HP Operations Manager for Windows Overview

HP Operations Manager for Windows (HPOM) is a distributed, client-server software solution designed to provide service-driven event and performance management of business-critical enterprise systems, applications, and services.

HPOM enables management of distributed, heterogeneous, e-business infrastructures and includes support for a broad range of Windows and UNIX systems and applications, including e-commerce, web and application servers, conferencing and emails, databases, ERP software, and more.

Using HPOM, administrators can maximize IT system performance, reduce downtime, delegate tasks to operators, and reduce costs. HPOM constantly monitors thousands of events occurring on all your managed nodes and presents just the information you want to know just when you need it.

To manage your enterprise environment, HPOM performs the following functions:

• Auto-discovers the managed environment and auto-deploys management policies.
• Monitors and detects events or potential performance problems arising from managed nodes and services.
• Extends your management viewpoint beyond event and performance management to include a business service perspective.
• Notifies you in one view when a problem occurs.
• Displays data graphically for in-depth problem diagnosis.
• Displays map views of selected services or nodes, showing relationships and dependencies, multi-level views, and root cause and impact analysis.
• Solves problems automatically or manually to prevent downtime in your service environment.
• Integrates with other HP BTO Software components to provide breadth and perspective, as well as specialty management solutions for specific disciplines.
• Manages key systems and applications with out-of-box intelligence using Smart Plug-in management modules.
• Offers a web console view in addition to the MMC console for remote and mobile operational control.
• Collects network, managed node, and performance metrics to help you optimize performance and prevent problems.
• Creates user roles to configure an operator's view of the environment to focus on specific assigned tasks and responsibilities.
• Provides an industry-standard database, including clustered database support.