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Text script for HP OpenView Slide Presentation in Sales Kit III
- Submit date: May 11, 1993
- Post date: May 11, 1993
- Author: Gordon MacKinney / NSMD Marketing / 229-2125
- Manager: Jeff Thiemann / NSMD Marketing / 229-3675
Bill Cummings / NSMD Marketing / 229-4905
- Obsolete: With submittal of update, approx. 6/1/93
- INDEX Name: OVSCRIPT (8 letters max.)
- Index Catagory: Tools (Sales presentation tools)
- Pages of text: 44
- Pages of slides: 0
* Provide a ONE PARAGRAPH SUMMARY (30-40 words) of your package:
Text script which accompanies separately-packaged HP
OpenView Slide Presentation distributed with Sales Kit III.
Serves to aid in presentation of slides to customers.
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Hello -
IMPORTANT: Please read this brief introduction which contains
crucial information for using this script.
You have requested by Network HOTLINE the text script which
accompanies the HP OpenView Slide Presentation.
The attached script is approximately 75% complete; scripts for
the remaining 25% of the slides will be added in the next two
weeks or so. Because of the tremendous number of OpenView
platforms, products, and programs covered by this presentation,
it has taken us longer than expected to assemble all the
material. Please bear with us.
Because you have requested this interim version of the script,
you will AUTOMATICALLY receive the updated version when it becomes
available.
Thanks much for your interest in this material.
HP OpenView Program Team
May 10, 1993
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HP OpenView Slide Presentation for Sales Kit III
Script to Accompany Slide Set
ov3b1.gal, HP OpenView Mgmt Frameworks, SNMP Platform and Developer's Kit
NOTE: The SNMP Platform/Developer's Kit presentation is aimed at
developer customers.
In summary, the HP OpenView Platform and Developer's Kit is an open
platform into which developers can easily integrate their network and
systems management applications. Included in the developer's kit are
standards-based APIs and a graphical user interface that provide
developers with the tools necessary to provide an integrated solution
for their customers.
The end users also benefit. An integrated solution provides them with
a single view into their environment.
So what are the key benefits of the SNMP Platform and Developer's Kit?
The key benefits are:
+ Substantial, initial cost savings - Rather than develop
everything from scratch, customers can reduce their development
costs by using what's already developed.
+ Long-term investment protection - Developing on an open platform,
helps ensure that their investment is protected. For example, HP
OpenView provides backwards compatibility, HP OpenView runs on
the latest operating systems and the latest hardware platforms,
and HP OpenView is committed to follow new standards such as SNMP
version 2.
+ Maximum revenue potential. What that means is that there is an
OpenView pull out there. By running their applications on HP
OpenView, customers are maximizing their revenue.
What differentiates HP OpenView SNMP Platform and Developer's Kit?
+ It has strong third-party support. What this translates into is a
rich set of applications from which end users can choose and pull
for additional application developers.
ov3b2.gal, SNMP Platform/Developer's Kit, Fulfilling Customer Requirements
Our target customers want to focus on what makes money for them. In
the case of NEPs, it is their hardware products; in the case of ISVs,
it is their software applications. These customers want to get their
products to the market as soon as possible.
They are concerned about developer productivity and development costs.
They don't want to develop everything from scratch. Instead they want
to use what's already developed. It is expensive to develop a GUI. An
article by Infonetics Research, Inc. in May 1992, contains a make-
versus-buy comparison.
Build Buy Build:Buy
------ -------- ---------
Inventory $ 88,000 $ 3,000 29.3
Performance Monitor $107,000 $ 5,000 21.4
Trouble Ticket $118,000 $ 8,000 14.8
Configuration $ 98,000 $30,000 3.3
Security $250,000 $80,000 3.1
The HP OpenView SNMP Platform and Developer's Kit is an inventory
application, thus saving our customers $85,000 per application
developed.
Customers want to be able to integrate their data and applications.
This integration is important to developers because of end-user demand
for greater synergy between applications.
Developers want to implement standards-based network and systems
management applications. Developing on a standards-based platform
provides investment protection. Applications based on standards can
also run in multiple environments.
To fulfill these requirements, there are two HP OpenView SNMP
products: a developer's kit and a management platform.
The Developer's Kit provides an application development framework for
developers who are creating network and systems management (NSM)
solutions for client/server environments and who want to take
advantage of a standards-based platform with an integrated graphical
user interface.
The Platform provides a run-time environment for applications written
with the HP OpenView SNMP Developer's Kit.
Who wants the HP OpenView SNMP products? Today, our target customers
are OEMs (LAN NEPs and WAN NEPs), ISVs, and Large End-User Developers.
In the future we plan to add system integrators.
Examples of LAN NEPs are SynOptics and Cabletron.
Examples of WAN NEPs are Ascom Timeplex and Motorola Codex.
Examples of ISVs are Remedy and Tivoli.
ov3b3.gal, SNMP Platform/Developer's Kit, Benefits to the Customer
The SNMP Developer's Kit provides standards-based development
environments today. According to the February 1993 issue of the LAN
Magazine, HP's OpenView is the best enterprise network management
platform in the market. "OpenView delivers unprecedented
functionality and support from vendors. OpenView is the framework into
which other management applications 'snap.'"
It provides
+ A migration path to OSF DME, that is, the customer's investment
is protected.
+ The strongest market pull. This translates into increased sales
for our developer customers.
+ Minimized costs of developing network and systems management
applications. It is very expensive to develop a GUI. Developers
can reduce their investment by integrating into our GUI rather
than doing it themselves. Also, the developer does not need to
worry about standards migration of SNMP version 1 to SNMP version
2 -- we worry about it.
+ For ISVs, access to the HP distribution channel through the HP
OpenView Solutions Catalog. This gives the ISVs more visibility
and help them increase their sales.
+ Multiple hardware and software platforms. HP OpenView is
available on HP 9000 computer systems and Sun SPARCstations. This
is a benefit because it addresses the customer's customer
environment.
+ A solution that others can plug into. This is a big plus for end
users, because it makes it attractive for them to buy
applications based on HP OpenView. For developers, this
translates into reduced development cost.
ov3b4.gal, SNMP Platform/Developer's Kit, SNMP Management Platform
When you develop applications, fundamentally, there are two things you
want to do.
+ You want your application to access the network and the objects
of choice on that network, and
+ You want a means to talk with the user through a graphical user
interface.
The HP OpenView SNMP Management Platform provides you with the tools
and the programs to help you accomplish this goal.
First of all, customers want a platform into which to integrate their
applications. The HP OpenView Windows (OVw) APIs and user interface
provides an important integration point. These APIs eliminate the need
for developers to develop their own applications to display data and
get user input -- they can use what's already developed. The OVw APIs
enable developers to seamlessly integrate their applications into the
OVW graphical user interface. This helps the user move from the
situation where he or she is monitoring one console for each type of
device on the network to monitoring all devices from one console.
The Direct SNMP API is based on the Carnegie Mellon University SNMP
Library. The HP OpenView Direct SNMP API provides direct access to the
HP's SNMP stack to perform SNMP management operations.
In addition, the SNMP management products include a rich set of other
tools and programs such as IP discovery and layout services (a service
that finds all IP addressable systems on the network), SNMP event
monitoring, MIB loading and MIB browsing, data presentation tools, and
SNMP commands.
ov3b5.gal, SNMP Platform/Developer's Kit, Future Direction
This slide shows the four major areas of focus over the next two
years. These areas are all under investigation, so we don't have any
specific commitments on them.
The first area of focus is to provide a distributed and scalable
platform. That means scaling from workgroup to enterprise management.
As customer's networks and environments grow more and more, we are
looking at, potentially, very large environments to be managed.
Sometimes in the millions of objects. And obviously, when you get up
to that level, you are no longer going to be able to have a single
person managing your whole environment from a single location -- you
will have multiple distributed locations. And that's where distributed
solutions come in. You may have multiple users, multiple consoles, and
different domains of responsibility.
But scalable solutions also means addressing the low end, for example,
the workgroup environment. That is also part of our investigation.
As a platform, we believe very strongly that one of our values is
allowing applications to integrate. We have put a lot of investment
already in that area and have done several things.
The first step in application integration was to integrate the user
interface. The user interface allows people to move from the situation
where there are multiple consoles down to all applications on a single
console running under a single graphical user interface. But we don't
believe that is enough. There is much more to that. The next step is
data integration.
We have an event subsystem in the SNMP platform today, but that
subsystem is targeted towards SNMP-type events. It is possible to
integrate non-SNMP events into the subsystem we have today, and our
developers do, by translating the non-SNMP events into SNMP events. We
are trying to find a way to generalize this interface and to provide
more functionality that can be common and basic in terms of a
platform.
Standards are very important for us. We believe that we need to keep
up with the applicable standards and do what is necessary to support
the latest standards so that we can continue to protect our customers'
investments. In particular the two standards that we are concerned
about are OSF DME and SNMP version 2.
ov3b6.gal, HP OpenView Mgmt Frameworks, Distributed Management Platform
The HP OpenView Distributed Management (DM) Platform and Developer's
Kit products extend the functionality provided by the SNMP products
into the ISO/CMIP protocol environments. The focus of the DM products
is on providing a development platform for writing standards-based
management applications.
This slide describes the customers of the DM products. The main
customer segment of the DM products is within the Telecommunications
industry specifically the operations aspect of the Telecom industry as
opposed to the business or IT parts of the industry. The DM products
provide a standards-based platform supporting both the CMIP and SNMP
management protocols.
The CMIP support is of particular interest to many telcom products,
and the leverage of the entire OpenView program (including OpenView
Windows) is another major interest point.
The Communications Infrastructure (CI) related components of the DM
products provide the basis for the OSF DME Network Management Option
(NMO). The X/Open XMP API is the major API to the management
protocols. This API was originally co-developed by HP, and was then
standardized by X/Open.
ov3b7.gal, Distributed Management, Developer Program
At this time (mid 1993), the DM products are targeted at application
developers. The DM products are a complete superset of the HP
OpenView SNMP products. In addition to the windows and direct SNMP
APIs provided in the SNMP Developer's Kit, the DM Developer's Kit also
adds the XMP API. Applications written on the DM platform can also
leverage the entire line of HP OpenView Network & System management
applications.
ov3b8.gal, Distributed Management, Architecture
This slide shows the main components of the DM Platform. Of
particular interest to the DM products, is the Communications
Infrastructure (CI) and its related processes. It is the CI and a
subset of the related processes that provide the basis for the DME
NMO. For the DM telecom customers, the support of the XMP and CMIP
standards are key points. For more information on these processes
please refer to the DM product data sheets and the HP OpenView
Technical Evaluation Guide.
ov3b9.gal, Distributed Management, Future Direction
As most customers of the DM products are application developers, they
are very interested in the product directions of the DM product family
for late 1993 and into 1994. The next DM product releases will focus
on developer productivity, product structure modularity, and
customization aspects. All three of these areas are important to DM
target customers, specifically the Telecom industry, as there is a
wide range of operating environments, applications, and procedures in
which customers are applying the DM products.
