Synopsis
HP's OpenView Network Node Manager (NNM) offers the industry's most powerful platform for enterprise-wide IP network management based on Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) standards. Now, one of HP's leading NNM consultants has written the definitive, best-practices guide to implementing and managing OpenView NNM. OpenView Network Node Manager covers planning, configuration, deployment, administration, staffing, performance, firewalls, troubleshooting, and more -- including a full section of case studies taken from the author's extensive experience implementing NNM in large enterprises. Start by walking through an enterprise-class NNM deployment plan, in detail: requirements, operations agreements, hardware selection, piloting, training, management domains, and more. Plan a reliable, accurate, consistent, and manageable Domain Name Service; define your management domain; autodiscover your network, and refine your results to fully reflect your topology. Master best-practices strategies for working with network maps, managing special features of network devices, and organizing network management across multiple collection stations. Coverage also includes configuration, event, and performance management; firewall environments; routine maintenance; troubleshooting; and cross-platform issues.
About the Author
JOHN BLOMMERS is a Network Consultant with Hewlett-Packard's Professional Services Organization in Bellevue, WA. He has worked with OpenView NNM since Version 1.0, when it was called xnm. He recently spent two years helping to implement NNM across Boeing's 70-site network, encompassing over 10,000 devices. Blommers currently teaches LAN/WAN Design and Advanced Network Management at the University of Washington Education Outreach Certificate Program.
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