Expanded Web-Based Enterprise-Management Standards Simplify Compaq Server Management

Strategic Insights -

Hewlett-Packard Company has broadened its support for Web-based Enterprise Management (WBEM) standards to provide integration with Compaq Computer Inc.'s Insight Manager and its own Windows NT application- and server-management products. This integration simplifies server management for IT administrators by allowing them to view real-time subsystem and component status within Compaq servers. HP OpenView ManageX 4.0 will be integrated with Compaq Insight Manager, providing IT administrators with a tool to manage Compaq servers efficiently.

Key Takeaways:

  • HP has expanded its support for WBEM standards to integrate with Compaq Insight Manager and HP's own Windows NT application- and server-management products.
  • The integration of HP OpenView ManageX 4.0 with Compaq Insight Manager simplifies server management for IT administrators by providing real-time subsystem and component status.
  • HP OpenView ManageX 4.0 will ship with a built-in WBEM policy that monitors over 140 Compaq Insight Manager parameters, including CPU temperature and redundant power supplies.
  • The integration of Compaq Insight Manager with HP OpenView ManageX 4.0 allows IT administrators to manage hardware, operating systems, and applications from a single Microsoft Management Console.
  • Compaq Insight Manager traps are sent via SNMP to the HP OpenView ManageX message reader for integrated event management.
  • HP and Compaq have a long history of working together on new management tools that address pressing IT administrator challenges.
  • Additional WBEM integration with future versions of HP OpenView ManageX, HP OpenView Network Node Manager, and Compaq Insight Manager are planned to maximize integrated management of applications, systems, operating systems, and network elements.

Statistics:

  • HP OpenView ManageX 4.0 starts at $795 per server, with Compaq WBEM integration and policy included at no additional cost.
  • The HP OpenView ManageX 4.0 console, including Microsoft Management Console (MMC), is priced at $2,995.
  • HP OpenView solutions are used in over 100,000 multivendor distributed computing environments worldwide.
  • HP has 127,200 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year.

Sources:

  • "Hewlett-Packard Company Expands Support for Web-Based Enterprise-Management Standards to Simplify Compaq Server Management" (Business Wire, November 3, 1998).
  • "About HP OpenView" (http://www.openview.hp.com).
  • "About HP" (http://www.hp.com).
  • Note to Editors (Microsoft Corp., Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Windows NT is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.).