The next releases will be based on the code being submitted to OSF for
the DME NMO. This next generation code of the DM product family
provides better performance and customization potential via the Open
Protocol Interface (OPI). The OPI allows sophisticated users to
replace protocol stacks, add management APIs, and facility modules -
such as enhanced security or routing mechanisms.
ov3c2.gal, TCP/IP Network Management, HP OpenView Network Node Manager
HP OpenView Network Node Manager is HP's flagship product for managing
TCP/IP networks. Built on the HP OpenView platform, it is the
premier TCP/IP management product today.
With HP OpenView Network Node Manager you can discover and manage all
of your TCP/IP devices. Using SNMP, you can further measure and track
hundreds of pieces of information on any SNMP supported device.
Thresholds can be set and alarms displayed based on critical points
that you determine.
Hewlett-Packard has long been recognized as being committed to multi-
vendor industry standards. HP OpenView, and Network Node Manager in
particular, are strong supporters of this commitment.
ov3c3.gal, Network Node Manager, Functionality
Put HP OpenView Network Node Manager on your network and turn it on.
Immediately it will begin finding and displaying all of your TCP/IP
devices, even those that are not currently turned on. (It uses the
device tables in routing devices to find devices) It will lay the
devices out and connect them on a logical map. Many customers say
that this display of their network is the first real view that they
have had of their environment.
Once devices are discovered and placed on the display, Network Node
Manager will begin monitoring its status and will color code its icon
accordingly. This process will continue to keep your view of the
network current. With all of the changes on networks today, this is
just about the only way to get a continuously up-to-date view.
Most of the devices on TCP/IP networks now support SNMP. For those
that do, Network Node Manager will allow far greater management
capabilities. The product has a number of predefined tracking and
graphing features built into the HP OpenView menu. But if you don't
like the measures that we have selected, it is easy to add your own.
By simply selecting the measures that you want you can add your own
custom items to the menu, without programming. The custom items
become just as much a part of the menu and your Network Node Manager
as anything HP originally built into the application.
When something goes wrong on your network, you want to know about it
immediately. With HP OpenView Network Node Manager you can easily set
thresholds on the measures that you choose. The alert will be logged
into the event log and can also trigger more detailed notifications.
For example, if the traffic on a bridge port exceeds a certain
threshold, the management system can send a message to a modem port
that in turn can call a beeper and send a message to the administrator
that the bridge in the legal department is overloaded and they need to
contact Jane Smith at x4321. Managing the network has never been
easier.
The number of measures that you can use to manage your network is
extensive. SNMP is very powerful. But network devices are unique and
it is essential that these unique features are also manageable. HP
OpenView is the leader in integrating the private extensions that
device vendors have added. It is very easy to add any device
extensions into Network Node Manager and then manage them.
ov3c4.gal, Network Node Manager, Providing Real Customer Value
HP OpenView and Network Node Manager are the leaders in network and
system management and TCP/IP management in particular. They have won
every award in the industry given out over the past two years. HP
OpenView has more management solutions than any other product.
Network Node Manager is the market share leader in TCP/IP management.
(according to IDC) With HP OpenView you are investing in the winning
solutions.
HP OpenView Network Node Manager is the superior TCP/IP management
solution. You get a true and up-to-date picture of your environment.
Network Node Manager's top view shows you the overall health of your
network. To find a problem it is fast and easy to zoom down to the
layer containing the problem. Once the device causing the problem is
isolated, a number of measurements can be checked to determine the
corrective action needed. If there is a problem, you will know about
it and you can isolate the problem and solve it quickly.
No one knows how to better manage your network than you. That
includes HP and all of HP's other customers. HP OpenView Network Node
Manager has been designed to provide you with the best TCP/IP network
and system management. But we also give you vast abilities to add and
customize the solution to match your way of managing. We make this
customization both easy and retained by the application to make it
easy to add and use. Network Node Manager eliminates the difficulties
and costs associated with changing the way that you manage to match
someone else's idea of how to manage. With Network Node Manager you
manage the way that you want.
Finally, the biggest concern of most people buying a network and
system management solution is where is the future of the market going.
Switching solutions in the future is both costly and time consuming.
HP OpenView is clearly the leader in network and systems management.
That helps to protect your investment. But that is not the only way
that HP OpenView reassures you. HP OpenView is firmly committed to
multi-vendor industry standards. HP OpenView and Network Node Manager
are based on standards; today TCP/IP, X- Windows/Motif and SNMP are
examples. But just as importantly, HP is committed to tomorrow's
standards as well. Hewlett-Packard is a member of every major network
and systems management standards body today, and many not- so-major
ones as well. HP is driving many of these standards. HP OpenView is
one of the key contributors to the Open Software Foundation's
Distributed Management Environment (OSF, DME). By investing in HP
OpenView you are buying the best and protecting your investment in the
future.
ov3c5.gal, HP OpenView OperationsCenter, Central Operations & Problem Mgmt
HP OpenView OperationsCenter provides an answer to customers looking
for a solution to effectively manage multivendor distributed systems.
It allows a customer to perform operations and problem management from
a single, central location. The solution's key characteristics are:
+ Collected management information, messages and monitoring values,
are compared against predefined conditions to assess the status
of the computing environment. Users are notified of critical
conditions (event-driven) and can get early warning of potential
problems giving the opportunity to perform corrective actions
(proactive management).
+ Users get a lot of support and help from OperationsCenter in
responding to these events (problem resolution guidance); where
possible OperationsCenter will perform corrective actions without
involvement of the user (automation). All management tasks either
planned or reactive are initiated from the central management
system.
+ OperationsCenter is a very flexible solution that can be
configured to meet the requirements of the IT organization and
the needs of all its users. You can define what information
should be collected, which critical conditions are valid for you,
which actions should be executed automatically, what kind of
instructions the user should get, etc. The management tasks
performed from within OperationsCenter can easily be extended
through integration of other management applications. Status and
event information can be displayed, help and guidance functions
utilized and control actions initiated. OperationsCenter manages
HP 3000 (MPE/IX systems), HP 9000, IBM and SUN computer systems.
+ Customized workspaces can be created and tailored to match the
skills and responsibilities of the members of your IT Operations
staff. You can specify the managed systems and services each user
is responsible for. You can also define the management tasks each
user can perform. This allows you to fit OperationsCenter within
the existing IT environment and to easily conform to your
management policies and procedures.
+ HP OpenView OperationsCenter is built on top of the OpenView
Platform and implemented following the Manager/Agent concept. The
intelligent agents installed on the systems being managed collect
and process management information, forward this to the central
management system and execute actions. The management system
performs activities such as receiving and presenting information,
supporting the users by their daily work, initiating actions and
activating the agents. All management information and records of
associated actions are placed in a central repository INGRES
(RDBMS) for future analysis and audit.
ov3c6.gal, HP OpenView OperationsCenter, Functional Overview
The product design philosophy has been to take a careful look at the
processes used in operations and problem management and to provide key
functionality to improve the efficiency of the IT Operations Staff.
The key process steps identified are:
+ Capture as much data as possible throughout the computing
environment to know exactly what's happening.
+ Process the data turning this into relevant information and bring
to central location.
+ Present this to the user and notify him/her of critical
conditions
+ Resolve critical conditions and bring the environment back to
normal
To support the user during this process HP OpenView OperationsCenter
provides:
+ Sophisticated message management: This service consolidates all
relevant messages at the management system The sources that OpC
collects messages from are:
+ any system or application logfile through logfile
encapsulator
+ SNMP traps issued by any system, device or application
+ MPE console messages
+ custom scripts or applications using the OpC message
interface
+ OpC monitoring facility
The message management service provides sophisticated processing
capabilities most of it performed on the managed nodes:
+ suppress (filter out) irrelevant messages to avoid
overwhelming the user
+ assign severity to messages to visualize the importance and
set priority
+ group messages to provide a logical view of the environment
the user is responsible for. An example of a message group
would be all messages related to spooling or backup.
After processing the messages are presented on the management
system in a message browser with a clear visual indication of the
severity of the event and also logged. The browser allows various
views (e.g. all messages from one node or one message group) and
it offers various ways to react.
+ Threshold Monitoring: Beyond messages OpC can collect monitoring
values from different sources:
+ OpC monitor providing values for CPU load, root disk
utilization, # of processes running and # of users logged-on
+ SNMP variables (which variables is dependent upon MIB
configured) through SNMP API
+ variables provided by any existing monitoring script or
application through monitoring command interface
For monitored variables thresholds can be specified and OpC will
issue monitoring alerts (OpC message) once a value is exceeded.
Only the alerts will be forwarded to the central management
system. OpC doesn't provide snapshots of monitored variables and
no history of monitored variables. For detailed performance
monitoring you should refer the customer to products like
PerfView, GlancePlus, etc. that are integrated into OpC. To
assure that managed nodes are up OpC provides heartbeat polling
and it also monitors its own processes to guarantee complete and
continuous availability of services.
+ Powerful Problem Management: The productivity of the user is
substantially increased by automatic reactions to events. OpC
provides two flavours:
+ Automatic actions executed by OpC upon the arrival of a
critical event These action can be configured to be executed
immediately at the nodes.
+ Operator initiated actions that the user has to activate
before OpC will perform these automatically.
For those events where no automatic actions can be defined OpC
provides the capability to set up help text and instructions to
guide the user through the problem resolution process to get the
environment faster back to normal.
OpC includes a tracking facility to log all actions taken. For
automated actions OpC creates the actions log automatically. In
other cases the user has to make the entries. These actions logs
are an excellent base for continuous enhancements; better
instructions and more automation. For customers using a trouble
ticket system OpC provides a generic interface for forwarding
events.
In addition to OpC notification the visibility of critical events
can improved by passing the event through a generic interface to
external notification services such as pager, warning light or
telephone call.
+ Central Control from a Single Console: Besides actions initiated
from the Message Browser, OpC offers various possibilities to
react manually and to perform planned activities. This is all
done from the Application Desktop window by just clicking on an
icon.
+ The user can invoke a terminal session on a managed node to
input commands. OpC makes the connection and automatically
logs on that system according to the configured capabilities
(super user, normal system user). This ensures secure access
to the systems.
+ If system or network is down OpC can establish a terminal
session through the physical console port. For this purpose
an additional link (secondary access) must be available
between management system and managed node, e.g. modem
connection. This enables the user to reboot the managed node
for the central management system.
+ Invoke any other application or custom program registered
with OpC and presented in the Appication Desktop by an icon.
+ A powerful tool is the broadcast of commands. The user
selects the managed nodes, inputs the command which OpC
simultaneously performs on the selected nodes.
+ Workspace Manager for Customization: The Workspace Manager
provides the possibility to set up a customized working
environment for the user matching his/her needs. The domain
managed by OpC can be divided into multiple responsibility areas
by the defining the managed nodes, message groups and tasks a
user is responsible for. Only messages generated within in
his/her assigned responsibility area will be shown in the message
browser. The Workspace Manager also allows the definition of
capabilities for each user by specifying:
+ automatic actions accessible
+ login to systems and capabilities granted
+ access to applications
The Workspace Manager supports the configuration of many yet
different concurrent user profiles. The set up of workspaces is
flexible and can be defined according to your organizational
needs, e.g. organize by location or by platforms.
