hi ray,
well: we are running ADSM (server) on OS/390, and have set-up some REXX
execs ourselves to monitor the back-up schedules, the performance, the
capacity growth, etc... ADSM gives you all the information and
interfaces to do that, but the main problem is always the same: if you
really want a userfriendly and flexible tool, it takes a lot of time to
write it yourself. If you try to save time and make a
'quick-and-a-little-bit-dirty' tool, you'll probably find that the only
one using it, is the man who wrote it, because he's the only one who
knows what's there and how it works.
Personally, I don't believe in writing those kinds of things yourself
(unless you have manpower to spare, of course), providing of course
there's an acceptabel tool on the market. I think I'm going to test sams
to find out if it is that.
Good luck with your management,
Chris
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ray Harder [SMTP:ccray AT SHOWME.MISSOURI DOT EDU]
>Sent: woensdag 9 juni 1999 15:45
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: SAMS vantage
>
>chris, i was very interested in sams for adsm, but my cheap
>management balked at the discounted price. i am now
>trying to get some trending answers and coding in perl.
>(in management's eyes, we are saving money since my time doesnt
>show up on the same books). i too would like to hear some
>dialog so that i can utilize it in an "...i told you so..." mode.
>
>ray harder
>
>On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Chris De Bondt wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 10:12:09 +0200
>> From: Chris De Bondt <Chris.De.Bondt AT DVVLAP DOT BE>
>> Reply-To: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> Subject: SAMS vantage
>>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I've been subscribed to this group for a week or two now, and I'm
>> pleasantly surpised by the interesting answers other people seem to get
>> whenever they have a problem. However, I haven't had 1 single reply to
>> my question, so I dare to put it to you all once more:
>> "we're planning on testing Sterling Software's "SAMS: Vantage for
>> Distributed Platforms" for monitoring the errors, evolution, performance
>> etc ... of our ADSM clients and server. Anybody out there currently
>> using it got any comments (positive or negative) on the product ? "
>>
>> Is nobody using this ? Are we the only ones who want to monitor the way
>> ADSM is behaving ?
>>
>> Thanks for taking the time,
>>
>> Chris
>>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Ray Harder
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