IBM 5.5 manual Netcool/Precision TN server, Network Pilot client

Optionally, Netcool/Precision TN can be configured to work with Netcool/OMNIbus, enabling an operator to view a visualization of an NE, indicating precisely where a specific alarm occurred. See Figure 3 for a graphical representation of the system components.

Figure 3. System components

Netcool/Precision TN server

The Netcool/Precision TN server implements discovery, inventory, fault management, can handle connections to SNMP (if so configured) and TL1 NEs, and provides logging, user authentication, and other server functions.

Network Pilot client

Network Pilot is Netcool/Precision TN's web-based management client. Network Pilot provides an easy-to-use graphical interface for managing NEs and security. As Netcool/Precision TN is integrated with Netcool/OMNIbus, it can be used to add complete inventory, facility, and connection data to Netcool/OMNIbus alerts so that operators can locate, diagnose, and solve network problems more easily.

Network Pilot enables the following features:

•Asset Visibility and Reconciliation:

–Discover all the NEs in the network

–View the NEs, their inventory information and their properties

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