+ Integration Services: OpC provides the flexibility to integrate
any application according to the specific customer environment.
OpC provides integration for:
+ messages generated by applications
+ values provided by monitors
+ user access to applications
To bring messages into OpC, applications have the following
possibility:
+ issue SNMP traps
+ write into a logfile
+ send to MPE console
+ call the OpC message command interface
Monitoring applications and scripts can use the OpC monitoring
command interface to forward values to OpC, have them compared to
thresholds and to generate alerts (OpC message). At the user
interface level any application can be registered with OpC and
displayed as an icon in the Application Desktop. This provides
the user with a consistent calling mechanism for application
access.
ov3c7.gal, HP OpenView OperationsCenter, Designed to Meet Your Needs
With this slide the key values of OpC are communicated using the
customer needs perspective and to bring home that they heavily
influenced the product definition and that HP has a good understanding
of the situation they face.
+ Bringing the management activities to a single/central site will
allow the customer to manage remote sites differently and to
provide the same level of management expertise for all systems in
the management domain. Some sites might be run unattended;
lights out operation. Automation of routine tasks, the consistent
format of management information and the handling of information
in a consistent way will increase productivity and reduce the
need for system specialists. Bottom line the cost of operation
will be less and IT staff can be redeployed to focus on other
challenges. Don't play the reduce staff argument as it is a
sensitive subject. Really emphasize that it will take less effort
to manage distributed systems with OpC translating in a smaller
part of costs allocatable to systems operations.
+ The filtering and priority setting capabilities let the user
focus on key management information and tasks. The attention is
only drawn for events in need of attention true "management by
exception." Detection of a critical event can trigger a pre-
defined corrective action without involving the user; a major
step towards selfmanaging systems. Definite requirements from any
customer to improve management productivity.
+ All automatic actions either initiated directly by OpC or by the
user clearly reducing the potential of making errors. The
detailed help and instructions help achieve the same. Finally,
the consistency in using the working environment and the
capability to create customized workspaces matching the skills
and responsibilities of each user play also a major role.
+ The intelligence build into the agents reduces the network
traffic to the necessary. Monitoring values don't have to be
polled across the network, only the alerts indicating that a
predefined threshold has been exceeded are sent to the central
management system. The same applies for all the collected
messages that have little relevance. They are filtered out at the
managed nodes and don't take network bandwidth. The information
is not lost as the user can define logging at the agents.
+ HP OpenView OperationsCenter provides secure operations. Each
user has a password ensuring that only authorized persons have
access. User profiles established by the Workspace Manager
control the activities of each user on management system and
managed nodes. Control over all actions on the managed nodes is
possible, because activities are initiated from the Application
Desktop or Message Browser which are configured by the Workspace
Manager.
+ OpC as should be clear after this presentation provides all the
flexibility you are looking for. It offers the adaptability and
extensible necessary to fit within your existing environment, you
don't have to make changes to your organization or policies.
ov3c8.gal, HP OpenView OperationsCenter, Managed Environment
Management System requires: HP-UX version 9.0
HP LAN/Link 9000
HP ARPA Services 9000
HP OpenView SNMP Platform 3.3
with Ingres Database
(NOTE: Until 3.3 is available release 3.2 of platform will be
supported.) Multiple display stations are supported, X-terminal
recommended solution (Workstations can also be used). In case a Series
700 is used, its display can be used as an OpC display.
Managed Nodes requirements: HP 9000 Series 400/700/800,
HP-UX 8.07 or later
HP 3000 Series 900, MPE/IX
4.0 or later
IBM RS6000, AIX 3.2
Sun SPARC, SunOS 4.1.2/4.1.3
and Solaris 2.1
LAN hardware/software
including ARPA services
Support of additional platforms will be implemented according to
market demand. A quick solution can be customer funded ports by the
PSO.
ov3c9.gal, Solutions for Data Protection, HP OpenView OmniBack
Objective: Overview slide of HP OpenView OmniBack
Backup data is at high risk of being lost due to 4 main reasons:
+ human errors
+ software failures
+ hardware failures
+ disasters
HP OmniBack keeps backup data safe from these risk factors.
Graphic: The safe represents how HP OpenView OmniBack keeps backup
data safe. The arrows attacking the safe are the 4 reasons why data
gets lost. The arrows are rebounding off the safe because with HP
OmniBack, data is protected.
+ Network Backup for heterogeneous environments: Backup for the
entire network can be performed from any single point in the
network for heterogeneous environments of HP-UX, SunOS, and
Domain/OS systems. Even MS-DOS PC's can be integrated either via
Lan Manager/X, Netware 9000 or directly via the third party
solution Plan-B/UX (from Quest). Having central control allows
administration and operation from one single point in the
network.
+ Unattended operation: Through support of HP's DAT and magneto
optical library families, HP OpenView OmniBack allows unattended
operation.
+ High-Speed backup of local data: Up to 20 GB/hour backup/restore
performance can be achieved by HP OmniBack/Turbo's high-speed
component on local data. The maximum performance is achieved with
8 magneto optical drives in parallel.
+ OpenView integration: HP OmniBack/Link integrate HP OmniBack into
the OpenView management stations. Problems and errors occured
while backing up or restoring are automatically reported to
OpenView and are there shown graphically in the map and in the
event browser. Furthermore, direct access from the OpenView
station to multiple OmniBack environments is provided.
ov3d1.gal, HP OpenView OmniBack, Targeting Essentials of Backup and Recovery
Objective: The point of this slide is to target the key features
needed for effective backup and recovery all addressed by HP OpenView
OmniBack. The other point to go over is the three products that make
up the HP OpenView OmniBack family. All of these essential parts of
backup and recovery will be detailed in the following slides. In case
this is the only slide you will have time for, a description of each
will be provided. If you will be using the other slides then you
won't want to go over the details now.
Graphic: The dartboard is used to depict how HP OpenView OmniBack is
targeting the solutions for efficient backup and recovery.
+ Central Control: Having central control allows administration and
operation from one single point in the network.
+ High Performance: Both the HP OmniBack and HP OmniBack/Turbo
products provide high performance backup.
+ High Performance for HP OmniBack :
+ Simultaneous backup of multiple systems over the
network is possible.
+ Impressive, fast search capabilities allow rapid
recovery of single files.
+ The data compression facility can greatly increase
backup and restore performance.
+ High Performance for HP OmniBack/Turbo:
+ The high speed component, inherent in HP
OmniBack/Turbo, skyrockets backup performance to up to
20 GB/hour (when 8 magneto optical devices are
operating in parallel).
+ It is possible to backup and recover databases based on
raw disk.
+ Depending on the type and number of backup devices
used, it is possible to scale the backup to a company's
particular performance needs.
+ Support of Heterogeneous Environments: Total network backup
management is supported in mixed environments of:
+ HP-UX
+ Apollo Domain
+ SunOS (backup clients only)
In addition, it is possible to backup and recover files from/to
disks that are mounted on supported platforms as NFS file
systems.
Furthermore, MS-DOS PC integration into the HP OmniBack
environment is attainable through interoperation of HP OmniBack
with Plan-B/UX from Quest. PC data, stored on the HP-UX server
via LAN Manager/X or the Netware 9000, can also be backed up and
recovered.
+ ORACLE Online Backup: Online backup eliminates system downtime as
backup can be done while users continue to access the data.
Certain databases can be integrated with HP OmniBack/Turbo to
achieve online backup (e.g. ORACLE).
+ Based On Industry Standards: HP OmniBack is based on HP's Network
Computing System (NCS), an industry standard. This protects your
investment by allowing you to operate HP OmniBack in a
heterogeneous network.
+ OpenView Integration: The HP OmniBack/Link product provides
integration into the HP OpenView Network Node Manager or
Operations Center. The benefits of this integration are as
follows:
+ It allows the administrator direct access to multiple HP
OmniBack servers, via graphic symbols or menubar tasks on
the OpenView map. Furthermore, it provides a Uniform User
Environment in which the administrator can access HP
OmniBack through the HP OpenView Management station.
+ Problems and errors from HP servers are automatically
reported to the HP OpenView management station. The system
operator or administrator is notified via a color change of
the respective HP OmniBack symbol on the OpenView map.
+ Network Backup: Backup for the entire network can be performed
from any single point in the network. In addition, having central
control allows administration and operation from one single
point.
There are three powerful tools to achieve effective backup and
recovery:
+ HP OmniBack = provides file system backup over the network.
+ HP OmniBack/Turbo= provides raw disk backup with high performance
(in addition to the HP OmniBack capabilities)
+ HP OmniBack/Link = provides integration into OpenView
ov3d2.gal, HP OpenView OmniBack, Reduces Costs Through Ease of Administration
Objective: This slide shows how HP OmniBack eases administrative tasks
and that this results in reduced costs.
Graphic: The graphic is showing how HP OmniBack supports heterogeneous
environments as well as provides central control.
+ Network Backup: Backup for the entire network can be performed
from any single point in the network. In addition, having central
control allows administration and operation from one single
point. Backup devices can be shared which further reduces costs.
+ Support of Heterogeneous Environments: Total network backup
management is supported in mixed environments of:
+ HP-UX
+ Apollo Domain
+ SunOS (backup clients only)
In addition, it is possible to backup and recover files from/to
disks that are mounted on supported platforms as NFS file
systems.
Furthermore, MS-DOS PC integration into the HP OmniBack
environment is attainable through interoperation of HP OmniBack
with Plan-B/UX from Quest. PC data, stored on the HP-UX server
via LAN Manager/X or the Netware 9000, can also be backed up and
recovered.
+ Unattended Operation: Backup and recovery can be performed
without operator intervention due to support of DAT/DDS and
Magneto Optical Library systems.
+ Data Compression: The data compression facility provides
increased media capacity, and reduced network traffic. It can
also greatly increase backup performance.
+ Media Management: Media management is a comprehensive package
consisting of:
+ Overwrite protection (protects existing media from being
overwritten).
+ Media labeling
+ The ability to recycle backup media
+ Log file analysis
These detail features are shown on the backup slide "Addressing
Media Management with HP OmniBack".
+ OSF/Motif-based Graphical User Interface: This ensures easy-to-
use, press-of-a-button functionality. This greatly increases
user efficiency. A Commandline interface is also available.
+ Sophisticated Scheduling and Journaling: This allows for a time-
saving setup of backup schedules and keeps you up-to-date on all
backup and restore transactions. Scheduling makes full and
incremental backups possible. Journaling provides for a
configurable level of logged information.
ov3d3.gal, HP OpenView OmniBack, Keeping the Sights on Solving Problems
Objective: This slide focuses on the problems of today's distributed,
networked computing environments. Since data is spread across a
heterogeneous network, the availability and protection of data has
become critical. Data can be easily lost, system uptime is
decreasing, and operating costs are on the rise. This slide should
explain, in detail, these kinds of problems. After the problems are
stated, it is important to bring the focus back to HP OpenView
OmniBack which can provide the solutions to all of these problems.
Graphic: The graphic illustrates a focus, via a telescope sight, on
the problems most companies are facing today with regards to backup
and recovery . The small clock represents the long time it takes to
do backup, as well as the long amount of time a system is down while
the backup is taking place. The three different computer systems
represent the heterogeneous network that companies are working in.
