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2001 HP-UX System Improvement Ballot

The HP-UX System Improvement Ballot is divided into 7 specific sections (essentially, 7 separate ballots). There are 20 votes available to cast in each section. If there are issues in every section that pertain to you, then please vote in all 7 sections. If there are issues in only a few sections that apply to you, then please vote only on issues in those sections.

If there is a single enhancement suggestion in a section which you feel merits 20 votes, you may cast all of your votes for that one item in that section; or, you may distribute your 20 votes in any other manner you desire throughout that section. You may also use them to vote against a suggested enhancement by casting a (clearly marked) negative vote. If you do decide to cast a negative vote, please remember the sum of the absolute value of all of your votes in each section may not exceed 20.

Please remember, only 20 votes total per section, and don't vote on issues that don't affect you! (We want to find out what your most important issues are.)

BEGIN BALLOT

WHOLE NUMBERS ONLY, NO DECIMALS!

 

Section 1 - SERVER HARDWARE:

VOTE ENHANCEMENT SUMMARY
Need a cheaper low-end machine (A class too powerful).
Need remote on L and N-class to run faster than 19.2.
Need the N-class serial number viewable without the need to slide the system out of the rack.
Need a six-slot chassis for Superdome.
Need a smaller price increase for Oracle when moving from L-class to N-class.
Need a published list of 3rd party software available on Itanium.
Need more published information on performance tuning, especially for 3rd party applications (like Oracle).

 

Section 2 - HP-UX SUPPORTABILITY:

VOTE ENHANCEMENT SUMMARY
Need automatic notification of product discontinuance provided as part of support contracts.
Need contract management tools that can track hardware/software that moves around within our organization.
Need a secure, guaranteed "back door" to get into a system when its resources (e.g., nproc, nfiles) are running low.
Need Support Contract Assistant (SCA) to provide better confirmations for changes I make to my record.
Need Support Contract Assistant (SCA) to provide a more complete list of the hardware/software HP thinks I have.
Need to be able to purchase support for individual parts in addition to for entire systems.
Need a method to gain entry into the support center at a level dependent on my expertise on the problem. Don't always start at the entry-level.
Need support contracts (and any other HP-internal information) to reflect on changes I make to my hardware.
Need an on-line configurator so I can plan for purchases/options/etc.

 

Section 3 - LINUX:

VOTE ENHANCEMENT SUMMARY
Need HP to develop a cluster solution for Linux.
Need a real-time Linux.
Need HP to contribute more to the Linux standards base.
Need a decent integrated development environment (IDE) for Linux.
Need HP to adopt existing standards (e.g., XML/SOAP) for Linux, and provide/support development environments.

 

Section 4 - HIGH AVAILABILITY:

VOTE ENHANCEMENT SUMMARY
Need cluster formation under MC/SG to be more robust under heavy workload.
Need APA to be bundled (free) with MC/SG.
Need CMScancl to not require .rhost.
Need a method to test viability of package environment (i.e., test failover operation without actually performing test).
Need a tool to push out changes to package environment (e.g., LVM configuration changes).
Need revision control capability for package configuration changes.

 

Section 5 - MSL (SAM, SCM, TopTools, etc.):

VOTE ENHANCEMENT SUMMARY
Need secure web console to be easier to configure.
Need secure web console to have additional encryption options. What's currently available can be found under "Remote Access With Security" section at: management/confmanagement/swc/index.html
Need LAN port aggregation to always be free.
Need Toptools to not use IIS.
Need nfiles kernel parameter in workstation template to be suitable for applications like SCM and MC/SG.
Need a script/template to tighten down file permissions in the standard HP-UX distribution.
Need Toptools to be able to clean or compact alerts database for the web-based console.
Need Toptools network performance monitor to be more robust when managing a switched environment. In particular, it should not create alerts for very short bursts of high network utilization that are common in a switched environment.
Need ssh support from switches to Toptools console.
Need secure tftp repository for switch configurations in Toptools.
Need Omniback to use SAM's backup functions.

 

Section 6 - SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT:

VOTE ENHANCEMENT SUMMARY
Need HP to adopt a general policy of opensource-ing obsolete/discontinued products.
Need HP to better support developers through developer web sites.
Need HP to better support developers by contributing developed-oriented technical articles and white papers to software developer publications.
Need HP to better support developers through participation in software development conferences.
Need devresource.hp.com to be better advertised.
Need HP Cobol compiler on IA-64.
Need to be able to do both native IA-64 and PA (cross) builds on an Itanium HP-UX system.
Need to be able to purchase the HP-UX 11i v1.5 operating system to run on a stock Itanium system purchased from another vendor.

 

Section 7 - MISCELLANEOUS:

VOTE ENHANCEMENT SUMMARY
Need a common set of tools (IUX-like) for loading the following three OSes: HP-UX, Linux, NT.
Need hp.software.com to make better use of customer identification information entered in the ITRC so it doesn't have to be entered more than once.
Need clear published documentation detailing relationships across HP-UX 11.x line (e.g., feature changes, compatibilities, 3rd party packages, reasons to upgrade, etc.).
Need a method/hardware to convert USB to PS2 (keyboard + mouse).
Need performance tuning guidelines specific to individual hardware.
Need Veritas volume manager (VXVM) to be well supported.
Need Quick I/O to come with XVM.
Need details published regarding IA64 performance relative to PA-RISC, for applications, etc..
Need documentation comparing performance of various hardware.
Need an index to all application CDs in a set available on each of the CDs in that set.
Need a means to limit the number of CD sets I receive when I have many support contracts.
Need some way for HP (e.g., web sites) to remember who I am so I don't have to completely re-identify myself each time I connect.
Need ability to install new read/write head technology into current cabinetry (e.g., DLT).
Need pricing of APA consistent with other HA features like OLAR.
Need APA bundled with OS.
Need nodename/uname to allow more than 8 characters.
Need ITRC access via something other than domain 192.
Need a better way to track patches for 3rd party applications.
Need HP's support organizations to better support 3rd party support organization.
Need a content file on "each" CD of an application CD set that details the contents of all the CDs.
 

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