HP Operations Manager for Windows

HP NNM Adapter for HPOM for Windows


HP NNM Adapter is a product that integrates NNM 7.x with HP Operations Manager for Windows. HP NNM Adapter automatically forwards events from NNM into the HP Operations active messages browser, and integrates HP NNM Web Tools into HP Operations Manager for Windows. NNM Web Tools are available to all nodes that are managed by both HPOM for Windows and NNM for Windows. Features include:

You can access HP NNM Web Tools from Service Views and nodes in the console tree and from the active and acknowledged message browsers. All HP NNM Web Tools require Internet Explorer supported by NNM to be installed on HPOM consoles. Some tools also require a Java Plug-in supported by NNM. Check the NNM documentation for supported Internet Explorer and Java Plug-in versions.

The tools and their functions are described in the expandable list shown below.

View the list of NNM tools integrated into HP Operations Manager for Windows

HP NNM Tools Integrated into HP Operations Manager for Windows

HP NNM Tool Description
Associated NNM Customers Finds organizations associated with a network resource. This tool is integrated on installation, if Customer Views is installed on the NNM server system before the HP NNM Adapter is installed. However, the Associated HP NNM Customers tool can also be integrated using the ConfNmmTools.vbs utility if Customer Views is installed after the HP NNM Adapter.
Configuration Data using SNMP Brings up the SNMP Data Presenter in the Configuration context. SNMP Data Presenter uses NNM's Application Registration Files and SNMP MIB queries to retrieve information about menu structure and actions, runs the command on the node, and displays the results in the web browser. It shows you information about:
  • Network interface properties
  • IP Network addresses
  • IP Routing tables
  • IP ARP cache table
  • IP Services
  • System information
  • SNMP trap recipients
Performance Data using SNMP Brings up the SNMP Data Presenter in the Performance context. SNMP Data Presenter uses NNM's Application Registration Files and SNMP MIB queries to retrieve information about menu structure and actions, runs the command on the node, and displays the results in the web browser. It shows you information about:
  • Network interface status
  • SNMP authentication failures
  • TCP connections
  • Disk space
  • Host table
Network Presenter HP Operations Network Presenter is a Java-based applet that connects to NNM to display IP and IPX network maps.

The Network Presenter gets registration information, map data, and map object data. It provides read-only access to the map data and has dynamic updates to reflect the changes that occur on the management station. You can navigate through the map views, select and obtain status on symbols, and launch other web applications on the selected objects using the Network Presenter.
Demand Poll Demand Poll is used to update the open map and database with information about selected objects. It is useful for diagnosing communication problems between NNM and the node.

This command performs the following operations on node objects that are selected and managed:

  • Provides information about the node.
  • Updates the status of the selected node objects.
  • Checks for exceeded thresholds and logs any events into the event log.
Demand Status Poll Demand Status Poll is used to update the open map and database with status information about selected objects. It is useful for diagnosing communication problems between NNM and the node.

This command performs a status poll on IP and IPX node objects that are selected and managed. It is an ICMP ping sent to each interface of each managed device to verify if it is still accessible by the management station. In addition, a direct SNMP poll checks cached port tables on hubs and bridges to find the physical address listings of non-SNMP supported devices, and a direct SNMP poll updates the designated list of DHCP addresses. Only management stations running the Windows operating system: IPX diagnostic requests are also sent. The default interval is once every 5 minutes for each managed device.
Capability Poll Capability Poll is used to check nodes for remote DMI devices, and web management and web server capabilities. If the node supports DMI, ovcapsd will register with that node for NNM to receive DMI events.
Ping Ping is based on an echo function of ICMP. It sends a packet on a round-trip between two hosts to see if an interface is up and running.

The ping command sends one 64 byte ICMP Echo packet per second from the local management station to a remote node. The output displays the number of packets sent and lost, and the round-trip times.
Remote Ping Remote Ping is used to check the connectivity between two remote nodes by transmitting packets between the nodes. You must first select a source and destination node. The source node selected must be an HP 9000 or Sun SPARCstation running the HP Operations SNMP Agent software.
Test All Protocols Test IP/TCP/SNMP is used to check the connection between the local management station and another node or nodes. It is useful in diagnosing network connection problems by testing networking protocols.
Locate Route Locate Route is used to locate specific IP routes between selected nodes. It can be used to:
  • List all the intermediate nodes in the dialog box.
  • Select the route on the network map.
Locate Route helps diagnose connectivity problems (for example, cases where one node cannot communicate with another).
Telnet Runs Telnet command on the local machine.
NNM Reports The Report Presenter is the graphical user interface part of the web reporting interface which allows NNM reports to be viewed using a web browser. These reports can be configured from NNM.
SNMP MIB Browser The SNMP MIB Browser is useful for:
  • Exploring your MIBs and their objects to become familiar with the network management capabilities that they provide. It serves as a useful reference tool. Type in any MIB number and view the description of what it is intended to do. Click any leaf in any loaded MIB tree to view the MIB object's description.
  • Querying MIB objects and viewing the returned instances for a network device that you selected on the submap or specified by typing in the IP address. You can view real-time MIB values for a selected node. You can also collect multiple instances by specifying a time interval for queries and display a graph of the results. The node for which you want to view MIB objects must support SNMPv1 or SNMPv2C.
  • Setting MIB values on a network device. Prerequisites are:
    • The selected node on which you want to set MIB objects must support SNMPv1 or SNMPv2C.
    • The SNMP agent on the selected node must be configured to respond to SNMP SetRequests.
    • You must know the agent's SET-community name.
For more information about what you can do with NNM's SNMP MIB Browser, see the online help available within the SNMP MIB Browser window.

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