The piles and bags of money represent the increased costs of
operation.
+ System Uptime Decreasing: The amount of data which needs to be
backed up has increased dramatically, therefore the time spent
for backup and recovery has also increased, leading to a sharp
rise in system downtime.
+ Unprotected Investment: Nowadays, companies are hit with the
problems of integrating newly acquired software or components
into a mixed environment. A product that is not based on industry
standards, can become obsolete within one's own environment.
This can happen in a relatively short period of time, meaning an
additional investment in a new piece of software which is
compatible with the current industry standards. A company needs
to know that the first investment will last.
+ Lost Data: Data can be lost several ways, e.g.:
+ human error
+ software failures
+ hardware failures
+ disasters
As information is one of the most important assets of a company,
protection against data loss is a critical issue with high
priority.
+ Heterogeneous Environments: Rapid growth in computer networks
means the virtual disappearance of homogeneous environments.
Therefore, a software solution which operates across multiple
platforms is necessary.
+ Increased Operating Costs: The amount of people needed to operate
the backup and recovery is increasing along with the time it
takes them to complete the process. The time-consuming tasks of
tracking, logging, and scheduling network and system backups has
greatly increased the operator workload which decreases their
efficiency. In addition, due to the distributed systems, the
number of backup devices needed is on the rise and the amount of
data increasing causes an increase in media costs.
Now it is time to bring the focus back to HP OpenView OmniBack which
has the solutions to all of these problems.
ov3d5.gal, HP OpenView OmniBack, Increases Server Uptime:
Objective: This slide explains all the benefits of HP OmniBack/Turbo's
high speed component and how these work to increase server uptime.
Graphic: This picture illustrates how HP OmniBack/Turbo skyrockets
backup performance to up to 20 GB/hour.
The high speed component allows the dumping of large amounts of data,
all at once, onto the backup media.
Now for the bullet information:
+ Skyrockets Local Backup Performance To Up To 20 GB/Hour: This is
possible when 8 magneto optical devices are operating in
parallel.
+ Allows Online Backup of Databases (e.g. ORACLE): Online backup
eliminates system downtime as backup can be done while users
continue to access the data. Certain databases can be integrated
with HP OmniBack/Turbo to achieve online backup (e.g. ORACLE).
+ Delivers Raw Disk Support: It is possible to backup and recover
databases based on raw disk.
+ Performs Parallel Backup To Multiple Devices: Depending on the
type and number of backup devices used, it is possible to scale
the backup performance to a company's particular performance
needs.
ov3d6.gal, HP OpenView OmniBack, HP OmniBack/Turbo's High Speed Component
Objective: To provide a detail slide on performance for HP OmniBack's
high speed component. The graph and chart should show the different
performance potential of the various drive types.
Graphic: The left hand side of the slide has a bar graph which shows
the different backup/recovery performances achieved with the different
drive types. The third bar shows an example with and without data
compression. The right hand side of the slide shows the different
drive types along with potential performance, all of which depend on
the number of devices operating in parallel.
Now to offer some detailed information.
On the left hand bar graph:
+ Bar #1 = 0.3 GB/hour performance with standard UNIX backup
commands.
+ Bar #2 = 4.4 GB/hour performance with DAT/DDS (8 drives in
parallel)
+ Bar #3 = DAT/DDS with data compression. The performance depends
on the compression rate which itself is dependent on the data.
+ e.g. 8.8 GB/hour is with a compression rate of 2.
+ 13 GB/hour is with a compression rate of 3
Both of these results are with 8 DATs in parallel.
+ Bar #4 = 20 GB/hour performance with magneto optical devices (8
drives in parallel; with pre-erase)
ov3d7.gal, HP OpenView OmniBack, HP OmniBack/Link Delivers Integration
Objective: This slide is to show how the HP OmniBack/Link provides
integration into OpenView and how this is beneficial.
Graphic: The graphic is illustrating what is on the OpenView screen.
The graphical symbols are pictured here along with the events window
which shows error reporting. The OmniBack screen is also shown here
which depicts that direct access to the OmniBack application is
possible.
+ Allows Direct Access to Multiple HP OmniBack Servers: It allows
the administrator direct access to multiple HP OmniBack servers,
via graphic symbols or menubar tasks on the OpenView map. It
provides a Uniform User Environment for the Administrator to
access HP OmniBack through the HP OpenView Management station.
+ Automatically Reports Problems and Errors to the OpenView
Management Station: Problems and errors from HP servers are
automatically reported to the HP OpenView management station. The
system operator or administrator is notified via a color change
of the respective HP OmniBack symbol on the OpenView map.
+ Provides graphical status representation on the OpenView Map:
This means easy-to-use functionality.
ov3d8.gal, Hierarchical Storage Mgmt, High Capacity Storage - Low Cost
NOTE: The attached information is to be used as a pre-announcement for
HP's new Hierarchical Storage Management product. NSMD plans to
release this product in the second half of 1993. Please keep the
following in mind:
+ A product name is not yet defined. HSM is used as an abbreviation
for Hierarchical Storage Management, but this will not be the
product name.
+ This is preliminary information which will be updated soon.
Therefore it makes sense to request a new version at the end of
May.
NEW: Hierarchical Storage Management Solution from HP is planned for
2nd half of this year.
+ It provides cost effective, high capacity online storage
+ The new HSM solution allows automated and transparent management
of the storage hierarchy.
+ The new solution expands HP's Storage Management capabilities for
HP-UX and multi-vendor environments.
+ The full range of HP's Optical Libraries will be supported.
+ The new HSM solution will be integrated with HP's industry
leading backup solution OmniBack/Turbo.
+ The new HSM solution will be integrated into HP OpenView and HP
OpenView OperationsCenter.
+ HSM migrates files managed by the storage server and through the
network capability, files from the hard disk of clients are
migratable.
NOTE: In the first release the HP9000 Series 700 is supported as a
server platform. HP9000/800 and SUN platform are planned to be
supported with the second release. The OmniBack integration is also
planned for the second release.
ov3d9.gal, Storage Management, Today's Reality
Shows the problems users and system administrators have to fight with.
Case 1:
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Situation: No optical disks are available only rather expensive
magnetic disks.
Many companies have problems providing their users with as much
magnetic storage space as they really need. This means that the
available space is used to a very high degree which very often leads
to the situation where no additional space is available. Then the user
either has to: (a) buy new disks, or (b) delete files.
This is a short-term storage management, because he reacts only after
problems have already occurred. Referring to Murphy(s law, this is
very often the case when time is already critical.
Case 2:
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Situation: No optical, only magnetic disks. Data is stored to tape
when the magnetic disk is full.
The user is hardly able to track how often a file will be accessed.
That leads to the high risk, that the files selected to be stored to
tape are frequently accessed, which means frequent restore for the
user.
Case 3:
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Situation: Magnetic as well as optical disks are available, but no
tool is available to migrate the files between magnetic and optical
disks.
The user has to move files manually between magnetic and optical
disks. If this is poorly organized by the user he would spend a lot of
time to find out where files are located.
Trends:
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In addition slide 1 mentions actual trends which all imply an
increasing need for online available storage. Storage management on
user level becomes increasingly inefficient.
ov3e1.gal, Hierarchical Storage Mgmt, Storage Solution
Shows how HSM solves the problems described in slide 1.
The solution is to:
+ Install magnetic and optical disks in a reasonable ratio (e. g.
1:20 of storage capacity of magnetic to optical).
+ Install HSM which provides an automatic, transparent migration
between magnetic and optical disks, by offering an average
performance similar to accessing magnetic disk.
HSM benefits:
Case 1:
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The combination of optical and magnetic disks makes it affordable to
purchase with the same investment much higher storage capacity. HSM
offers the appropriate performance and online space that seems to have
virtually no limints.
Case 2:
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All files managed by HSM and stored on magnetic or optical disks have
online availability. HSM tracks the activity level of each file and if
the magnetic disk capacity is used to a pre-defined percentage, the
least used files are automatically migrated to optical, ensuring that
the most active files are on magnetic disk. HSM provides a transparent
and much faster access. No more access to another media is required
and therefore no operator intervention is necessary.
Case 3:
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HSM offers a transparent migration of files. Users and applications do
not need to know the location of a file. To know the file name is
sufficient. Searching for files on different locations is over. By
tracking file access, HSM will ensure, that the most actice files will
always be on the fastest medium.
ov3e2.gal, Hierarchical Storage Mgmt, Typical Environment
Defines characteristics of customer environments for which we offer
the appropriate solution.
+ A certain requirement for storage space is a prerequisite for
usage of the product functionality and provision for a reasonable
return on the investment.
+ The more files that are infrequently accessed, the higher the
efficiency of the product, because the aging of the files is
measured and the least frequently accessed files are migrated.
+ Hierarchical storage management now offers a real alternative to
the purchase of magnetic disks if additional online storage space
is required. To a high degree, less expensive optical disks can
be bought without out loosing the high performance that is
required for online access.
+ The aging parameters that manage the file migration have to be
configured. Afterwards, the file server manages the file
migration automatically.
ov3e3.gal, HP OpenView OpenSpool, Focusing on Print Management Solutions
Objective: To magnify the print management solutions that the HP
OpenView OpenSpool family has to offer. This slide should also explain
that the product family is made up of three products. All of the HP
OpenView OpenSpool solutions under the magnifying glass will be
explained in detail on the slides following. In case this will be the
only slide presented on print management solutions...details of each
will now be provided. If you plan to show the other slides, then you
can skip over the details of each of the solutions on this page.
Graphic: The big magnifying glass depicted is used to zoom in on the
print management solutions offered by HP OpenView OpenSpool.
The HP OpenView OpenSpool family consists of three powerful products:
+ HP OpenSpool - a distributed print and plot manager
+ HP OpenSpool/Link - provides integration into HP OpenSpool
+ HP OpenSpool/SharedPrint - provides a set of filters to convert
specific files to be printed on specific devices (e.g. PCL files
on PostScript devices).
If this is the only solution slide, then here are the details:
+ Ease of Operation: Easy-to-use functionality is assured through a
choice of three different interfaces- graphical (OSF/Motif-
based), character, and commandline are all available. The
OSF/Motif-based graphical user interface means easy, press-of-a-
button, mobility within the system.
+ Transparent Access: Transparent access to printers and plotters
allows the user to get a document, from any system to any print
or plot device, with just the press of a button. The
complexities of network routing are kept transparent so the path
is clear.
+ Support of Heterogeneous Environments: HP OpenSpool provides
multi-platform support within a network. HP OpenSpool is
interoperable with HP-UX, Sun Solaris, and AIX. PCs are
integrated via LM/X and NetWare/9000.
+ OpenView Integration: HP OpenSpool/Link provides integration of
HP OpenSpool into the HP OpenView Network Node Manager or HP
OpenView OperationsCenter. There are four important benefits to
mention as a result of this integration:
+ The administrator has direct access to the HP OpenSpool
application via graphical application symbols or menubar
tasks on the OpenView map.
+ He/she can now work in a uniform user environment, accessing
HP OpenSpool through the HP OpenView Management station.
+ Problems and errors from HP servers are automatically
reported to the HP OpenView management station. The system
operator or administrator is notified via a color change of
the respective HP OpenSpool symbol on the OpenView map.
