Introduction to HP OpenView | HP OPENVIEW J5119-90007 specification

1	Introduction to HP OpenView
	Service Assurance for
	Communication Networks

HP OpenView Service Assurance for Communication Networks (OVSACN) is an integrated solution for managing IP devices, telecom equipment, system information, and software applications. It is based on the HP OpenView Operations (OVO) platform, including HP OpenView Network Node Manager (NNM), and is designed for the communications service provider.

OVSACN manages events from multi-vendor telecom equipment using a variety of network transport protocols including ASCII, CMIP, SNMP, and TL/1. OVSACN consolidates the events into problems and presents them in a single problem report format.

OVSACN combines messages from all managed devices and applications into one message browser. Network operators see the broad picture of the network state and can prioritize effort based on the greatest need for the entire network.

OVSACN consists of three purchasable products: HP OpenView Operations (OVO), OV Telecom Extensions for OV Operations, and OV Topology Server.

HP OpenView Operations includes the OVO GUI, the main GUI used to manage assigned nodes, applications, messages, and services. The OVO GUI presents the network health in graphical and tabular displays, and shows status for the represented elements based on the severity of the received messages.

The optional OV Topology Server displays a map of telecom devices and displays telecom problems in the topology GUI. It receives all incoming messages generated by equipment included in the topology and associates each message with a particular managed object instance. The OV Topology Server sets the status for each managed object instance according to the statuses contained in the received messages. It also formats all received messages into problems and displays them in a problems presenter.