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

4.6 SUMMARY

NNM is an SNMP-based network management tool that provides discovery, mapping, and monitoring of your network. You can access NNM by several methods:

Unix ovw interface:

ovw&

Windows ovw interface:

StartProgramsHP OpenViewNetwork Node Manager

UNIX Launcher:

http://hostname:8880/OvCgi/ovlaunch.exe(NNM 6.2 and before)

http://hostname:3443/OvCgi/ovlaunch.exe (NNM 6.3 and later)

Windows Launcher:

http://hostname/OvCgi/ovlaunch.exe

UNIX/Windows Dynamic Views:

http://hostname:7510

NNM collects inventory information via SNMP and allows the user to view the information from any location on the network. It provides the ability discover and graphically display your network. The NNM interfaces are easy to navigate. It allows the user to locate and query devices. NNM can accept and display SNMP traps to help determine glitches in the network. Operators can be limited to read-only access if necessary. Now, move on to Chapter 5.