+ HP OpenSpool print management stations can be easily located
on the OpenView map.
+ Security: This is achieved by keeping:
+ access to print queues restricted
+ certain forms (e.g. checks) protected
+ Full Control: Full control of processing print or plot requests
allows for easy status information of either. Easy modification
of print or plot requests is also possible, up until they are
finally completed. It is also possible to restart the print of
text files at a specific page number.
+ Single Point Administration: This is a powerful feature which
enables installation, configuration, and software updates from
one single system in the network, thereby maximizing
administrative efficiency.
+ Form and Font Management: This means optimum usage of all output
device capabilities. Different form and font sizes can be
utilized with the press of a button. Both electronic and pre-
printed forms can be handled.
ov3e4.gal, Solutions for Print Management, HP OpenView OpenSpool
Objective: This slide points out the 4 main features of HP OpenView
OpenSpool.
Graphic: The graphic illustrates one of the main features of
OpenSpool, the transparent access to any printer or plotter in the
network.
Here are the descriptions for each of the bullets listed:
+ Transparent end user access to networked print devices:
Transparent access to printers and plotters allows the user to
get a document, from any system to any print or plot device, with
just the press of a button. The complexities of network routing
are kept transparent so the path is clear.
+ Single point administration of network-wide print services: This
is a powerful feature which enables installation, configuration,
and software updates from one single system in the network,
thereby maximizing administrative efficiency.
+ OpenView integration for central management: HP OpenSpool/Link
provides integration of HP OpenSpool into the HP OpenView Network
Node Manager or HP OpenView OperationsCenter. There are four
important benefits to mention as a result of this integration:
+ The administrator has direct access to the HP OpenSpool
application via graphical application symbols or menubar
tasks on the OpenView map.
+ He/she can now work in a uniform user environment, accessing
HP OpenSpool through the HP OpenView Management station.
+ Problems and errors from HP servers are automatically
reported to the HP OpenView management station. The system
operator or administrator is notified via a color change of
the respective HP OpenSpool symbol on the OpenView map.
+ HP OpenSpool print management stations can be easily located
on the OpenView map.
+ Evolution to OSF DME print management services: HP OpenSpool is
based on the Palladium-1 toolkit, originally developed by MIT.
OSF selected Palladium for DME. In addition OpenSpool uses NCS
RPCs. They are the basis for the OSF RPCs. This means that it is
very easy for OpenSpool to evolve to an OSF DME print management
service.
ov3e5.gal, HP OpenView OpenSpool, Identifying Print Management Problems
Objective: This slide is showing the current problems of the print
management system which has made it necessary for companies to look
for a comprehensive software solution. All of the bullets on this
slide represent problems customers must deal with everyday. At the
end of the slide it is important to bring the focus back on HP
OpenView OpenSpool which can provide solutions to all of the problems
mentioned.
Graphics: The first graphic is depicting the network complexity that
every operator is confronted with when trying to work with the print
service. It is first necessary to understand how to work through the
maze of complexity before a print request can be made. This can be
very detrimental to ones' productivity.
The 2nd graphic is illustrating costs of operation going up, up, up!
Here are the descriptions for each of the bullets listed:
+ Complicated Networks: The increasing number of output devices
within a network has meant an increase in network complexity.
Trying to get a document from point A to point B meant having to
know the very complicated routing procedures of the system. Even
if you manage to figure out the routing, you lose control of the
print request the moment you send it. The complicated networks
also make the administration of the print management solution
complicated and time-consuming.
+ Rising Costs of Operation: All print management problems like
complex configuration, administration of queues, the inability to
share printers and plotters, the lack of user-friendly
interfaces, as well as the mixed environment have contributed to
increased costs of operation. Without the intervention of a
significant print solution, this trend will continue.
+ Heterogeneous Environments: Today's environments are increasingly
less homogeneous in nature. Mixed environments are fast becoming
the norm. Companies need a print management product that can
handle the demands of such an environment in a consistent way.
+ Lack of Security: When company personnel have access to all the
available output devices and/or forms, security can be a problem.
Administrators need to be able to protect certain forms (e.g.
checks) or queues.
+ Usability Problems: Print solutions are great as long as
personnel can easily use all of the functionality. If the product
is difficult to use then efficiency decreases, making the
original print solution far less effective. Users have far less
time to learn new tools, so when they do acquire new software, it
must be intuitive to use.
+ Investment Protection: Nowadays, companies are hit with the
problems of integrating newly acquired software or components
into a mixed environment. A product that is not based on
industry standards, can become obsolete within one's particular
environment, and become so in a relatively short period of time.
This would necessitate an investment of additional software,
compatible with the current industry standards. A company needs
to know that the first investment will last.
To all of the problems mentioned...HP OpenView OpenSpool has the
solution!!
ov3e6.gal, HP OpenView OpenSpool, Reduces Costs by Easing Administrative Tasks
Objective: This slide is to demonstrate how HP OpenSpool eases
administrative level tasks. In the process of making the
administrative tasks easier, costs are significantly reduced.
Graphic: This depicts how HP OpenSpool operates with a choice of three
different interfaces and can also function on three different
operating systems. This is also a clear demonstration of how HP
OpenSpool can operate within a mixed environment.
Now to explain the bullets:
+ Full Support of Heterogeneous Environments: HP OpenSpool provides
multi-platform support within a network. HP OpenSpool is
interoperable with HP-UX, Sun Solaris, and AIX. PCs are
integrated via LM/X and NetWare/9000.
+ Easy-to-use functionality: Easy-to-use functionality is assured
through a choice of three different interfaces- graphical
(OSF/Motif-based), character, and commandline are all available.
The OSF/Motif-based graphical user interface means easy, press-
of-a-button, mobility within the system.
+ Single Point Administration: This is a powerful tool which
enables installation, configuration, and software updates from
one single system in the network, thereby maximizing
administrative efficiency.
+ Security for the client: This is achieved by keeping:
+ access to print queues restricted
+ certain forms (e.g. checks) protected
+ Based on Industry Standards: Nowadays, companies are hit with the
problems of integrating newly acquired software or components
into a mixed environment. A product that is not based on
industry standards, can become obsolete within one's particular
environment, and become so in a relatively short period of time.
This would necessitate an investment of additional software,
compatible with the current industry standards. A company needs
to know that the first investment will last.
+ HP OpenSpool complies to the ECMA/TC32/IG5 standard. This is the
basis for the upcoming ISO/IEC DIS DPA 10175 standard.
Furthermore, OSF has selected Palladium as the enabling
technology for their print service- HP OpenSpool is based on
Palladium technology. In addition, by emulating the lp/lpr
commands, it is possible to use HP OpenSpool without having to
modify user applications.
+ Network-Wide Control: This allows operators and/or
administrators, all over the network, to utilize the available
print and plot devices from a central point in the network.
ov3e7.gal, Solutions for Print Management, Providing Increased Level
of Services
Objective: This slide is to demonstrate how the HP OpenSpool solutions
to print management, provide an increased level of service.
Graphic: This picture is showing how access to the different output
devices is made simple. All the complex routing procedures are made
transparent. OpenSpool does all the work so that there is a clear
path to the end devices.
Now to explain the bullets:
+ Transparent Access to Printers and Plotters: Transparent access
to printers and plotters allows the user to get a document, from
any system to any print or plot device, with just the press of a
button. The complexities of network routing are kept transparent
so the path is clear.
+ Full Control of Processing Print or Plot Requests: Full control
of processing print or plot requests allows for easy status
information of either. Easy modification of print or plot
requests is also possible, up until they are finally completed.
It is also possible to restart the print of text files at a
specific page number.
+ Form and Font Management: This means optimum usage of all output
device capabilities. Different form and font sizes can be
utilized with the press of a button. Both electronic and pre-
printed forms can be handled.
+ Three Different User Interfaces: This choice of three interfaces
ensures a broad range of usability. The choices are a graphical
(OSF/Motif-based) interface, a character terminal interface, and
a commandline interface. The OSF/Motif-based graphical user
interface means easy-to-use functionality within the system.
+ Shared Printers and Plotters: This results in a maximization of
all output devices in the network. Each printer or plotter
within a network can be accessed by any user in the system.
ov3e8.gal, HP OpenView OpenSpool, HP OpenSpool/Link OpenView Integration
Objective: This slide is to show how the HP OpenSpool/Link provides
integration into OpenView, as well as, points out how this integration
is beneficial.
Graphic: The graphic is illustrating what is on the OpenView screen.
The graphical symbols are pictured here along with the events window
which shows error reporting. The OpenSpool screen is also shown here
which depicts how direct application to the OpenSpool application is
possible.
Now to describe the bullets:
+ Directly Accesses HP OpenSpool Via the OpenView Map: The
administrator has direct access to the HP OpenSpool application
via, graphical application symbols or menubar tasks, on the
OpenView map.
+ Provides a Uniform User Environment for the Administrator: He/she
can now work in a uniform user environment, accessing HP
OpenSpool through the HP OpenView Management station.
+ Reports Problems and Errors Automatically to the HP OpenView
Management Station: Problems and errors from HP servers are
automatically reported to the HP OpenView management station. The
system operator or administrator is notified via a color change
of the respective HP OpenSpool symbol on the OpenView map.
+ HP OpenSpool Print Management Stations are Locatable on the
OpenView Map: The print management stations can be seen on the
OpenView Topology map.
+ HP OpenView OpenSpool Slide Script
ov3e9.gal, HP OpenView OpenSpool, HP OpenSpool/Shared Print
Objective: To explain how HP OpenSpool/SharedPrint utilizes the output
devices to an optimum level.
Graphic: This picture illustrates the different document and bitmap
filters that can be integrated into HP OpenSpool. It also shows the
different devices on which they can be printed.
Now to explain the bullets (NOTE TO SPEAKER: The bullets are fairly
self explanatory so there is not much to add on top of what is already
written on the slides!)
+ Provides integration of special document and bitmap filters into
the HP OpenSpool product: The benefit of this is that it expands
your current printer capabilities which means you do not have to
buy different printers for the different files you have. For
example, you can print PostScript files on a LaserJet 2.
+ Allows the printing of specific files onto specific devices,
e.g.:
+ it will print PostScript files on PCL devices
+ it will print ASCII text on both PCL and PostScript devices
+ it will print CGM files on HP-GL/2
+ it will print PCL files on PostScript devices
+ The following bitmap formats can be printed on PCL, PostScript,
and RTL devices: Starbase, TIFF (including Group 3/4 JPEG, LZW,
Packbits), GIF, JFIF, XWD, and XBM.
ov3f1.gal, OpenView Systems Management, HP OpenView Software Distributor
HP Software Distributor is a full set of sophisticated tools which
performs distributed installation, update, and removal of software
across the network. HP Software Distributor provides a central
management organization an industry standard capability for single-
point software distribution that reduces costs, improves service
levels, and remains flexible enough to support their unique software
distribution policies. HP Software Distributor enables administrators
the ability to "push" software to distributed systems and the users of
those systems to "pull" software from any number of networked or local
software "depots".
