Openview virgin 3

[Killer]

Help!<br>
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I've just been tasked to learn all I can about Openview in a week with limited resources (daytime use of the Microsoft training text on NNM). My Ogre, I mean, my boss has high expectations of proficiency (I must have it mastered) without the benefit of an example or even a look at the software configured on a network. I ran through the hippy-dippy CD introduction training (what a farce!) and need more meat-intensive training. Any advice? All possible protests have been logged, noted and filed. Now remains only complience and success (there is no excuse for failure). <br>
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I welcome any and all responses.<br>
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Killer

 

[jfk]

Tough position. Well, assuming you have the NT version, look at the Using NNM manual at:<br>
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http://ovweb.external.hp.com/ovnsmdps/pdf/j1120-90000.pdf<br>

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A working knowledge of SNMP is a MUST for any network management platform. You can look at a beginners FAQ at:<br>
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http://www.inforamp.net/~kjvallil/t/snmp2.html<br>

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With a more in depth FAQ at (among many places):<br>
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http://faqs.colombianet.net/snmp-faq/part1/faq.html<br>

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Your best bet though is experience. There's no real way around this. You can't be told how a GUI looks and feels... you have to get some time with it. If its at all possible, then download the NNM to your PC or go in after hours or whatever and log some time with the OpenView client.<br>
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My experience is more with NNM on the UNIX side, so maybe someone else can address the OS-related issues there.<br>
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Good Luck,<br>
jfk

 

[Killer]

jfk,<br>
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Thanks for the tips. I'll try 'em this weekend.<br>
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Killer

 

[Digitalman]

Killer:<br>
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If I can answer any specific questions, just let me know. There are NO publications out there that will help !!! I have purchased the 3 books on the market and to me they are nothing but sales manuals for HP. I was in the same situation you are in now and after MANY MANY sleepless nights I finally got my nodes on line and my paging notification working !!!! Feel free to use me as a source if I can be of any help...

 

[Killer]

Digitalman,<br>
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Thanks, I will. I got a break and the client is waiting until their new server is delivered, and I've loaded it once on a test machine (no network). Whoopee! This might give me a week or two more, but the pressure is still on.<br>
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Killer

 

[Jerric]

Killer,<br>
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Had to drop a line of empathy... I sit on top of a 160 node ATM network that uses openview as its base managment platform. I got somewhat of the same introduction, hope your burning away by now....<br>
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jdavis...

 

[monik]

Take the network node manager course by HP openview University.&nbsp;&nbsp;It's a five day course.&nbsp;&nbsp;monik

 

[countryfanjohn]

I'm pretty much in the same postion, the guy who new NNM up and left. I know next to nothing about networks. Luckily I'm going to the HP OpenView NNM class, soon. I took the CBT that comes with OpenView, it's great for falling asleep to. Where do they get these people that they put in those things?? I could read the script that guy was reading.

 

[CyberJMC66]

Check out the following book;

OpenView Network Node Manager: Designing and Implementing an Enterprise Solution
by John Blommers
Paperback - 352 pages 1 edition (September 13, 2000)
Prentice Hall PTR/Sun Microsystems Press; ISBN: 0130198498 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.94 x 9.26 x 7.05

I would not recommend this book to anyone who has experience or training in NNM (you will see comments like this on Amazon). But for someone completely green to NNM, it's a great resource...

(I do work for HP Consulting)

 

[EmilVelez]

If you cannot take the course (which is my recommendation) you may want to just install the software on a NT or UNIX system and let it discover your network and then start exploring. Be careful chaning polling intervals and setting up data collection..

NNM software is available for download at openview.hp.com

and it installs with a 60 day instant on license. You can use all of the standard features of the product.

HP has 2 courses NNM1 and NNM2. The first course covers most of what you will do with it. The second course covers using multiple NNM systems together as a team to discover and manage large networks.

Good luck

 

[Guest_imported]

Wow, I wonder how many people fall into this position?

I just started last Monday with a new company and their exact words were &quot;You will be working on HP Openview primarily. We don't have any manuals or books for it. We dont even have the original CD it came with. You will learn it and get it to operational status ASAP.&quot;

So I took the Challenge, and here I am.

Good luck .. god speed

-Carl

 

[cgainey]

Wow, I may be the &quot;odd man out&quot; here, but truth be told, I love working with HP Openview. I find their documentation, in most part, helpful...and when in doubt, there's always the good 'ole HP technical support desk. Anyways...

Killer,
If you are really a virgin, I would suggest the
&quot;Managing Your Network with HP Openview Network Node Manager&quot; and &quot;A Guide to Scalability and Distribution&quot; These two books have provided answers to most of the questions that I have had in learning this tool. The first book is more of an operator based book, but will give you a good feel for how NNM works. I'm a UNIX person so I can't address the Microsoft documentation, however you can go to the following URL....

http://docs.hp.com/windows_nt/index.html

and find most of the NT Openview documentation provided by HP. Hope this helps you and others.

***cgainey

 

[nfaber]

Also when you run into trouble (and you will) there are a few other forums as well with many experts who are very helpful:

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/CategoryHome/0,,165,00.html

http://www.ovforum.org

Good Luck!

 

[mbarlam]

I just came back from the course at HP. It was excellent. I recommend for anyone who needs insight. There is also a class II for advanced usage. My instructor also stated that there wasn't many resources for training out there.

 

[buckymatt]

There are other training resources besides HP Ed Centers. Vendor independent HP OpenView training delivered through HP OpenView VAR's who partner with a company called Netvion. Maryville Technologies delivers Netvion's HP OpenView courses at several location in the central US as well as other VAR's for on-site too.

Try the following link for course listings & schedule:

http://www.netvion.com