoli Management Framework 3.6.3, or later (required only if installing
through the Management Framework or if planning to use RIM database
support)
See the Tivoli NetView 7.1 release notes or contact your marketing
representatives for additional details on the supported software platforms.
Current licensees of Tivoli NetView with support in effect will receive
instructions on how to order this update.
You can also contact your local IBM Business Partner or IBM representative.
To identify them, call 800-IBM-4YOU.
Note: Also in that letter is an important piece of news for all NetView Version 6.0 users:
Based on the Tivoli end of support policy, Tivoli support for Tivoli NetView
6.0 will be discontinued 12 months after the planned availability of Tivoli NetView 7.1.
James Shanks
Level 3 Support
Tivoli NetView for UNIX and NT
Tivoli Software
IBM Software Group
Please note that my new id is jshanks AT us.ibm DOT com
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