Benefits
+ Application and Data Integrity - Automation of software
distribution from a central location will provide end users with
the most recent application revision and accurate data sooner and
at a much lower cost. Productivity is improved when everyone is
working with the same software revision and same data set. In a
client/server environment it is absolutely essential that
application revision changes at both ends are synchronized.
+ Cost and time savings - Software Distribution currently costs
companies millions of dollars every year in media and travel
costs, not to mention the time spent by skilled personnel.
Software Distributor focuses on improving system administrators'
productivity by eliminating or automating time consuming
installation and updating of software. Software Distributor
assists users in managing every aspect of software distribution
from a central site, from installation and update to verification
and removal, for greatly reduced costs in media duplication,
travel and time.
+ Industry Standard - Software Distributor was selected as the
basis for the IEEE POSIX 1003.7.2 Software Administration
standardization effort and it's predecessor was selected as the
electronic software distribution facility for OSF's DME. HP has
built upon this capability to provide a safe investment that will
continue to perform for years. Software Distributor follows these
common interface and data format standards that will allow
interoperability between different platforms.
+ Flexibility - Software Distributor is highly flexible, fitting
into most network environments. Companies can customize Software
Distributor to satisfy their unique software distribution
policies. A robust command line interface allows Software
Distributor to be integrated into other network and system
management environments. Software Distributor will also aid
administrators in conforming with any licensing agreements by
providing lists of software installed on each node.
+ License Conformance - Software Distributor helps you determine
what software you have installed on your systems. This is the
first step required in determining if you are conforming to your
license agreements.
ov3f2.gal, OpenView Software Distributor, Software Distribution Process
There is a certain process that is generically followed for the
installation of software. This slide shows the various steps that are
typically taken. Follow-on slides describe the main steps in more
detail.
ov3f3.gal, OpenView Software Distributor, Roles
Within a Software Distributor environment, systems can take on four
logical roles. These roles can be played by four different systems or
by only one. At the last stages of the software development cycle the
installation process is designed for a software product. The
development system is used to package up the software for
distribution. This is typically done by the ISV or the in-house
software developer. For configuration files, it can also be done by
the system administrator.
This software is placed on a CD, serial media or a software depot for
distribution. A depot is a central repository of software available
for distribution over the network. Administrators can push software
from one depot to another creating a hierarchy of software
distribution. This cascading allows customers to save money by
obtaining their software from the closest depot over the least
expensive connection.
The controller system is where the administrator sits to 'push'
software over the network to the target systems. The target system is
the ultimate destination of the software being installed. To perform a
software 'pull', the controller software must be available on the
target system.
ov3f4.gal, OpenView Software Distributor, Packager Features
In order for software to be usable by Software Distributor it must be
packaged. The packager creates a specification file that describes
the application or fileset and includes detailed information about the
system configuration this software can be installed upon. The
packager follows the industry-standard specification being defined by
the POSIX sub-committee.
ov3f5.gal, OpenView Software Distributor, Install/Update Features
The actual installation/update process is performed through an
OSF/Motif user interface. Each target system's configuration is
checked to determine if the software can be successfully installed.
Targets can be selected from the OpenView network map. During each
step of the process, monitoring information is provided to the
administrator. Scripts can be run at each step of the process to
insure a successful installation.
ov3f6.gal, OpenView Software Distributor, List / Remove / Verify Features
Software Distributor provides a number of software management
capabilities. These can all be performed from a single, central
location. Administrators can determine the software that is installed
on target nodes, they can verify that the software is still intact,
and they can remove any software that is no longer needed. Removal of
software does honor any dependencies that might be tied to other
installed software.
ov3f7.gal, OpenView Software Distributor, Strategy
Software Distributor offers a complete set of capabilities for the
central administrator that will continue to be expanded and enhanced
in the future. We are actively participating/driving standards
bodies, like OSF and POSIX, and conforming to these standards. At
introduction we are announcing support for HP-UX and SunOS versions of
Software Distributor with IBM Administrators and PC capabilities
coming. To complete our offering we are aggressively working with our
partners to provide software packages that our customers can use.
ov3f9.gal, HP PerfView, Distributed Systems Performance Mgmt
HP PerfView is software designed to let you centrally manage systems
performance throughout your distributed, open systems computing
environment.
Through its management-by-exception approach to performance
management, PerfView automatically identifies current and potential
problems and provides the information you need to resolve the problems
in real time-before they affect users' productivity.
From one or more analysis consoles, you can proactively manage from
tens to thousands of systems or nodes on your network. PerfView gives
you a global view of your entire networked environment, as well as
views of specific systems. It even lets you compare performance data
between systems on your network or between applications on a system.
Even if you have systems from multiple vendors, HP PerfView lets you
quickly identify the system or systems where performance problems
exists. Useful metrics give you the information you need to
characterize the performance of both systems and applications.
PerfView is designed for a wide variety of users including help desk
personnel, system troubleshooters, resource planners, and network,
system, and application managers.
As an integral member of the HP OpenView family of system and network
products, HP PerfView provides the functionality required to manage
the performance of group-, site-, or enterprise-wide computing
environments.
ov3g1.gal, HP PerfView, Distributed Systems Performance Mgmt
HP PerfView is software designed to let you centrally manage systems
performance throughout your distributed, open systerns computing
environment.
Through its management-by-exception approach to performance
management, HP PerfView automatically identifies current and potential
problems and provides the information you need to resolve the problems
in real time-before they affect users' productivity.
manage systems or nodes from a multiple vendor environment. HP
PerfView gives you a global view of your entire networked environment,
as well as views of specific systems. It even lets you compare
performance between systems on your network or between applications on
a system.
PerfView has two components to it. The first is software on the
central analysis console which has an easy to run graphical interface
based on OSF/Motif. The analyzer gives you a central window from
which alarms are displayed from all managed nodes. Additional windows
are also available from which the user can monitor, manage, and
troubleshoot the performance of the managed nodes.
The second component is the intelligent agent software which is
intalled on each monitored node. The agent is considered intelligent
because it only connects with the central analysis console when it has
an alarm to send. Essentially, a variety of thresholds are set for
each monitored node and when they are crossed, the agent sends the
alarm to the central console, leaves the message, and then
disconnects.
ov3g2.gal, HP PerfView, Features
PerfView agent software is installed on each networked system that you
want to monitor. These agents continuously monitor, collect, and
analyze performance information about each system. For right now (May
1993), the agent software is available for HP platforms and Sun
SPARCstations. In the near future other platforms will be announced.
When agents detect that a user defined threshold has been crossed, a
connection is established with the central analysis workstation and
alarm information is left there. Once the agent has left its alarm,
the connection to the central analysis workstaion is disconnected.
PerfView's ability to connect, leave a message and then disconnect
reduces network overhead since no polling occurs.
At the analysis workstation, PerfView lets the user prioritize alarms
by severity so the biggest problems can be solved first. It also has
the ability to sort alarms by system name or problem type. PerfView
also has the ability to carry out a local action when a specific alarm
occurs, for instance, paging a person.
Individual systems can be chosen to be managed closely with a
continuous direct connection. For these systems, real-time
performance metrics can be analyzed using a graphical interface. The
performance of both systems and applications can easily be viewed and
manipulated to make the correct management decisions.
ov3g3.gal, HP PerView, Providing Real Customer Value
Using HP PerfView is like having dedicated operators constantly
monitoring the performance of each system on your network. While
PerfView monitors your resources, you can focus your attention on
strategic performance issues. When performance problems occur, HP
PerfView gets your attention and gives you information - first at the
summary level, then by drilling down you get to the diagnostic detail.
Because HP PerfView does not use polling, but instead management by
exception, your network overhead is reduced and your performance is
improved. PerfView does not overwhelm you or the network with data
that is not important.
You no longer have to have separate staff supporting each vendor's
environmet. PerfView works in a multiple vendor environment so you
can manage systems from other companies as well as Hewlett-Packard.
ov3g4.gal, HP PerfRX, Performance/Resource Mgmt Analysis
HP PerfRX Analysis Software is an interactive performance analysis
tool for managing system resource utilization. It allows your user's
to maximize their productivity by allowing you to make optimum use of
your system resources.
With HP PerfRX, you can analyze your various system resources from one
central workstation. By providing a graphical view of long-term
system activity information, HP PerfRX will help you maximize your
system resources and identify existing or potential system performance
problems. HP PerfRX provides a hierarchical approach to performance
management that will guide you from the system level perspective down
to the application and process level for more detailed analysis.
HP PerfRX is a stand-alone product, but can also be integrated with HP
PerfView. HP PerfRX provides a graphical and tabular representation
of historical performance data collected by the HP Performance
Collection Software.
ov3g5.gal, HP PerfRX, Performance/Resource Mgmt Analysis
HP PerfRX Analysis Software is an interactive performance analysis
tool for managing system resource utilization. It allows your user's
to maximize their productivity by allowing you to make optimum use of
your system resources.
With HP PerfRX, you can analyze your various system resources from one
central workstation. By providing a graphical view of long-term
system activity information, HP PerfRX will help you maximize your
system resources and identify existing or potential system performance
problems. HP PerfRX provides a hierarchical approach to performance
management that will guide you from the system level perspective down
to the application and process level for more detailed analysis.
HP PerfRX is a stand-alone product, but can also be integrated with HP
PerfView. HP PerfRX provides a graphical and tabular representation
of historical performance data collected by the HP Performance
Collection Software.
ov3g6.gal, HP PerfRX, Features
HP PerfRX provides the user-friendly interface to global, application
and process level data. This information can be viewed at a daily,
weekly, or monthly data for trending analysis and workload balancing.
HP PerfRX provides a standard set of graphs to view the key resource
utilizations, but it also allows you to configure and customize your
own graphs for specific analysis or to incorporate into management
reports. Another way of customizing the analysis is to export the
data out for consolidation or for analysis using a third-party
statistical or graphing package.
ov3g7.gal, HP PerfRX, Providing Real Customer Value
By allowing you to visually determine how your key system resources
are being utilized, HP PerfRX will help you quickly isolate
performance bottlenecks and quickly identify existing and potential
performance problems. With the information HP PerfRX provides, you
can balance the workload across your system resources and effectively
manage and document your system's activity.
ov3g8.gal, HP Glance Plus, Online System Performance Monitor
HP GlancePlus is an easy-to-use online tool which helps you monitor
current system performance activity. HP GlancePlus is especially
useful to help you quickly pinpoint and resolve performance
bottlenecks.
GlancePlus is designed to provide an accurate view of current system
performance activity levels. With it, you can see how your resources
(including CPU, memory, and disk) are being utilized and who is using
them. GlancePlus helps you to diagnose and resolve performance
problems when they occur, ensuring satisfactory service for your users
and maximizing their productivity.
GlancePlus is a node-specific tool which monitors performance activity
at the system level. It is integrated with HP PerfView, HP's
performance software for centrally managing distributed networked
environments. GlancePlus is available on HP-UX, MPE, and Sun SPARC
systems, providing a multivendor solution for mixed environments.
ov3g9.gal, HP Glance Plus, Online System Performance Monitor
HP GlancePlus is an easy-to-use online tool which helps you monitor
current system performance activity. It provides an accurate view of
current system performance and resource utilization to help you
quickly identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
By helping you quickly resolve performance problems when they occur,
GlancePlus allows you to maximize both your system utilization and
user productivity. You also spend less time managing your system's
resources while you have a better understanding of their utilization.
