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'''OpenView''' is a [[Hewlett Packard]] product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of [[network management|network]] and [[systems management]] products. Historically the foundation product was [[Network Node Manager]] (NNM), and this provided [[GUI]] services for other products which integrated with it. Nowadays, NNM, is generally used in its own right to manage [[Computer_network|network]]s, possibly in conjunction with other products such as [[Cisco Systems, Inc.|Cisco]] [[CiscoWorks]].
'''OpenView''' is a [[Hewlett Packard]] product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of [[network management|network]] and [[systems management]] products.

It is most commonly described as a suite of software applications which allow large-scale system and network management of an organization's IT assets. It includes hundreds of optional modules from [[HP]] as well as thousands of third parties which connect within the well-defined framework and communicate with one another.

Historically the foundation product was [[Network Node Manager]] (NNM), and this provided [[GUI]] services for other products which integrated with it. Nowadays, NNM, is generally used in its own right to manage [[computer network|network]]s, possibly in conjunction with other products such as [[Cisco Systems, Inc.|Cisco]] [[CiscoWorks]].


== Products ==
== Products ==

Revision as of 17:10, 12 December 2005

OpenView is a Hewlett Packard product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of network and systems management products.

It is most commonly described as a suite of software applications which allow large-scale system and network management of an organization's IT assets. It includes hundreds of optional modules from HP as well as thousands of third parties which connect within the well-defined framework and communicate with one another.

Historically the foundation product was Network Node Manager (NNM), and this provided GUI services for other products which integrated with it. Nowadays, NNM, is generally used in its own right to manage networks, possibly in conjunction with other products such as Cisco CiscoWorks.

Products

Other notable products are the Operations products (OpenView Operations for Windows (OVOW) and OpenView Operations for Unix (OVOU)) which monitor systems and applications using agents, OpenView Internet Services (OVIS) and Openview Performance Agent (OVPA).

  • OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM)
  • OpenView Operations for Windows (OVOW) (formerly VantagePoint Operations for Windows)
  • OpenView Operations for Unix (OVOU) (formerly VantagePoint Operations for Unix)
  • OpenView Internet Services (OVIS)
  • Performance
  • Storage
  • OpenView Service Information Portal (SIP) (provides a web portal for OpenView management products)
  • OpenView TeMIP - A Telecoms OSS service (formerly just known TeMIP when owned by Compaq - Digital Equipment Corporation)
  • OpenView Select Access (OVSA) - Secure and reliable access to critical information
  • OpenView Select Identity (OVSI) - Centralized management of user's identities and access rights over their complete life cycle

User Groups

OpenView Forum International is the primary user group representing the OpenView using community. In addition to provide most of the services one would expect from a user group, OpenView Forum International is responsible for organizing the yearly HP Software Forum (formerly "OpenView Forum") a conference designed for users of H-P OpenView products.

See also