Hi Bonnie,

  Just as a side note - while Optivity NMS 8.1 does support the Solaris
2.5.1 and 2.6 Operating Systems, we don't currently support NetView for
Solaris.  Support for NetView on Solaris occurs in the NMS 9.0 release
coming in early '99.

  You could switch to HPOV or SDM and maintain support for Optivity NMS
8.1, however I assume that since you're posting to the NetView mailing list
that you intend to stick with NetView.

  FYI...

-David J. Easter
Product Manager - Optivity NMS, Network Management Division
Bay Networks, Inc. - Where Information Flows.

-=-Regarding-=-

At 02:24 PM 9/2/98 -0500, Bonnie Jundt wrote:
>A decision has been made at our location to switch from IBM/AIX to
SUN/Solaris
>for our network management system.  We currently have AIX 4.2, Netview V4R1,
>CiscoWorks 4.0, CWSI 1.3 and Optivity 8.1.  We also plan to run Cisco
Resource
>Manager and Netsys.  We may also want to run MRTG graphs for about 50 devices
>with multiple interfaces.  We currently manage approximately 15,000
objects with
>expectations to grow moderately and to stay up to date with current software
>releases, such as moving to Netview 5.1.
>
>My research on the appropriate or best server has been inconclusive.  We
would
>like a server attached graphics console which does not appear to be an
option on
>the Ultra Enterprise 450.  It would be to my benefit to order a server to
meet
>short range future growth rather than go back to my manager a year from
now to
>request an upgrade, therefore I'm not looking for a minimal configuration,
but
>rather a robust solution.
>
>SUN hardware recommendations and options, such as amount of memory, would be
>greatly appreciated, particularly from anyone in an environment similar to
the
>one we anticipate in the near future.
>