Overall, your return on investment is maximized for each system and
your end-users are happy with their system performance.
GlancePlus is a node-specific tool which monitors performance activity
at the system level. It is integrated with HP PerfView, HP's
performance software for centrally managing distributed networked
environments. GlancePlus is available on HP-UX, MPE, and Sun SPARC
systems, providing a multivendor solution for mixed environments.
ov3h1.gal, HP Glance Plus, Features
GlancePlus has many key features which provide the information you
need for problem diagnosis and resolution in an easy-to-use manner.
Bar graph summaries of key resources including CPU, memory, and disk
are displayed on every screen to give you an overview of system
performance activity at all times.
In addition to these summaries, "interesting" processes are identified
as potential performance culprits. A process becomes "interesting"
when specific threshold levels you have defined are exceeded.
If you need more information, additional detail screens are provided
for system resources and processes. These screens will help you
pinpoint the exact cause of a performance bottleneck.
Other key features of GlancePlus include network performance
information and system table resource usage information to help you
with kernel tuning.
ov3h2.gal, HP Glance Plus, Providing Real Customer Value
GlancePlus is designed to help you manage your systems with more ease,
more confidence, while spending less time.
Accurate characterization of system performance activity helps you
quickly identify and resolve performance problems. You spend less
time managing your system resources.
As a result, your users are more productive as they have fewer
performance problems and better response times.
Overall, you have a better understanding of your system resources and
how they are best utilized.
ov3h3.gal, Central Mgmt of HP 3000s, HP OpenView System Manger
Before getting to the script text to accompany the slides, here is
some important information for positioning HP OpenView System Manager
relative to HP OpenView OperationCenter:
HP OpenView System Manager is a popular system management tool for HP
3000 customers. It is used in homogenous HP 3000 environments today.
It is not clear when OpenView System Manager will be able to manage
heterogenous, multiplatform environments.
HP 3000 customers should buy OpenView System Manager when:
1. They are managing MPE/iX or MPE/V systems
2. They prefer a PC running Windows to a UNIX workstation as the
central console
HP 3000 customers should buy OperationCenter when:
1. They are manaing a heterogenous environment with UNIX and MPE
2. They expect to manage a heterogenous environment in the near
future
Customers who are on HP OpenView System Manager today will have
several questions about its positioning. Here is some Q & A to help
you address those:
Q: Will OperationCenter go to NT? Will OpenView System Manager?
A: Both OperationCenter and OV System Mgr. have the ability to go to
NT in the future as market demand warrants. Existing OV System
Manager customers who are thinking of moving to OperationCenter may
want to wait until plans with regard to a possible move to the NT
platform are finalized. Moving to OperationCenter sooner would mean
one move to UNIX, and then a potential additional move to NT. OV
System Mgr. is expected to move to NT sooner than OperationCenter
(moving from a DOS platform is simpler).
Q: What is the strategic importance of OV System Mgr?
A: The HP 3000 has always added value to its customers by being easy
to manage. OV System Mgr. is an excellent solution for managing HP
3000 systems, and is even bundled in with several 9x7 and Corporate
Business System models. It remains an excellent choice for reducing
operation costs in HP 3000 environments. Investigations are under way
to determine the feasibility of enhancing OV System Mgr. to manage
more than just HP 3000 systems.
Now for script text to accompany the slide:
HP OpenView System Manager is a systems management solution used to
manage HP 3000-only environments. It's a popular way to reduce
operations costs, by increasing operator efficiency and also system
availability.
Operator efficiency improves because OV System Mgr. provides
+ Centralized monitoring and control.... this enables you to
consolidate your staff's expertise and apply that expertise to
systems all across the enterprise. They can do more with less
resource.
+ Management by exception.... this feature alerts the operator only
to exception conditions that really require human intervention.
Operators don't risk missing messages that scroll by that need
their attention, and they don't waste time watching for messages.
+ Centralized application management.... Jobs and applications can
all be centrally managed, improving efficiency the same way as in
the first point (centralized monitoring and control)
+ HP OpenView Windows interface.... this intuitive, point and click
Windows interface is consistent with the look and feel we've come
to expect with Windows applications.
System Availability is improved because OV System Mgr. provides:
+ Immediate status notification.... ICONs change color immediately
when something goes wrong, and can even be partnered with
telephony applications (like Watchman from UNISON) that will beep
operators if something goes wrong. No longer do you have to
trust users to alert operators to a problem by calling to
complain that an application or system has gone down.
+ Central expertise available to all systems.... this point is
similar to point one, above. Because you can consolidate your
trained staff to service all the systems in the enterprise, you
are increasing the expertise applied to each system. No longer
does a less experienced operator have to call the main datacenter
at headquarters to get additional advice on solving a problem.
+ Faster fault detection and resolution.... using the "automated
response" feature, your system can become largely "self healing
and self managing". You can create "if-then" scenerios... if
this problem occurs, then automatically apply this solution,
without human intervention. These automated responses to
problems "nip them in the bud" and dramatically increase system
uptime.
ov3h4.gal, HP OpenView System Manager, Centrally Monitor HP 3000 Systems
This is an example of a screen, showing an entire network of HP 3000s
across the country, all being centrally managed by HP OpenView System
Manager. You could click on any of these figures, and see a set of
icons assigned to it-- icons representing disks, tapes, applications,
etc. If something went wrong with a job stream in Dallas, the Dallas
system would light up. If something goes wrong in Seattle, the
Seattle system lights up.
Using HP OpenView System Manager to centrally manage your HP 3000
systems, both MPE/iX and MPE/V, is a proven way to reduce operation
costs and subsequently, cost of ownership.
ov3h5.gal, HP OpenView System Manager, Centrally Control HP 3000 Systems
OpenView System Manager has the ability to actually control HP 3000s
(as opposed to just monitoring them). You can open a console window
that gives you the prompt and lets you type commands in, as if you
were the operator right there. And as you can see in this slide,
you can have console windows open for multiple systems, so you can
control them all at once.
ov3h6.gal, Traffic and Device Management, Family of Integrated Solutions
An integrated Network Management solution should address the needs of
both device management and traffic management.
Device Management products such as Interconnect and hub managers,
provide simple means of setting up, configuring, monitoring and
controling network elements such as hubs, bridges, and routers. These
tools are useful to ensure network operation.
On the other hand, the HP EASE producs -- RM, HA, and TE provide a
higher level view of the network and insight into network planning.
Planning is crucial for
+ optimizing network performance
+ planning for network growth
This is referred to as Traffic Management.
EASE is the HP advanced sampling technolgy and refers to Embedded
Advanced Sampling environment. Because of the efficient sampling, the
network overhead for management functions is minimized.
ov3h7.gal, Integrated Traffic Management, HP OpenView Traffic Expert
Traffic Expert visualizes network wide traffic and recommends possible
actions to optimize network performance, minimize inter-segment
traffic, etc.
This in conjunction with HA can be effective tool to plan network
growth, identify bottlenecks, and solve potential problems.
This is the only tool in the industry that offers recommendations on
client/server moves to optimize network performance and plan for
growth.
ov3h8.gal, Integrated Traffic Management, HP OpenView History Analyzer
History Analyzer
+ looks at traffic over time
+ determines traffic patterns and trends
+ aids network planning
ov3h9.gal, Integrated Traffic Management, HP OpenView Resource Manager
Resource Manager:
+ provides real-time traffic analyis of the network
+ does trend analyis of network services
+ sets thresholds for optimal network performance and quickly
identifies potential problems and their sources
+ does partial protocol decode
ov3i2.gal, Physical Network Management, HP OpenView Probe Management
The Probe Manager software and LanProbe II network monitor provide
distributed network monitoring for your multi-vendor Ethernet. The
Probe Manager software runs on the OpenView SNMP platform with the
Network Node Manager application. Along with the LanProbe II
monitors, this system provides packet capturing and decoding, and
statistical analysis for network troubleshooting, planning and
configuration. Probe Manager and LanProbe II support industry
standard SNMP and RMON MIB for distributed network management.
ov3i3.gal, Physical Network Management, Why Use an HP LanProbe?
The LanProbe II is an instrument that allows precise measurement of
the network. It is able to monitor other non-SNMP devices on the
network by monitoring the traffic to and from each device. It works
in a multi-vendor environment so it fits in with your existing
equipment. It has features built-in specifically for troubleshooting
the network including filters and packet capture (more on these
later). It works in conjunction with interconnect devices to provide
a whole new level of information about the network. To do this it
uses the new industry standard RMON MIB.
ov3i4.gal, Physical Network Management, What is an RMON MIB LanProbe II?
LanProbe II implements all nine groups of the RMON MIB. It can be
expanded through plug-in SIMMs. The RMON agent is contained in flash
memory so that it can be downloaded remotely for software upgrades.
The LanProbe II was designed to be affordable to allow you to
instrument more of your network.
ov3i5.gal, Physical Network Management, HP OpenView Probe Manager
OpenView Probe Manager is the software package that allows you to
communicate with the LanProbe II using SNMP in order to collect
statistics and troubleshoot your network.
ov3i6.gal, Physical Network Management, OpenView Distributed Network Advisor
Integrated test and network management allows your central expertise
to combine the benefits of distributed test with additional solutions
such as probes which allows for cost effective instrumentation of all
important areas of the network.
The OpenView distributed network advisor is a virtual remote
application that allows a user to control multiple network advisors
from the OpenView platform for troubleshooting. Network advisors are
portable LAN analysis tools for in-depth troubleshooting. It includes
capabilities such as expert systems based measurements, network
commentators (intelligent information reporting), network and nodal
statistics, custom tests, and protocol decodes. Technologies
supported include Ethernet, token-ring, FDDI and WAN.
Multiple units can be distributed throughout the network controlled
from the OpenView console for problem isolation. The remote
application, running over an Ethernet connection or a serial link, is
"menu bar integrated" into the platform. The user will be able to
view segment activities from 4 network advisors simultaneously.
The network advisor is integrated with other OpenView applications
allowing the correlation of problems and in-depth troubleshooting.
Multiple network advisors can be distributed throughout the network
controlled from the OpenView console for problem isolation. The remote
application, running over an Ethernet connection or a serial link, is
"menu bar integrated" into the platform. The user will be able to
view segment activities from 4 network advisors simultaneously.
ov3i7.gal, Distributed Network Advisor, A Problem Solving Approach
The network advisor is a network troubleshooting tool designed to take
a problem solving approach rather than providing the user with a set
of measurement results that do not correlate. It uses advanced
technologies such as expert systems to help the user quickly identify
the problem. The expert system measurement, Fault Finder, gathers its
information from a set of basic measurements - decodes, statistics and
custom tests. Along with the extensive built-in help system, Fault-
Finder also provides insight in to the problem isolation process.
ov3i8.gal, Distributed Network Advisor, Providing Real Customer Value
The key benefits of the network advisor are:
+ Interprets the state of the protocol in addition to straight
decoding. Provides derived information to the user.
+ Easy to use windowing GUI. Important network information
available at a glance.
