HP OpenView System Administration Handbook [Electronic resources] : Network Node Manager, Customer Views, Service Information Portal, HP OpenView Operations نسخه متنی

Chapter 3. Create a Deployment Plan

Before deploying

Network Node Manager (NNM) and

OpenView Operations (OVO), a deployment plan should be created to determine what and how the products will be configured. The plan includes what and how much of the network is to be monitored, collection station layout and management domains, manager of managers configuration, the products required to instrument the network for monitoring, and more. A good plan can be used to create other plans for system testing and acceptance of the final system and system hardware configuration, high availability, and so on. This chapter outlines questions that should be asked to successfully develop, deploy, and maintain OpenView NNM and Operations. It is not meant to be a complete list, but is generic enough to get started in tailoring one to your specific environment. Reviewing this list should stimulate more questions about the specific management domains that will be created.

This chapter emphasizes the importance of gathering all the necessary requirements for a network and systems management system, in order to design a system that meets or exceeds those requirements before purchasing anything. The requirements are gathered by those responsible for the systems being managed and those managing the management systems. Gathering all the requirements for the network and systems management system will place the project on the road to a successful deployment and implementation.