Item Subject: GSINFO Thank you for requesting information on HP GlancePlus for Sun SPARCStations. Enclosed is summary and more detailed information on the port of HP GlancePlus to the Sun platform. Introducing HP GlancePlus for Sun SPARCstations (B2804A) ======================================================== HP GlancePlus is HP's on-line performance monitoring and diagnostic tool. HP GlancePlus allows system administrators to manage their system's performance by giving them the capability to view current system activity and to isolate and resolve performance bottlenecks. With its availability on Sun SPARCstations, HP GlancePlus is now a multivendor performance tool available on HP 9000 multiuser and workstations, HP 3000 systems, and Sun SPARCstations. This package contains information on this port of HP GlancePlus to the Sun platform which will help answer questions you and your customers may have on the product. Included in this package is the following information: * Summary sheet of key information including... - Trial software information * Computer News Article (2/15/92 issue) - Features and Benefits - Competitive Positioning - Hardware and Software Requirements If you have any questions, send a DESK message or call me at (t/415) 691-5234. Regards, Jim Jen Product Manager, HP GlancePlus for Sun SPARCstations SWT Marketing ....................................................................... Item Subject: GSINFO1 HP GlancePlus for Sun SPARCstations Information ----------------------------------------------- Thank you for your interest in HP GlancePlus for Sun. This information sheet provides general information on the product to help answer your questions. Product name: HP GlancePlus (where necessary, "for Sun SPARCstations" will be added for clarity.) Product number: B2804A CPL Availability: Now available Shipment Avail.: Now available Prod. Structure/ B2804A Single-node license to use $600 Pricing: AA0 Media (QIC24) and manual kit 195 0BE Additional manual 100 Datasheet: 5091-3904E (Available end of March '92) Contact Jim Jen (t/415 691-5234) if you need early version of datasheet. For More Info: SWT PERFORMANCE HOTLINE/HP 5000 Subject: GSINFO, GSSLID For Customer Info SWT 800 number (800-237-3990, U.S. Only) and Assistance: Internal Support HP GlancePlus for Sun Support Guide, a brief document Information: on how to support the product in a SunOS environment is available. PTC performance tools subscription, KDB, or PTC Online are sources for this document. Trial software: Available via anonymous ftp --------------------------- A 60-day trial software is available to HP field personnel for customer demonstrations and evaluations. This "X" version trial software is the same as the MR version of the tool, except it is timebombed. The timebomb mechanism allows 60 days free use from time of initial execution. This trial software is available over the HP Internet using anonymous ftp from hpptc16 (in the US) and hpptcdk (in Europe). Anonymous ftp instructions -------------------------- Using anonymous ftp from hpptc16 or hpptcdk, cd to the pub directory and you should find the following file: glanceplus.sun.demo for Sun SPARCstations running Sun OS 4.1.1 Use the 'get' ftp function to copy over the shar file. You can unpack a shar file on the system on which you wish to evaluate HP GlancePlus by following the instructions in the shar file header. Limited support for the trial version is available only from the Performance Technology Center (Roseville). Do not use normal HP Support channels for this trial software! If customers require additional product information or technical assistance, they can call the Software Technology Division at 800-237-3990 (U.S. only). Once you have HP GlancePlus installed, refer to the README file for information about how to get started with the tool. ....................................................................... Item Subject: GSINFO2 HP GlancePlus Available for Sun SPARCstations --------------------------------------------- * Product name and P/N: HP GlancePlus (for Sun SPARCstation), B2804A * Description: HP GlancePlus is an on-line performance monitoring and diagnostic tool for examining system activity. This port of HP GlancePlus/UX (for HP 9000 systems) maintains consistency in user interface and contains common performance metrics with the existing version for HP-UX. * Target Market: Sun SPARCstation users, especially those in mixed (HP and Sun) environments Features and Benefits --------------------- * HP GlancePlus provides ready access to current system performance information. System administrators can now use one tool to more easily and more effectively manage systems for sustained peak performance. * HP GlancePlus displays summarized overviews of important performance information so customers can quickly examine how systems are operating. The software also provides detailed information necessary for isolating and resolving performance problems when they occur. * User-definable filters and update intervals allow the user to customize the data as needed to determine what information is important and relevant to display. * Features such as on-line help, graphical displays of data, and command menus make HP GlancePlus easy to learn and easy to use. * HP GlancePlus provides information about NFS system activity and remote system utilization, allowing system and network administrators to monitor and control client/server environments. * Consistency in user interface and common performance metrics between the HP GlancePlus versions for Sun and HP-UX reduces learning time and improves overall user efficiency. HP Product Line Positioning --------------------------- HP GlancePlus' availability for Sun SPARCstations enhances the HP GlancePlus family of performance tools, now available on HP 9000, 3000, and Sun SPARCstation computers. This version of HP GlancePlus is the first HP Performance tool to be made available on a non-HP platform and marks the beginning of HP's strategy to provide consistent performance management solutions for multivendor environments. Competitive Positioning ----------------------- Position HP GlancePlus for Sun SPARCstations as an easy-to-use, yet comprehensive on-line performance management tool for Sun SPARCstation users. Emphasize its availability on multivendor platforms to customers in a mixed environment (containing both HP and Sun). Point out HP GlancePlus' popularity among HP customers, HP's high-quality support of the product, and HP's commitment to providing an overall solution to its customers in multivendor system environments. Configuration Information ------------------------- This version of HP GlancePlus runs on Sun SPARCstations. The initial release supports only the uniprocessor models (SPARC 1, 1+, 2, IPC, SLC, Servers as well as the Sun-4 line) and does not support Sun's new multiprocessor (600 MP) family. HP GlancePlus will not run on non- SPARC based Sun architecture. The product is officially supported on SPARCstations only; proper functioning on SPARC clones (e.g. Solbourne) can not be guaranteed due to their variations. HP GlancePlus is supported starting with the 4.1.1 version of Sun OS, Sun's UNIX-based operating system. Ordering Information -------------------- P/N Description U.S. List Price B2804A License to use HP GlancePlus $600 (for Sun SPARCstation) Opt. AA0 Software on 1/4" cartridge tape 195 (QIC 24) and manual Opt. 0BE Additional user's manual 100 Product is on the CPL and available for immediate shipment. For more information: --------------------- Contact Jim Jen via HP Desk HP5000 or at (t/415) 691-5234. Trial software for customer evaluation is available; please contact Jim for more details. Order the HP GlancePlus for Sun SPARCstation datasheet (Part # 5091- 3904E) from the Literature Distribution Center (LDC). More information and a slideset is available from SWT PERFORMANCE HOTLINE/HP 5000, under the subjects GSINFO, GSSLID, respectively.