OpenView
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HP 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.
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[edit] History
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.
HP has a history of acquiring network management software companies. In 2004 it bought Novadigm and its Radia suite; in 2005, it acquired Peregrine Systems and its leading IT asset and service management software portfolio. These were integrated into the HP OpenView business unit to create a 'comprehensive distributed enterprise management software solution'.
In November 2006 HP completed its purchase of Mercury Interactive Corp., and from February 2007 is integrating Mercury application and software lifecycle management solutions into the HP Software suite.
In early 2007, alongside the integration of Mercury, the entire HP OpenView portfolio is being rebranded under the strengthened HP Software name. The OpenView and Mercury brands are being phased out. HP OpenCall will continue, however, as a sub-brand of HP Software.
[edit] Products
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM)
- HP 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)
- HP OpenView ServiceCenter (formerly Peregrine ServiceCenter)
- HP OpenView AssetCenter (formerly Peregrine AssetCenter)
- HP OpenView Service Desk (OVSD)
- HP OpenView Internet Services (OVIS)
- HP OpenView Service Navigator
- HP OpenView Transaction Analyzer (OVTA)
- HP OpenView SOA Manager
- HP OpenView Reporter OpenView Reporter
- Performance
- HP OpenView Performance Agent (OVPA)
- HP OpenView Performance Insight (OVPI)
- HP OpenView Performance Manager (OVPM)
- HP OpenView Performance Monitor
- Storage
- HP OpenView Storage Area Manager (OV SAM)
- HP OpenView Storage Data Protector
- HP OpenView Storage Mirroring
- HP OpenView Storage Mirroring Exchange Failover Utility
- HP OpenView Dashboard (formerly Service Information Portal (SIP) — provides a web portal for HP OpenView management products)
- HP OpenView TeMIP — A Telecoms OSS service (formerly just known TeMIP when owned by Compaq-Digital Equipment Corporation)
- HP OpenView Service Activator (OVSA)
- HP OpenView Select Access — Secure and reliable access to critical information
- HP OpenView Select Identity (OVSI) — Centralized management of users' identities and access rights over their complete life cycle
- HP OpenView Smart Plug-ins (SPIs) — these 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 Citrix
- HP OpenView SPI for Databases (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, and Informix)
- HP OpenView SPI for Documentum
- 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 Siebel
- HP OpenView SPI for Storage Area Manager
- HP OpenView SPI for Terminal Server
- HP OpenView SPI for TIBCO
- HP OpenView SPI for UNIX OS
- HP OpenView SPI for Web Servers
- Network Node Manager 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 Configuration Management (formerly Radia): HP acquired Novadigm and its Radia product family for desktop management in April 2004:
- HP OpenView Configuration Management Application Self-Service Manager
- HP OpenView Configuration Management Application Manager
- HP OpenView Configuration Management Inventory Manager
- HP OpenView Configuration Management OS Manager
- HP OpenView Configuration Management Patch Manager
- HP OpenView Configuration Management Application Usage Manager
- HP OpenView Client Configuration Manager
[edit] IUM
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.
[edit] User Groups
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.
[edit] Other Enterprise Management Software
These are some of OpenView's major competitors:
- IBM and its Tivoli Software family (for example, Tivoli Enterprise Console)
- BMC Software and its products like BMC patrol
- Tibco and its Hawk
