|  |     VCS is mostly a CPU hog. 
    MCC is mostly a memory hog.   
    It's a match made in heaven!   ;^)
    Sorry, but anything more would require some empirical analysis of the
    systems and your proposed configuration...
    Have you tried the capacity planner tool (pointer in MCC-TOOLS conference)
    to do initial swag at MCC-ONLY sizing?   That would at least give you a
    hint if you were in the right neighborhood wrt system capacity for
    DECmcc...
              
>    2) He has intention to purchase the VITALINK AM. Is it still required
>       and able to work with DECMCC-EMS 2.2 ? What about the SNMP AM ?
>       Could it support the VITALINK bridges and how ? Should I advise him
>       to use VITALINK AM or SNMP to manage his VITALINK bridges ?
    These questions have been asked and answered more than a few times already.  
    Check recent notes from attached list:
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                    DECmcc Network Management Product Family
Created: 21-AUG-1989 16:52         3819 topics        Updated: 29-SEP-1992 09:23
                     -< Kits 3.*; Patches 1267.*;SRM 5.* >-
 Topic  Author               Date         Repl  Title
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   392    SIOG::ODRISCOLL     8-OCT-1990     1  TRANSLAN access module info??
  1051  MLNCSC::DOMANESCHI   24-MAY-1991     2  check translan3 with decmcc
  1823   COL01::WELZEL       15-NOV-1991     5  Future of the Translan AM?
  1885  WARDLE::REX           6-DEC-1991    12  V1.2 IFT BMS & TRANSLAN AM
  2164    SIOG::TINNELLY     22-JAN-1992     5  DECmcc MSU / Translan bridges
  2256  LARVAE::AITKINS_T     3-FEB-1992     1  Translan & V1.2 of DECmcc
  2717  BRSSWS::FOLENS        8-APR-1992     7  Another Vitalink Translan AM installation problem
  3167  ANNECY::GONDINET     11-JUN-1992     2  TRANSLAN AM for V1.2
  3311  WELTM1::CRIDDLE       6-JUL-1992     3  Translan 10.5 s/w and MCC 1.1
  3450  GRANPA::DJAMES       28-JUL-1992     1  Translan AM & BMS 1.2
  3578  LARVAE::AITKINS_T    17-AUG-1992     2  Translan software verion for SNMP
  3748   COL01::LUNT         16-SEP-1992     4  translan and snmp???
   669  FDCV06::TOOLEY       29-JAN-1991     6  VITALINK and DECmcc Questions.... HELP
  2290   TABOU::JOSEPH        7-FEB-1992     5  HELP with DECmcc questions,Vitalink bridge,WAN
  2448   AUNTB::BRILEY       27-FEB-1992     5  Vitalink SNMP, When?
  2686  COMICS::MISTRY        3-APR-1992    15  vitalink AM and alarms
  2717  BRSSWS::FOLENS        8-APR-1992     7  Another Vitalink Translan AM installation problem
  2893   ZUR01::SCHNEIDERR   30-APR-1992     4  Vitalink AM for 1.2 ??
  3501   CGOOA::BARNABE       4-AUG-1992     3  Vitalink AM update anyone?
  3529  ODIXIE::PEACOCKR     10-AUG-1992     1  Vitalink AM? SNMP? Circuits?
/doug
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