> Does the "trial version" of ADSM on the web have all the functionality
> that the ordered version has? If not, that might explain some of the
> flakey problems we've had during the install and testing, if it IS the
> same it appears to be a rather "dirty" GA release not to mention a real
> let down when it comes to the centralized options.
>
> Problems:
>
> o You can't tell SMIT to install the server piece. When you do you end
> up with 0
>      authorized users. It must be installed one piece at a time and that
> isn't spelled out
>      in the installation instructions.
>
> o My client piece has been installed 3 times, from scratch, with release
> 2 completely
>     off the system and it still can't seem to find a lot of the help
> datasets even though
>      they are where they belong.
>
> o The centralized options don't include ALL the options needed nor do
> they include
>      a way to ADD options that were ommitted from the list. The options
> doc, says
>      you can have INCLUDE and EXCLUDE statements but the centralized
> selections
>       only include a way to name the dataset that has the
> include/exclude statements.
>      So, unless there is a way to TRICK adsm into accepting options like
>
>      ERRORLOGRETENTION, the main control for the options file will still
> have to be
>       on the clients machine.
>
> o The BACKUP estimator runs out of memory (32M) and hangs the client at
> just over
>     99K datasets selected. And it appears to have an odd option. You can
> BACKUP
>      what is on the server AND client but the RESTORE doesn't include
> the server.
>
> In a few weeks we are going to grow our client base by 600 and the plan
> is the same for the next 3 years. Before we drop something like release
> 3 on our users, I'd like to get a warm and fuzzy that we aren't going to
> face a nightmare. If the release really is this dirty, we'll likely be
> forced to go with release 2 and upgrade them when the bugs get ironed
> out.
>
> Any information you can share, would be appreciated.
>
> --
>
>     Bill Ball
>    Email: WBALL AT KENT DOT EDU
>
>      ()_()   ()*()
>       (_)     (_)
>
> Have a Disney day.



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