In discussing the interoperability between the two types of OV servers, it is interesting to note what features they have in common and key areas where they differ. Table 24-1 compares the features of OVOU and OVOW. The list is for reference purposes and is not all-inclusive.
Table 24-1. OVOU and OVOW Comparison
Description | OVOW | OVOU |
|---|
Application Bank | Tools tree | Yes |
Auditing | N/A | Yes |
Automatic Service Discover via SPI | Yes | N/A |
Custom Message Attributes | N/A | Yes |
Database | MSDE, can upgrade to SQL Server | Oracle |
ECS correlation | N/A | Yes |
Encryption | N/A | Yes |
Heartbeat polling | Registry | GUI and command line |
History download | Registry | GUI and command line |
Management server in a cluster configuration | N/A | HP MC/Service Guard Veritas Sun |
Message group bank | N/A, assign message groups via user role | Yes |
Message synchronization | Only with another OVOW server | Only with another OVOU server |
MPE/iX console support | N/A | Yes, via MPE/iX, template |
MSI correlation | N/A | Yes |
Multiple administrators | Yes | N/A |
Managed nodes | Nodes | Yes |
NNM Integration | Installs NNM Adapter; NNM must be installed separately | NNM installation out-of-the-box |
Notification Interface | Via WMI | Built-in |
OpenView Reporter Lite | Integrates out-of-the box | N/A |
Operator initiated actions | Operator Initiated Commands | Yes |
ovtrap2opc | N/A | Yes |
PERL script support | Yes | Yes |
PKI | N/A | Yes |
primmgr file and opcragt -primmgr | N/A | Yes |
SPI for Active Directory | Yes | N/A |
Store (log) embedded performance agent metrics for graphing | Yes | N/A |
Template | Policy | Yes, non-HTTPS |
Template versioning | Yes | N/A |
Trouble Ticket interface | Via WMI | Built-in |
User bank and user profile bank | User Roles | Yes |
UNIX agent deployment | Manual | Automatic |
User authentication | | PAM |
User rights in OpenView controlled via operating system | Yes | N/A |
VB Script support | Yes | N/A |
Web-based event browser | Yes | N/A |
WMI monitoring policies | Yes | N/A |
There are many differences between the two products. Some of the templates' differences are shown in Table 24-2 for reference.