
Task 7—Using HP OpenView to Create the
SNMP Framework
About HP OpenView
The primary function of HP OpenView (HPOV) is to manage faults.
In this case study, HP OpenView:
•Discovers all the devices in the network.
•Functions as the
•Resides on the same Unix workstation as CiscoWorks 2000 Resource Manager Essentials, which gathers the following database information from HPOV:
`Device names and IP addresses
`Community strings
Figure 25 Other Element Managers Start from HPOV
EM1 | EM2 | EM3 | EM4 |
HPOV
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Note This section assumes that HP Network Node Manager Release 5.0 is already installed on a Solaris workstation.