James stated it clearly enough, but allow me to re-emphasize it from a
customer's perspective.  You WILL be forced to upgrade to 5.1 if you
encounter defects in 5.0.  We discovered a dozen or so defects earlier this
year, most of which were related to MLM on the Solaris platform.  We
received e-fixes for some of the defects, but the majority of them were not
fixed in 5.0, and IBM/Tivoli would not provide any fixes in 5.0 even after
we asked for them.  We finally gave up asking, got the beta code for 5.1,
and verified that the defects were fixed.

The problem with IBM/Tivoli's approach is now we have lost 6-12 months
waiting for the new code to get these defects fixed!!  Call me skeptical,
but I am confident that new defects will be found in 5.1, simply because the
problems we discovered were "showstoppers" and we never completed the
testing and implementation with MLM on Solaris.

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Ray Schafer [SMTP:schafer AT tkg DOT com]
        Sent:   Wednesday, September 30, 1998 05:48
        To:     NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
        Subject:        Re: NetView 5.0 and Framework 3.6

        You seem to be stating that Netview V 5.0 is now unsupported since
5.1 is
        out.
        Is that true?  Can I expect that a bug I find in 5.0 will NOT be
fixed in
        5.0? This could force me to 5.1 even if I have real reason not to
migrate to
        5.1!
        What does "strong recommendation" mean?

        > -----Original Message-----
        > From: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
et
        > alia [mailto:NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
Mark_Sklenarik AT TIVOLI DOT COM
        > Sent: Monday, September 28, 1998 8:00 AM
        > To: NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
        > Subject: Re: NetView 5.0 and Framework 3.6
        >
        >
        > Yes, Netview V5.0 will operate on Framework 3.6, but I would
strongly
        > recommend you use NetView V5.1, since it contains all the
        > maintenance (i.e.
        > fixes) for V5.0.  There will be no patches or PTFs specifically
for V5.0.
        > It may also be impossible to get a e-fix for V5.0.  The strong
        > recommendation is to go to V5.1 as soon as possible.
        >
        >
        > Tivoli Verification - RTP
        > Bldg 500, 4205 South Miami Blvd,  Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
        > Email: mark.sklenarik AT tivoli DOT com              Http: 
www.tivoli.com
        >
        >
        >
        >
        > Debbie Sparg <dsparg AT FGH.CO DOT ZA> on 09/28/98 06:09:07 AM
        >
        > Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager
on
        >       NetView et alia <NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU>
        >
        > To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
        > cc:    (bcc: Mark Sklenarik)
        > Subject:  NetView 5.0 and Framework 3.6
        >
        >
        >
        >
        >
        > Hi All,
        >
        > Can anyone tell me whether NetView 5.0 will run on top of
Framework 3.6
        > as is? or is a patch or maybe an upgrade required to NetView 5.1
in
        > order to support Framework 3.6? The operating system is AIX 4.2.1.
        >
        > Thanks
        > Debbie Sparg
        > (dsparg AT faritecservices.co DOT za)
        >