HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.0

Runtime Release Notes

For the Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 Operating System

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Congratulations on your purchase of HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.0 (NNM) for the Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 operating system! HP OpenView Network Node Manager is the industry-leading network management solution, and we're proud to have you join the HP OpenView family. We thank you for purchasing HP OpenView Network Node Manager for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1, and we hope this product exceeds your network management expectations. See the table of contents in the left frame for the topics that are included in these release notes or click here to bring up the frame version of the Release Notes.

Licensing

NNM comes with a 60-day password that is activated during installation. It comes with an unlimited node license for 60 days. Before 60 days elapse, you must request a permanent password.  To request a permanent password, from the command prompt run ovnnmPassword, or pick [OK] when the NNM user interface prompts you to request your password.

It is recommended that you request your permanent password immediately.

NNM Starter Edition

Part Numbers for NNM 7.0

If you want to run HP OpenView Remote Consoles, you do not need an additional  license or password for each remote console as long as the HP OpenView Management Server has a valid password.

If you change the IP address of your management station, you will need to request a new password. Fill in the form:
$OV_CONF/OVLicense/forms/nnm/$LANG/server_move.txt

Note:
The license installed is AE Instant-On, and the product features are restricted to NNM Starter Edition (Classic) only.

Feature comparison of NNM7.0 on Linux with other Platforms

Feature NNM 7.0 on Linux (Starter Edition) NNM 7.0 On HPUX/Solaris/Windows (Starter Edition)
Discovery, polling, events, data collection, and reporting YES YES
Layer 3 discovery YES YES
Layer 2 discovery NO NO
Out-of-the-box event filtering YES YES
Out-of-the-box event correlation BASIC BASIC
Reporting YES YES
Duplicate IP Addresses NO NO
Distribution (act as an MS) NO (CS only) NO (CS only)
New home base GUI YES YES
Dynamic views YES (Basic views) YES (Basic views)
Third-party integration YES YES
Out-of-the-box vendor icons, traps, etc. YES YES
Integration with customer views NO YES
Correlation composer YES (OV_NodeIf circuit only) YES
Path analysis NO NO
Support for high availability NO YES
Upgrade to advanced edition NO YES
Internationalization YES YES
Support for non-english locales YES(Japaneese EUC and simplified Chinese will be supported in NNM7.01) YES(Japaneese(EUC,ShiftJIs, and Simplified Chinese will be supported in NNM7.01)
Documentation Linux-specific changes are not incorporated into all the documents, but they are mentioned in the release notes. All documentation changes are incorporated.
Database support Oracle 8i and 9i Oracle 8i and 9i (Additionally, MSSQL for Windows)

Configuring Discovery with Custom Installation

See Managing Your Network with NNM, Chapter 5 for information about the choices available for customizing and troubleshooting NNM's discovery process. For more information, see the subsequent sections in this document.

If you wish to delay the discovery process until after you decide which configuration choices to implement:

When you are ready to run discovery, open NNM's user interface and select Options:Network Polling Configuration. Then enable the IP Discovery:Discover new IP nodes  field.

Improving Performance

You can improve the performance of your NNM management system in several ways. See the latest versions of the HP OpenView Network Node Manager Performance and Configuration guide which will be available at:
    http://ovweb.external.hp.com/lpe/doc_serv/. From this URL, choose the product "Network Node Manager". Choose a Release. Select either the Performance and Configuration Guide or Managing Your Network.

Online and Printable Documentation

NNM includes a library of detailed reference materials for your use. They are shipped as Adobe's Portable Document Format (.pdf) files, and viewed through your web browser.  Adobe's Acrobat Reader can be installed from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/.  You can use Netscape's Help:About Plug-Ins to see which plug-ins are enabled.  For Japanese browsers, be sure to download the Acroread ASIAN Font Pack. from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrasianfontpack.html.

The following manuals are provided with NNM, and are available from the Help menu of ovw, or in the $OV_WWW/htdocs/LANG/manuals directory. 

Numerous additional HP OpenView online manuals are available at the following web site:  http://ovweb.external.hp.com/lpe/doc_serv/ (for Adobe Acrobat .pdf documents)

Compatibility Between Network Node Manager and 3rd Party Applications

Network Node Manager 7.0 for Redhat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 has not been tested with any third-party applications.

Customers developing applications on top of NNM 7.0 for Linux should use GNU C and C++ compiler version 2.96 for smooth integration.

3rd Party Symbols and Jovw/Dynamic Views

If your 3rd Party application contains custom bitmaps and/or symbol definitions (i.e. CiscoWorks 2000) and you want them to be available in either Jovw or the Dynamic Views, you must take additional steps:

Join the OpenView Forum User's Group

The OpenView Forum is an association of users and developers of OpenView network and system management solutions. OpenView Forum was formed as a non-profit corporation by four of the largest licensees of HP OpenView (Duke Power, GTE Government Systems Corporation, Martin Marietta and US WEST) to represent the interests of OpenView users and developers world-wide.

If you are an OpenView end user or developer, OpenView Forum is your voice to vendors of OpenView products. Become a member and make sure that OpenView vendors listen to your requirements. OpenView Forum is your advocate.

For more information about the OpenView Forum, conference, or for a membership application, visit http://www.ovforum.org/.

OpenView Forum is an independent corporation, not affiliated with Hewlett-Packard Company.