Re: Question: draft-ops-operator-req-mgmt-00.txt

[Harrie Hazewinkel <harrie@covalent.net>]

Bill Woodcock wrote:
> 
>       Harrie Hazewinkel wrote:
>     > The document is (IMHO) a bit to much focussed on device management.
> 
> That is, in fact, its complete and sole scope.

OK.

> 
>     > I was wondering what the requirements would be
>     > for management of applications that for instance run on systems.
>     > I mean here applications like, DB, DNS, Web servers, etc...
>     > These application run on top of the infrastructure as provided
>     > by the managed network equipment.
> 
> Quite right.  All of which applications are handled in the Applications
> Area of the IETF.

Then I believe the ADs of as well the OPS/NM and Application area
have a gap here.

>  It may well be the case that the folks who operate
> applications need to communicate better with the folks who develop
> applications, however neither of those two groups are present in this Area
> or on this mailing list.
> 
>     > After all, a network without applications is not useful.
> 
> Hey, I thought a network without applications was a valuable acquisition
> target?  Oops, that would be the old-new-economy model...  :-)
> 
>                                 -Bill

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