Summit '94 - Managing Distributed Applications

Enterprise Management Summit '94 November 14-18, 1994 - Database/Distributed Applications Technical Sessions - (Tutorial) Managing Distributed Applications Across the Enterprise - Steven Shaffer and Patrick Gallagher, SSDS, Inc. Abstract: SNMP has revolutionized network management, providing a quick and easy polling mechanism to manage the health and status of a network environment. However, SNMP and the current industry approaches to enterprise management fall woefully short in managing distributed client-server applications. This tutorial presents an object-oriented framework (utilizing DCE) that overcomes the inherent limitations of SNMP alone. --------------------------------------------------------------- (S16) Automating Production in a Multi-Vendor Client/Server Environment - Jefferson Kita & Mark Chisolm, Digital Equipment Corporation Abstract: Data Centers are being asked to accomplish more work with fewer people, this at a time when downsizing and client/server computing are creating an explosion in the number of computers and applications being managed. This session explores tools to automate increasingly complex "routine" tasks. ---------------------------------------------------------------- (S22) A Standardized Approach to the Management of Software - Jonathan Weinstock, Bellcore Abstract: In order to standardize the management of software applications, managed objects must be effectively integrated into large complex software constructions. This session presents an approach to software modeling and instrumentation which attempts to isolate the software developer from the details of supporting resource abstraction (i.e., the maintenance managed objects), management request and event processing, while allowing for the software constructions themselves to live up to their management responsibilities. Also presented will be an Applications Programming Interface that allows a software developer's constructions to participate, from a distributed management perspective, in the networked environment. ---------------------------------------------------------------- (S26) Using SNMP to Manage Relational Databases - Bob Purvy, Oracle Corporation Abstract: The most critical asset that an organization has in any computing environment is the information contained in the databases on these systems. Until recently the options available for managing those databases have been very limited. This presentation will offer specific information about how to monitor relational databases in general, and Oracle software in particular. Specific emphasis will be given to examining how SNMP can be used in the management of relational databases. Mr. Purvy is chairman of the IETF working group (which includes IBM, Sybase, Informix, DEC, Tandem, Red Brick, Gupta, and other RDBMS vendors) ---------------------------------------------------------------- (S30) High Availability Computing for Distributed Applications - Mike Casteel and Julia Lockwood, Unison Abstract: Although many vendors have evolved extensive networking facilities over the years, UNIX technology suggests a more advanced set of systems management tools capable of true distributed processing in a fault-tolerant environment. This session discusses how to build a robust workload management infrastructure capable of withstanding network failures and reduced bandwidth. ---------------------------------------------------------------- (S34) Proactive Monitoring of Client/Server Applications - Nate Kalowski, Frontier Software Abstract: Standards such as SNMP and RMON have been developed to manage and monitor the physical characteristics of distributed enterprise networks, but little has been done to provide generic tools that will allow network administrators to manage server-based applications. This session shows how to proactively manage popular applications such as NFS, Sybase, etc. for optimum network availability by using distributed management standards and applying them to the application layer of the ISO stack. ---------------------------------------------------------------- (S35) Can Systems And Applications Really Be Managed? - Steven Morgenthal, Unified Systems Abstract: Many end users consider the lack of standards and tools for systems management to be the primary obstacle preventing them from moving to distributed processing and client server computing. How soon will standards evolve? Which standards make the most sense? This session examines different approaches by the standards bodies and major vendors.