Itschak said: <snip> So what you are saying is that BCPII do use SNMP as an internal protocol, but don't use the IP STACK to communicate with the SE & HMC? It is my understanding that BCPII uses SNMP V1 to internally communicate with the support Element/HMC. Please clarify the Protocol itself, not the wires used for transport. </snip>
I didn't say anything about the shape of the flow over the pipe. I also didn't make any comment about the shape of the pipe. For all intents and purposes, the BCPii API set is the protocol that you and I see; whatever smoke and mirrors that are used behind the APIs are of no consequence. It's not clear why the protocol itself matters to you, as your (and my) programs cannot get to the "pipe" directly. If you look at the referenced, it's also good enough for the rest of the operating system. Also, publishing the wire protocol might "box-in" IBM on future generations of hardware. Scott Fagen Chief Architect - System z CA Technologies ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
