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Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:	DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:	Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:	NETCAD::COLELLADT

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4455
Total number of notes:	16761

1730.0. "Probewatch issues ?" by KETJE::VANDENBERG_R () Tue Nov 29 1994 04:55

	Hi,

	I have a customer who is interested to buy a DECpacketprobe and 	
	Probewatch :>)

	What He wants to have is a mechanism � la Polycenter Performance Adviser
		for the network.
	This means that he wants to have every morning a report on his desk with
		the output of Probewatch (Text or graphics).
	So probewatch should run in background.
	For what I know this is not possible with the DOS MS-Windows version, 	
	only the print to file can be obtained interactively.	
	But the ULTRIX version give that possibility (Multi-tasking)	
	So the questions are:

	1. Is it a way to automate this process on a DOS-PC running Windows 3.1?

	2. Will a new version of probewatch be available on Windows 95 (Chicago)
		with reporting functions (as for ULTRIX)?

	3. or will a Windows-NT with the same function be available?

	4. And if not the I hope that the OSF/1 version will provide this 	
	reporting function?

	Thanks in advance,
	Robert

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1730.1	Works on NT	WRAFLC::WOODALL	MACRO is the best.	`Tue Nov 29 1994 12:33`	9
	Robert, I have installed probewatch V3.1 on windows NT V3.1 (actually, you have to install it under MS-windows 3.1 and then add the program icon to NT). IT WORKS WONDERFULLY! Yes, you can take advantage of all the multitasking built-in to NT. Frank
1730.2		KETJE::VANDENBERG_R		`Thu Dec 01 1994 11:13`	6
	Thanks Frank for the ifo, But I still not figure how I will make reporting with the current version of ProbeWatch? B.r. Robert
1730.3	Probably not probewatch	KAOFS::S_HYNDMAN	Acronym Decoder Ring Architect	`Fri Dec 02 1994 09:28`	8
	.1 must be running the field test verion of the NETscout product from Frontier. It is a Windows based product and has a reporting function. Our Probewatch for Windows product currently shipping has no reporting capability that I've seen. Scott
1730.4	Same Capability	CONSLT::BUZZELL		`Fri Dec 02 1994 16:56`	6
	See note 1702.4 the current V3.1 PROBEwatch has the same reporting capabilities as the NETscout product.
1730.5	Reports are interactive on Windows	NAC::FORREST		`Fri Dec 02 1994 20:49`	10
	The current kit does have a reporting function. See NAC::NIPG:[MANAGE.RMON]LOGREPRT.TXT for info on setting up logging and running reports. The reports have to be run interactively on Windows however. Perhaps a way can be found to wake up a background process and run a report? This can be done with the ULTRIX kit (see CHRONTAB.TXT or something like that, in the same directory above), and I presume can be done with the OSF kit when we get it.