Seagate NerveCenter Version 3.5 Achieves Certification with HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.0

Seagate Software, a leading provider of network storage management solutions, has announced that its Seagate NerveCenter version 3.5 has successfully passed certification testing for Hewlett-Packard Company's HP OpenView Network Node Manager (NNM) version 6.0. This certification enables the powerful combination of Seagate NerveCenter and HP OpenView, providing network administrators with a robust event management solution that dynamically exchanges information to identify root causes of network issues and suppress downstream alarms. The joint solution automates network management, saving customers time and money.

Key Takeaways:

• Seagate NerveCenter version 3.5 has achieved certification with HP OpenView Network Node Manager (NNM) version 6.0, demonstrating a tight integration between the two products.
• The joint solution enables dynamic exchange of network information, providing flexible root cause analysis and downstream alarm suppression.
• Seagate NerveCenter version 3.5 features robust downstream alarm suppression with root cause analysis, a new Web client console, and service-level management reporting capabilities.
• The certification ensures that Seagate NerveCenter configures itself correctly without damaging HP OpenView configuration files or other integrated partner applications.
• The integration-specific product documentation provides detailed guidance on installing, configuring, and using the product integration components.
• Customers can rely on the powerful combination of Seagate NerveCenter and HP OpenView to maintain network availability and performance by automating corrective actions to network problems.
• Seagate NerveCenter takes advantage of dynamic information from the HP OpenView Network Node Manager topology database to correlate and identify the actual point of the network failure or outage.

Statistics:

• The certification testing involved evaluating Seagate NerveCenter against a published set of integration criteria for HP OpenView products.
• The certification process tested the installation of Seagate NerveCenter for smooth integration into the HP OpenView environment, ensuring that it configures itself correctly without damaging HP OpenView configuration files.
• Seagate NerveCenter version 3.5 supports HP-UX 11 and 10.2, Solaris 2.6 and 2.51, and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with service pack 3 or 4.
• The U.S. suggested retail price for a single server, single console, 10-node license of Seagate NerveCenter version 3.5 is $2,195.

Sources:

• "Seagate NerveCenter 3.5 Achieves HP OpenView Certification" (Seagate Software, PRNewswire)
• "Seagate NerveCenter Version 3.5 Certification with HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.0" (Seagate Software, Press Release)