+ Speeds problem isolation and allows less experience personnel to
troubleshoot more problems with expert system based measurements.
ov3k4.gal, Solution Partners Program, Enterprise Management
PRESENTATION TIP: For making a presentation about only the OpenView
Solutions Partners Program, here's the suggested slide order:
1. ov3k6.gal, Solution Partners Program, Partnership for Success
2. ov3k7.gal, Solution Partners Program, Solution Partners Program
Objectives
3. ov3k8.gal, Solution Partners Program, Program Overview
4. ov3k4.gal, Solution Partners Program, Enterprise Management
5. ov3k5.gal, Solution Partners Program, Program Summary
An excellent example of the types and high-quality of solutions
available from the HP OpenView Solution Partners Program is the HP
OpenView Enterprise Management solution.
HP OpenView products from HP and the HP OpenView Premier Solution
Partners - Isicad, Ki, Network Edge, and Peregrine Systems - combine
to provide a solution for managing enterprise networks, systems, and
physical assets with DECnet, NetWare, SNA, and TCP/IP domains. The
partners' management applications are integrated with HP OpenView to
bring control of all these domains into one HP OpenView management
station.
Integrated management capabilities of the Enterprise Management
solution includes:
+ Topology display
+ Element configuration
+ Network resource monitoring
+ System management
+ Fault isolation, control, and resolution
+ Network resource accounting
+ Asset management
+ Physical connectivity inventory and monitoring
ov3k5.gal, Solution Partners Program, Program Summary
In summary, the HP OpenView Solution Partners Program is focused on
making complete network and system management solutions available on
HP OpenView to meet customers' needs today.
To fulfill this mission, the program:
+ Focuses on high-quality, complementary management solutions.
+ Provides the most extensive catalog of solutions today.
+ Focuses on working with the providers of the management solutions
our customers need.
+ Works to continually enhance the overall HP OpenView applications
portfolio.
ov3k6.gal, Solution Partners Program, Partnership for Success
The HP OpenView strategy, architecture, and product offerings are
based upon the premise that no single vendor can supply the entire
solution to the complexities of integrated, multi-vendor network and
system management.
To make complete solutions available for our customers, HP created the
HP OpenView Solution Partners Program. This program delivers the
broadest selection of customer management solutions from the widest
variety of vendors in the industry.
ov3k7.gal, Solution Partners Program, Solution Partners Program Objectives
The objectives of the HP OpenView Solution Partners Program are to:
1. Ensure that high-quality solutions are available for OpenView
customers
2. Continually enhance the overall HP OpenView applications
portfolio by working with the providers of the management
solutions our customers need.
The Partners Program works with and helps to enable management
application providers to deliver solutions customers need. We help
them develop on HP OpenView through technical cooperation, and help
them market their HP OpenView-based solutions.
ov3k8.gal, Solution Partners Program, Program Overview
The HP OpenView Partners Program offers application solutions through
four program categories corresponding to levels of application
integration, certification, and marketing cooperation. They are:
+ Premier Partner: Have achieved a high level of integration with
the HP OpenView platform, providing the most value to customers.
Premier partners provide the best integrated solutions customers
can get with HP OpenView.
+ Certified Partner: Certified applications have passed
qualification testing by HP for one or more levels of integration
with HP OpenView. Customers can be sure that certified
applications meet their integration requirements.
+ Solution Partner: Solution Partner applications provide HP
OpenView complementary functionality. This can include an SNMP
MIB the Solution Partner has tested with HP OpenView, or an
application that is automatically launched from the HP OpenView
console.
+ Systems Integrator Partner: Provide a valuable link in
designing, implementing, and maintaining networks which are
managed with HP OpenView solutions. These integrators are
qualified to deliver network and system management integration,
consulting, and custom software services.
The HP OpenView Solution Partners Programs are stratified by vendor
contributions and benefits, and are focused on meeting customers'
needs today.
All of the network and systems management solutions provided through
the HP OpenView Solution Partners Program are listed and described in
the HP OpenView Solutions Catalog, P/N 5091-7436E.
ov3k9.gal, HP OpenView Unix, NEP Application Developers
"The winner in the network management platform war will be determined
by the degree of management applications support from 3rd-party
network-equipment providers." -- Gartner Group, March 31, 1993.
Since this slide was made, the following Network Element Providers
have signed up with OpenView:
+ Ungermann-Bass Shipping HP/Sun
+ Telco Systems Developing Sun
+ HP-Singapore Network Operation Shipping HP
+ Philips Communications Developing HP
+ Network General Developing HP/Sun
ov3l9.gal, HP Professional Services, 3,500 Professionals Worldwide
The core message is: "HP Professional Services has the capabilities to
meet your business and IT needs."
PSO, like our worldwide sales organization, is organized and focused
on the needs of our customers, with several key worldwide technology
and industry-focused practices.
When doing business with a professional services firm, you are buying
the knowledge and expertise of the people that walk through the door,
and the reputation of the organization that they represent. HP has an
outstanding reputation for quality people. In understanding and
responding to your IT solution needs, HP is also among the most
qualified in the industry.
A key HP strength is the ability to work closely with our customers in
order to apply technology to meet their specific business and IT
needs. HP professionals understand the critical issues facing our
customer's organizations, and have the customer-proven IT solutions to
meet those needs.
HP has strategic partnerships with world-class firms that provide
products, applications, and expertise that complement our own. It
allow us to bring the additional resources needed to create complete
solutions that address whatever IT issue our customers face.
ov3m1.gal, HP Professional Services, Services for Network Management
HP will work with you to determine exactly what services are required
for your unique situation. Here are some of the services that HP can
provide:
+ Determine Network Management needs according to your business
goals, IT strategy and current environment. This includes
determining all the things that need to be managed, how and where
they ought to be managed and a list of priorities.
+ Find the best technical solution based on Open Systems that
allows for future growth. We can produce a recommendation for
the Network Management architecture that best fits your needs.
This includes a model of the environment and the management
system.
+ Implement a solution that fits your Network Management
architecture. We can evaluate and select the right Network
Management applications for you, and develop a project plan with
all the tasks required to implement the solution. Some of these
tasks are:
+ Integrate the Network Management applications within the HP
OpenView platform.
+ Develop simple new Network Management applications, if
necessary. We can use HP Extensible Agent, Application
Builder, Event Formatter and Data Formatter features to
integrate easily your proprietary applications into the HP
OpenView platform.
+ Manage the project.
+ Develop the support plan and operation procedures.
+ Develop the training plan and deliver training as needed.
ov3m2.gal, HP Professional Services, Providing Real Customer Value
Gain Expertise and Knowledge
HP is the recognized leader in Network Management technology. HP
experts have an in-depth knowledge of all the HP applications that run
under HP OpenView, like Network Node Manager, Interconnect Manager and
LanProbe. HP consultants also have experience with dozens of third
party applications running under HP OpenView that manage integrated
multivendor environments like IBM, DEC or Novell. For example,
Peregrine's OpenSNA can be used to manage IBM environments from the HP
OpenView management station. Our established techniques have already
proven to be very valuable in previous implementations.
Faster Implementation
By leveraging HP's consulting expertise in the area of Network
Management, you can accelerate the process of implementing a complex
network solution. Do not use trial and error methods! HP understands
the evolution of NM standards and products, the implications of
managing a mixed environment with mainframes and desktop workstations,
the importance of your investment in computers, networks, applications
and training, and other factors that are critical for deciding what is
the right Network Management solution for you. Partner with HP and do
it right the first time!
Lower your expenses
By making sure that you do it right the first time, you will save
money by not wasting development resources. Also, a faster
implementation will start saving you money sooner. Once the solution
to manage your network is in place, you will continue saving money by:
+ Increasing the availability of your network
+ Reducing the resources needed to maintain the network
Peace of mind!
If you let HP manage the project, you will not have to worry about the
outcome. If you choose to manage the project yourself, you can count
on HP for the best help available to assist you with the difficult
tasks.
Designed for supportability
Networking technology is evolving quickly. It is getting harder and
harder to find network specialists these days. You can not afford to
bet your business on a few technical experts who may be gone tomorrow.
HP can provide a support plan to show a simple, well-documented
solution to automate the process of Network Management.
You can rely on HP's Network Support Personnel, the best in the
industry. HP will always be there to help you!
Open Systems Education
Training is the key to successfully implementing your solution within
the organization. HP can specify and deliver the proper training for
all the people involved in Network Management, from Network Managers
to Operators. We have solutions for all your training needs. We have
classroom or on-site, standard or custom, training for you and your
entire staff. Some of the Network Education courses and seminars are:
+ HP OpenView Network Node Manager Fundamentals for Network
Managers (B3304S)
+ HP OpenView Network Node Manager Fundamentals for Operators
(B3305S)
+ Network Administration (H2550S)
+ And more. For a copy of HP's catalog in the US call 1-800-HP
CLASS. Outside the US contact the nearest HP Sales office.
ov3m3.gal, Design Consulting Group, Factory-Based Design Consulting
HP offers specialized Factory Based Design Consulting for the HP
OpenView family of network and system management products. These
consulting services are one piece of the HP OpenView service programs
for customers. This consulting is provided by the Design Consulting
Group (DCG) which is part of the OpenView research and development
lab. Their goal is to aid developers, end users, and integrators by
providing expertise and experience with HP OpenView technologies and
products. This consulting is available to enhance the productivity
and knowledge base of HP OpenView customers. The Factory Based Design
Consulting ranges from high level information exchange to low level
design, prototyping, and component development. Factory Based Design
Consulting supplements and/or complements PSO consulting services.
This slide shows specifically the services that the Design Consulting
Group can provide to developer and integrator customers. Developers
may need assistance in application design to take best advantage of
the underlying management platform. Integrators providing management
solutions for end users need expertise and experience regarding
platform and application integration issues. The services provided
are:
+ Understanding the customer's application requirements to provide
assistance in discussing and proposing a solution which
encompasses HP OpenView.
+ Additional OpenView training for the developers and integrators
by using sample code, white papers, and other tools.
+ Assisting the developers in a detailed design of their network
and system management solutions.
+ Documentation review - Consultants can help customers by
reviewing documentation, either developer documentation such as
functional specifications, design specifications, and test plans
or end user documentation.
+ Joint prototyping - Developers and consultants can work together
to develop a prototype for an OpenView solution.
+ Custom component development by the Design Consulting Group for
developers or integrators which may be negotiated and contracted
with HP ownership rights. This provides the customer with an HP
OpenView solution which may be used in future HP products.
ov3m4.gal, Design Consulting Group, Factory-Based Design Consulting
HP OpenView Factory Based Design Consulting is also useful for end
users. End users of management applications need to completely
understand the capabilities and limitiations of network and system
management tools to understand how to deploy appropriate and
successful solutions.
End user design consulting can consist of:
+ Consultants assisting end users by designing and deploying
complex HP OpenView network and system management solutions that
best fit their needs.
+ Consultants helping to identify potential OpenView solutions if
further hardware or software resources are needed.
+ HP Design Consultants prototyping solutions for end users.
+ Development of a custom application for end users based on
OpenView technologies. As with any HP custom development, this
would be leveraged in future HP products if appropriate.
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