| Network Management requires a hefty set of tools, | | | | game, it seems as though OpenView is stuck in fault |
| especially when you're dealing with large systems. | | | | management mode. There's nothing wrong with that, |
| Network managers need to be concerned with the | | | | but if HP is going to properly compete in the network |
| implementation, best practices, as well as choosing the | | | | performance management space, OpenView needs |
| right vendor to go with for NPM. | | | | to be able to perform at a higher level than just letting |
| Often, those who currently are not using a network | | | | administrators know when something goes down. |
| performance management solution turn to HP's | | | | 3. Application Performance Monitoring |
| OpenView enterprise solution. This is usually because | | | | More so than ever before, applications now run on |
| they are already a good HP customer and once their | | | | servers. Perhaps this seems intuitive to you, but |
| system has grown enough that it needs more data in | | | | OpenView does not have application performance |
| order to be properly managed, HP's product managers | | | | monitoring, known as APM, as a part of their package. |
| introduce them to the OpenView NPM solution. | | | | This means, for example, that the new webapp your |
| There are some things, however, that you should be | | | | users now have is freestanding on your server, and |
| aware of when thinking about using OpenView as a | | | | there is no way to get alerts and performance data to |
| solution to your performance management initiative. | | | | adjust accordingly when there are problems with HP's |
| 1. You May Need to Bring in Outside Consultants to | | | | solution. |
| Set up HP OpenView | | | | Along with the three listed points above that detract |
| OpenView is a complex system, and in order to get it | | | | from OpenView's ability to compete is the lack of |
| running at its full potential, you'll need specialists who | | | | NetFlow functionality and VoIP network management |
| are fully trained to handle the task. Additionally, if | | | | capabilities. Also compounding the problem is that |
| problems crop up after the setup phase, you may | | | | OpenView is much more expensive to purchase and |
| need to bring in these consultants once again. | | | | maintain over time. Make sure that you consider all of |
| 2. OpenView Focuses on Fault Management | | | | your options when deciding to take the plunge with |
| While performance management is the name of the | | | | NPM software. |