Re: OT: Monitoring Cisco infrastructure with HP OpenView NNM

If you have a Cisco only network, Ciscoworks LMS+HUM combination is the way
to go. I have evaluated way too many NMS suites to come up with that
conclusion. It has more than what most orgs. need, and the list keeps going
with every release. E.g. they just introduced support for real-time
monitoring (HUM) and HA mode for LMS.

It lacks in some areas like escalation, SNMP Traps (limited), notification
methods, reports (flexibility), RBAC (requires ACS). But other than that,
you name the feature and its in there some where :).

Regards

Farrukh

On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 9:37 PM, Felix Nkansah <felixnkansah_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Team,
> I am considering recommending HP OpenView Network Node Manager to an
> enterprise customer to monitor their Cisco equipment, communications links,
> bandwidth usage, etc.
>
> In short, I am looking at providing functionalities similar to those
> provided by CiscoWorks LMS or WhatsUp G, etc.
>
> I would like to know if HP NNM is a good product for such a role in the
> network. If you have experience with this solution, what other plugins
> would
> you recommend I go with to provide a good network management solution.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Felix
>
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