HP OpenView Network Node Manager

• HP OpenView Network Node Manager (NNM) is a network

management solution platform for discovery, monitoring, and
management of TCP/IP networks.
• NNM’s SNMP-based management capabilities provide an enhanced
solution for managing network and system devices using SNMP in
TCP/IP network environments.
• NNM provides fault, performance and configuration management for
multivendor TCP/IP networks for a site, campus, or enterprise.
 HP OV NNM Overview

Discovery Performance Tools

Map Configuration Options
Event Fault Others

4. Network managerHP OV NNM Platform

perform management 3. Use maps/events
functions to present data
to network
IP SNMP
Map Topology Object managers
1. Get data from
and 2. Build network
Send data to Network
data
the network
 HP OV NNM Overview

Discovery Performance Tools

Mapping Configuration Options
Event Fault Others

HP OV NNM Platform

IP SNMP
Map Topology Object

2. Build network
Network
data
 HP OV NNM Event Generation

• NNM processes and SNMP agents continuously watch

for certain incidents to occur
• When an incident occurs, an event is generated
• Events are categorized based on the alarm type
– Alarm types are user definable
• Events are displayed with color coded severity
– Severity and color codes are user definable
• Event trap configuration
– Pre-defined
– User-defined generic traps
– User-defined specific traps
 HP OV NNM Options
• SNMP configuration
• Event Configuration
– Customize event notification messages
– Define the type of event notification
– Define automatic actions when an event is received.
– Create/modify alarm categories
– Configure additional actions for the operator
– Configure event correlations
• SNMP data collection and threshold
• SNMP MIB application builder
• Load/unload MIB
• Network polling configuration
• License password
 Auto Generation of Trouble Tickets

• HP OpenView
– Allow the administrator to identify “Critical nodes”
– Will generate a trouble ticket request automatically
when it receives a node-down event for a critical node
• Remedy receives the HP OV ticket request
– Will generate a ticket if there is not already an open
ticket for the critical node - Help Desk Group is
notified
– Will increment a counter on the ticket if there is
already an open ticket - Help Desk Group is notified
about the increment