OpenView
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.
In 2005, HP acquired
Peregrine Systems and its leading IT asset and service management software portfolio. It will be integrated into the HP OpenView business unit in order to create a comprehensive distributed enterprise management software solution.
* OpenView
Network Node Manager (OV NNM)
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OpenView Operations (OVO) — monitor systems and applications using agents
** for Windows (OVOW) (formerly
VantagePoint Operations for Windows)
** for Unix 8.1 (OVOU) (formerly VantagePoint Operations for Unix, sometimes referenced as ITO)
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OpenView ServiceCenter (formerly
Peregrine ServiceCenter)
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OpenView AssetCenter (formerly Peregrine AssetCenter)
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OpenView Service Desk (OVSD)
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OpenView Internet Services (OVIS)
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OpenView Service Navigator*
OpenView Transaction Analyzer (OVTA)
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OpenView SOA Manager*
OpenView Reporter* Performance
**
OpenView Performance Agent (OVPA)
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OpenView Performance Insight (OVPI)
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OpenView Performance Manager (OVPM)
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OpenView Performance Monitor* Storage
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OpenView Storage Area Manager (OV SAM)
** OpenView
Storage Data Protector** OpenView Storage Mirroring
** OpenView Storage Mirroring Exchange Failover Utility
* OpenView Dashboard (formely 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 Service Activator (OVSA)
* OpenView Select Access — Secure and reliable access to critical information
* OpenView Select Identity (OVSI) — Centralized management of users' identities and access rights over their complete life cycle
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OpenView Smart Plug-in (SPI) — there are addons for OpenView Operations and OpenView Network Node Manager that expand the capabilities of products to other management areas or third party products; below is a list of SPIs for OpenView Operations:
** HP OpenView SPI for BEA Tuxedo
** HP OpenView SPI for BEA WebLogic
** HP OpenView SPI for BEA WebLogic Integration
** HP OpenView SPI for Databases (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, and Informix)
** HP OpenView SPI for IBM DB2
** HP OpenView SPI for IBM WebSphere Application Server
** HP OpenView SPI for Microsoft Exchange
** HP OpenView SPI for Microsoft Windows
** HP OpenView SPI for Oracle Application Server
** HP OpenView SPI for PeopleSoft
** HP OpenView SPI for Remedy ARS Integration
** HP OpenView SPI for SAP
** HP OpenView SPI for Storage Area Manager
** HP OpenView SPI for TIBCO
** HP OpenView SPI for UNIX OS
** HP OpenView SPI for Web Servers
* Network Node Manger SPIs
** Network Node Manager SPI for Advanced Routing
** Network Node Manager SPI for IP Telephony
** Network Node Manager SPI for LAN/WAN Edge
** Network Node Manager SPI for MPLS VPN
** Network Node Manager SPI for IP Multicast
* HP Openview Radia: HP acquired Novadigm and its Radia product family for desktop management in
April 2004:
** HP OpenView Software Manager using Radia
** HP OpenView Application Manager using Radia
** HP OpenView Inventory Manager using Radia
** HP OpenView OS Manager using Radia
** HP OpenView Patch Manager using Radia
** HP OpenView Usage Manager
HP OpenView Internet Usage Manager (
IUM) is a convergent mediation product from
HP.
IUM collects, aggregates, and correlates usage data from across your network and services infrastructure, and it presents the data in an open, user-configurable format. IUM allows you to implement usage-based billing systems, manage capacity, and analyze subscribers' behavior to develop strategic marketing programs and profitable value-added services.
OpenView Forum International is the primary user group representing the community that uses OpenView. In addition to providing 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 HP OpenView products.
While it is not an actual "user group", the ITRC is a group of users that can provide information and answer questions about OpenView products. The ITRC is an online forum with a sometimes surprising depth of expertise. See the external link below in the external links section.
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List of Network Management Systems*
OpenView solution list*
OpenView Forum International*
HP Software Forum*
HP OpenView Dashboard Forum*
Norwegian OpenView User Group*
IT Resource Center Forums*
Official webpage for IUM
