DIGITAL

           AV-RDM0A-TE

           Before You Install TeMIP for DIGITAL UNIX[R]+ ESA Version 1.0

           Dear Customer,

           DIGITAL is delighted that you have chosen TeMIP and Expert System
           Access to satisfy your network management requirements.

           The Expert System Access V1.0 (ESA) is part of the TeMIP program
           and is intended to allow plug-in Expert System solutions to han-
           dle the ever increasing number of alarms generated by networks.
           As network topology grows, there is an exponential increase in
           the number of alarms from TeMIP. Operators are confronted with
           a deluge of alarms that must be correlated by an expert system
           in order to identify the underlying problems affecting network
           equipment. Furthermore, expert systems are also used to automate
           networks management tasks thus improving the quality of service
           and decreasing operational costs. The nature of ESA means that
           once access has been developed, it follows the evolution of TeMIP
           and thus the expert system will remain upwardly compatible with
           it.

           Enclosed is the TeMIP for DIGITAL UNIX ESA Version 1.0 software
           kit and documentation.

           Please read this cover letter before installing your software kit
           for TeMIP for DIGITAL UNIX ESA Version 1.0.

           Contents of the Software Kit


           Your kit includes the TeMIP ESA software distribution media for
           DIGITAL UNIX, together with the ESA documentation set, which con-
           sists of:

           o  TeMIP for DIGITAL UNIX Expert System Access, Installation Guide

           o  TeMIP for DIGITAL UNIX Expert System Access, Development Guide

           o  TeMIP for DIGITAL UNIX Expert System Access, Reference Guide.

           The documentation set corresponds with the functions that you have
           purchased.

           Note that you will only be able to use the software for which you
           have purchased licenses.


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           Release Notes


           Release Notes can be printed out during installation. The Release
           Notes contain information such as recommendations, amendments to
           documentation and restrictions.

           Refer to the TeMIP for DIGITAL UNIX ESA Installation Guide (AA-
           RDM1A-TE) for details of how to access the Release Notes.

           Refer to the Software Product Descriptions and the TeMIP for DIG-
           ITAL UNIX ESA Installation Guide (AA-RDM1A-TE) for information on
           prerequisite software and hardware.





































                ©Digital Equipment Corporation. 1998. All Rights Reserved.

           Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United
           States.

           The software contained on this media is proprietary to and embod-
           ies the confidential technology of Digital Equipment Corporation.
           Possession, use, duplication, or dissemination of the software and
           media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from
           Digital Equipment Corporation.

           [TM]The DIGITAL Logo, DEC, DECstation, DECsystem, DECwindows,
               FLEXlm and TeMIP are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corpo-
               ration.

           [R] UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other
               countries licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd.


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