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RE: NetConf Data Modeling Discussion



That sounds great. Will be interesting to see it.

Branislav

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrea Westerinen [mailto:andreaw@cisco.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 5:24 PM
> To: 'Branislav Meandzija'; 'Romascanu, Dan (Dan)'; 'Faye Ly'; 'Sharon
> Chisholm'; 'netconf'
> Cc: wg-network@dmtf.org
> Subject: RE: NetConf Data Modeling Discussion
> 
> 
> Reasonable request.  In fact, we have done some of that inside Cisco.
> We have simplified the subclassing hierarchy (ie, removed 
> classes) - but
> kept the high-level concepts and semantics.  Also, we have simplified
> the keying and naming structure, and standardized on InstanceID
> everywhere (it is only the key in the newer classes of CIM, 
> starting in
> V2.7).  So, we can programmatically map back to CIM, but 
> don't have all
> the baggage.  (This won't be new news to anyone in DMTF, since we have
> pitched this model several times as a seed for the new CIM V3 work.)
> 
> Andrea
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-netconf@ops.ietf.org 
> [mailto:owner-netconf@ops.ietf.org] On
> Behalf Of Branislav Meandzija
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 4:48 PM
> To: Andrea Westerinen; Romascanu, Dan (Dan); Faye Ly; Sharon Chisholm;
> netconf
> Cc: wg-network@dmtf.org
> Subject: RE: NetConf Data Modeling Discussion
> 
> 
> Hi Andrea,
> 
> I am in favor of blending in the DMTF work as long as we include a
> "simple" data-model variant that does not require all the complexities
> of CIM. We've been playing around with CIM for a while now 
> and abandoned
> it for simple installations that can get away with much less generic
> stuff and more deployment specific stuff.
> 
> Branislav
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-netconf@ops.ietf.org 
> [mailto:owner-netconf@ops.ietf.org]On
> > Behalf Of Andrea Westerinen
> > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 10:04 AM
> > To: 'Romascanu, Dan (Dan)'; 'Faye Ly'; 'Sharon Chisholm'; 'netconf'
> > Cc: wg-network@dmtf.org
> > Subject: RE: NetConf Data Modeling Discussion
> > 
> > 
> > Could I make a suggestion that we try to blend the DMTF's Common 
> > Information Modeling work into this?  There is a great base of 
> > abstractions in CIM (systems, services, hardware, etc.) and new 
> > activities in the Networks WG in modeling VLANs, VPNs, NAT, Frame 
> > Relay, etc.
> > 
> > We discussed this NetConf thread at the DMTF Networks WG call
> > yesterday
> > - and want to offer our support and models.  If there are things to
> > change or add, we are certainly open to that discussion.  
> > 
> > Andrea
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-netconf@ops.ietf.org
> > [mailto:owner-netconf@ops.ietf.org] On
> > Behalf Of Romascanu, Dan (Dan)
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:13 AM
> > To: Faye Ly; Sharon Chisholm; netconf
> > Subject: RE: NetConf Data Modeling Discussion
> > 
> > 
> > Let me add my vote in support of starting this activity as soon as 
> > possible. I never agreed or even understood the 'protocol first' 
> > approach taken by NetConf. In my eyes NetConf will hold a 
> real chance 
> > when I will see useful data models starting to be defined and used.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Dan
> > 
> > (if I am to ramble negatively, SNMP started to fail when 
> the big heads
> 
> > continued to over-refine the protocol instead of writing 
> useful MIBs 
> > for operators to use. Bur certainly many people will not agree with 
> > me).
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-netconf@ops.ietf.org 
> > > [mailto:owner-netconf@ops.ietf.org]On Behalf Of Faye Ly
> > > Sent: 04 February, 2004 8:33 PM
> > > To: Sharon Chisholm; netconf
> > > Subject: RE: Netconf Data Modeling Discussion
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Sharon,
> > > 
> > > I was not at the Minneapolis meeting but I think this is a
> > great idea.
> > > 
> > > It will not only help move forward the netconf but also provides a
> > > sanity check.
> > > 
> > > I would vote for yes for you to go ahead and start the 
> new mailing 
> > > list.
> > > 
> > > -faye
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-netconf@ops.ietf.org 
> [mailto:owner-netconf@ops.ietf.org]
> 
> > > On Behalf Of Sharon Chisholm
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:20 AM
> > > To: netconf
> > > Subject: Netconf Data Modeling Discussion
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi
> > > 
> > > I wasn't able to make it to the Minneapolis meeting, but my
> > > understanding was there was discussion about setting up a 
> separate 
> > > mailing list to discuss Netconf data modeling. I think this is an 
> > > important issue unto itself but there are also potential 
> > implications
> > > on the base protocol work being done in this working 
> groups that it
> > > would be good to identify sooner rather than later.
> > > 
> > > I haven't seen an announcement of a new mailing list yet. 
> I've been
> > > talking with our mailing list people and it looks like we 
> > could host
> > > such a mailing list. Should I go ahead and get this list created?
> > > 
> > > Sharon Chisholm
> > > Portfolio Integration
> > > Nortel Networks
> > > Ottawa, Canada
> > > 
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