HP OpenView

HP OpenView Software
Developer(s) Hewlett-Packard, HP Software Division
Type network and systems management tools
License Proprietary
Website HP Software Division

HP OpenView is the former name for a Hewlett-Packard product family that consisted of network and systems management products. In 2007, HP OpenView was rebranded as HP BTO (Business Technology Optimization) Software when it became part of the HP Software Division. The products are now available as various HP products, marketed through the HP Software Division.[1]

HP OpenView software provided large-scale system and network management of an organization's IT infrastructure. It included optional modules from HP as well as third-party management software, which connected within a common framework and communicated with one another.

History

The foundational OpenView product was Network Node Manager (NNM), network monitoring software based on SNMP.[2] NNM was used to manage networks and could be used in conjunction with other management software, such as CiscoWorks.[3]

HP has a history of acquiring network management software companies, often with inflated profit and turnover figures. In April 2004, it bought Novadigm and its Radia suite.[4] In December 2005, it acquired Peregrine Systems with its IT asset and service management software and integrated it into HP OpenView.[5] In November 2006, HP completed its purchase of Mercury Interactive Corp., subsequently integrated Mercury application and software life-cycle management products (QualityCenter, LoadRunner/PerformanceCenter, WinRunner/QTP) into the HP Software & Solutions portfolio.[6] In September 2007, HP acquired Opsware.[7][8]

In early 2007, alongside the integration of Mercury Interactive, Peregrine Systems and Opsware products, HP OpenView products were rebranded under the HP Software Division business, and the OpenView and Mercury names were phased out. The HP OpenCall name continues as part of the HP Software Division business.

Products

Performance

Fault/Resource Status Monitoring

Provisioning/fulfillment

Storage

HP OpenView Smart Plug-ins

(SPIs) — These are add-ons products for OpenView Operations for additional management capabilities:

Network Node Manager SPIs

HP OpenView Configuration Management

HP Configuration Management software, formerly Radia from Novadigm, is now part of HP Client Automation Software which is now owned by Accelerite, a product division of Persistent Systems.[9] The following products were part of the OpenView product set:

IUM

HP OpenView Internet Usage Manager (IUM)[10] provides convergent mediation. It collects, processes and correlates usage records and events from network elements and service applications across voice and data services for prepaid, post-paid and real-time charging in wireless, wireline and cable networks. This usage data can be passed on to business support systems for usage-based billing systems, capacity management and analysis of subscriber behavior.

HP Software Business Availability Center (BAC)

Formerly products from Mercury Interactive and now integrated into the HP portfolio:

HP Software Data Center Automation (DCA)

Formerly products from Opsware and now integrated into the HP portfolio:

User Groups

The OpenView Forum International was an OpenView user group. It became Vivit (in early 2007) and organized the yearly HP Software Forum. In 2007, HP took over responsibility for the HP Software Forum and renamed it HP Software Universe.

While it is not an actual "user group", the ITRC is an online forum about former OpenView and HP Software products.[11] A new user group, the HP Software Solutions Community, officially launched publicly in April 2010 and includes all former software-related communities.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Looking for HP OpenView?
  2. ↑ “HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.5”
  3. ↑ Fognet’s Field Guide to OpenView Network Node Manager
  4. ↑ HP Completes Novadigm Acquisition Furthering Adaptive Enterprise Strategy
  5. ↑ "HP Completes Acquisition of Peregrine Systems, Boosting HP OpenView Software Portfolio" HP news release
  6. ↑ HP Press Release: HP Closes Landmark Mercury Acquisition; Companies Unite to Lead in Business Technology Optimization Software
  7. ↑ "HP to Acquire Opsware Inc."
  8. ↑ “HP Closes Opsware Acquisition.”
  9. ↑ HP Press Release: HP Completes Novadigm Acquisition Furthering Adaptive Enterprise Strategy
  10. ↑ Official webpage for IUM
  11. ↑ IT Resource Center Forums
  12. ↑ “HP Software Solutions Community has launched.”
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