Web Based Monitoring and Management: RE: WBMM> Setting the S

RE: WBMM> Setting the Schedule

From: Harry Lewis (harryl@us.ibm.com)
Date: Mon May 03 2004 - 15:58:46 EDT

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    I'm just thinking about the firewall.

    You are saying, somehow, the Management Station is somehow discovered
    and/or administratively configured, the Agent (in the enterprise proxy...
    let's say) performs a RegisterForManagement operation (which does pass the
    firewall) and, if a valid response is received from the Manager, then the
    Agent performs a GetSchedule operation. Right?
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    Harry Lewis
    Chairman - IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group
    http://www.pwg.org
    IBM Printing Systems
    http://www.ibm.com/printers
    303-924-5337
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    "Wagner,William" <WWagner@NetSilicon.com>
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    05/03/2004 01:09 PM

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    RE: WBMM> Setting the Schedule

    Harry,
     
    That is one mode, but I would not say that it is the main mode since it
     is an optional operation. We have agreed that SOAP can use either SMTP
    or HTTP. The SetSchedule operation (to my mind) make sense primarily
    in an entirely email oriented implementation.
     
    In many cases, MFPs are not managed by the IP group and an easy, non-IT
    dependent mode of operation is desirable. Having to set up a mail
    account for every printer is a bother (although this can be reduced by
    using a proxy). Using the basic terminal web access is generally easier
    and involves less people in an organization.
     
    Of course, if you want to implement an SNMP based protocol, that's fine.
    But the SetSchedule operation is optional.
     
    For either binding, the remote management is enabled by the Register
    forMnagement operation.

     
    Bill Wagner
     
     
     -----Original Message-----
    From: Harry Lewis [mailto:harryl@us.ibm.com]
    Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 1:36 P
    To: wbmm@pwg.org
    Subject: WBMM> Setting the Schedule

    I want to reaffirm that the (main) mode we are anticipating for getting a
    schedule set in a managed entity is for the Manager, using SMTP, to send a
    SetSchedule operation which includes a UpdateSchedule Action in the
    Schedule... whereby the Agent will perform a GetSchedule.
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    Harry Lewis
    Chairman - IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group
    http://www.pwg.org
    IBM Printing Systems
    http://www.ibm.com/printers
    303-924-5337
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