1.11.3 Hewlett-Packard OpenView
The Hewlett-Packard OpenView family provides an integrated network and systems management solution for end-to-end service management of the complete information technology environment. Solutions consist of a broad portfolio of management products from HP and OpenView Solutions Partners, and a complete set of services that help customers improve service and reduce operations cost (see Figure 1-18). The solutions include:
- Network Node Managermeeting the requirements for a powerful network management solution that provides an unconstrained view of the network to monitor and control the entire computing environment.
- IT/Operationsan advanced operations and problem management solution which allows the network manager to keep a distributed, multivendor computing environment up and running.
- IT/Administrationan effective solution for inventory, software, and user management which will improve security, provide better control of managed devices, and support industry standards for software distribution.
- PerfView/MeasureWare and NetMetrixresource and performance management solutions which provide the foundation for service level management, including objectives for response time measurement, WAN/LAN link latency, and continuous monitoring of computing resource availability.
- OmniBack II and OmniStoragefor data and storage management, they provide reliable high performance backup to protect the data of the enterprise.
Figure 1-18. Hewlett-Packard OpenView solution framework (Courtesy of Hewlett-Packard)
In addition, the OpenView Forum, an association of users and developers, provides conferences, newsletters, and valuable contact information for network management professionals. The OpenView Forum may be contacted at (415) 512-0865, or http://www.ovforum.org.
Reference [1-35] provides further information on OpenView.
1.11.4 Novells ManageWise
Novells ManageWise is a comprehensive, integrated management solution that lets you successfully manage and optimize a heterogeneous network. It reduces the cost of owning and managing a network and enhances business operations by increasing network reliability and user productivity (see Figure 1-19).
Figure 1-19. Novells ManageWise solution framework (Courtesy of Novell, Inc.)
ManageWise lets you proactively manage an entire network through NetWare and Windows NT server management, desktop management, network traffic analysis, automated network inventory, remote control, virus protection, and software management:
- Server management: ManageWise builds on Novells IntraNetWare/NetWare expertise to provide comprehensive server management. It automatically detects thousands of problems on both IntraNetWare/NetWare and NT servers and lets the user set thresholds for notification when tolerance levels have been exceeded. ManageWise Agent for Windows NT Server is an add-on product that integrates with ManageWise for seamless management of mixed IntraNetWare/NetWare and NT environments from a single user interface.
- Virus Protection: ManageWise continuously monitors viruses across the entire network and desktops, notifies of detection, and quarantines the viruses until they can be eliminated.
- Desktop Management: ManageWise remote controls Windows 95, 3.1, 3.11, OS/2 2.1, OS/2 Warp, and DOS desktops. These desktop management capabilities include configuration management, user administration, and desktop access.
In addition, ManageWise continuously works in the background to monitor network activity and trend performance. As a result, you can easily plan for future network changes and growth, predict future bottlenecks, and plan for resegmentation of the network before problems occur:
- Network Planning: ManageWise allows the user to collect real-time and long-term performance trends to understand changing environments or unusual conditions.
- Network Analysis: ManageWise monitors network traffic analysis trends on Ethernet and token ring networks so network traffic paths can be optimized.
- Software Management: ManageWise Application Manager delivers applications down to the desktop by utilizing Novell Directory Services, which increases the network administrators leverage and span of control while reducing the complexity and repetitiveness of administrative tasks.
- Asset Management: ManageWise simplifies the task of tracking network assets through autodiscovery capabilities that build topology maps and discover hardware. The process automatically inventories networking devices, including NetWare servers, hubs routers, and desktops, as well as hardware and software.
Reference [1-36] provides further information on ManageWise.
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