quote:
"they are somewhat convinced NetView would not meet their requirements (99%
Cisco network devices)."
-- Approach them with the question:
"To properly identify your Network Management needs, I will need your group
to outline your daily operations and legacy network component requirements
as well as your growth analyses over the next short term 5 years."
or...with a straight face:
"All I need is for you to point me to your Requirements Document so I can
analyze how Netview scales to your legacy components."
When they say "Huh", you ask them "Without knowing this, how do you know
OpenView is meeting your requirements?"
The only reason I would take this approach is because their original
question used the word 'requirements'. Too much buzz, buzz, buzz...
Jason Allison
Principal Engineer
ARINC Incorporated
Office: (410) 266-2006
FAX: (410) 573-3026
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Pobst [mailto:epobst98@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 10:15 AM
To: nv-l@lists.tivoli.com
Subject: [nv-l] NetView vs. OpenView
The battle continues......
Does anyone have or could point me in the direction of a document that
outlines the "NetView vs. OpenView" pro's/con's list. Currently at this
client site we use NetView to monitor all hardware on 100+ aix servers and
in the beginning stages of rolling the networks into the equation. The
problem lying, in that the network group has been using OpenView for a few
years now and they are somewhat convinced NetView would not meet their
requirements (99% Cisco network devices). So far with absolute certainty, I
can only come up with 3 pts. why they should use NetView.
1. It is paid for (big one)
2. It is already integrated with our Tivoli/Remedy Ticketing system
3. They would not have to support the NetView product
Off course, these seem more like "salesman" points, I would prefer to
provide them a technical capability list. Unfortunately I have not fully
explored the Network monitoring capabilities of NetView and I have only book
knowledge of OpenView, either way, I do not want to steer them wrong.
Thanks.
Eric
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