NO.  The database structure is incompatible.  You have to stay within the
platform for that to work.   Even among UNIX varieties you cannot use the
tar method in all cases.  I believe, though I have not tested, that you
could swap Solaris and AIX, but Digital Unix is different internally.

James Shanks
Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support



"Prokott, Joe" <Joe.Prokott AT WESTGROUP DOT COM> on 10/08/98 10:21:59 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: James Shanks)
Subject:  Re: Databases between AIX and NT





James,

Overlaying then is what I mean.  Using tar, we are able to backup the
entire
/usr/OV/databases/openview/ directory structure and move it to another
system when going from one AIX system to another AIX system.  My question
is
can I tar up this same directory structure on an AIX system and then untar
it onto an NT platform?  Will this then function on NT?  Thanks,

Joe Prokott - West Group
Network Architect
610 Opperman Drive
St. Paul, MN  55123
Phone: 651-687-4536
Fax: 651-687-6946
E-mail: joe.prokott AT westgroup DOT com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: James_Shanks AT TIVOLI DOT COM [SMTP:James_Shanks AT TIVOLI DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 1998 8:55 AM
> To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Databases between AIX and NT
>
> There is no such utility.  You cannot unload a database from one machine
> and load it on another even within the same operating system platform --
> AIX to AIX for example.  All you can do is physically overlay one
> machine's
> database with that from another, using an external utility like tar.
>
> If you think such a utility is a useful addition to the product, then I
> recommend you send a note to netview AT tivoli DOT com for consideration in a
> future release.
>
> James Shanks
> Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
>
>
>
> "Prokott, Joe" <Joe.Prokott AT WESTGROUP DOT COM> on 10/07/98 06:43:48 PM
>
> 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: James Shanks)
> Subject:  Databases between AIX and NT
>
>
>
>
>
> Is it possible to transfer a NV database from TME 10 NetView for AIX 5.1
> to
> NetView for NT 5.1 or vice versa?  I am just wondering if there is any
way
> we can import our AIX database into our NT version?  It would be very
> handy
> if there was some sort of conversion program that would allow this.
> Thanks,
>
> Joe Prokott - West Group
> Network Architect
> 610 Opperman Drive
> St. Paul, MN  55123
> Phone: 651-687-4536
> Fax: 651-687-6946
> E-mail: joe.prokott AT westgroup DOT com