HP OpenView System Administration Handbook: Network Node Manager, Customer Views, Service Information Portal, HP OpenView Operations

Tammy Zitello, Deborah Williams, Paul Weber0130352098, 9780130352095

This is the first comprehensive, hands-on guide to using OpenView administration tools to maximize network performance, availability, and value. You’ll find expert guidance on planning, customization, automation, security, optimization, troubleshooting, and a whole lot more. After a practical review of network management and SNMP, three HP consultants walk you through using Network Node Manager (NNM) to monitor network connectivity – and adapting NNM to your unique requirements. Next, you’ll discover how to use Customer Views (CV) containers to manage your most important resources, from customers to Internet sites. The authors offer realistic guidance on managing networks across the Web using HP’s Service Information Portal, and on monitoring computers and software with OpenView Operations (OVO). Coverage includes: Overcoming obstacles to successful network and system managementPlanning for deployment: a best-practices checklistRunning NNM: discovery, symbols, objects, alarms, and queriesCustomizing NNM: submaps, application integration, custom symbols/fields, and moreCV: providing a logical view of devices based on customer ownershipSIP: making management information Web-accessible, step-by-stepManaging data collection and event configurationScalability and distribution: remote consoles, filters, and Distributed Internet MonitoringRoles, service levels, installation, configuration, agents, policies, and day-to-day administrationTaking full advantage of Smart Plug-Ins (SPI)Improving flexibility by adding Multiple Management ServersIncludes OpenView Command Quick Reference Guide If you’re a network/system administrator running OpenView under HP-UX, Unix, or Windows, OpenView System Administration Handbook will make you more productive, more effective, and more valuable.