AW: Difference between OpenView and Netview on NT?

Steve,

look at www.networkcomputing.com/821/821f1.html
NetView NT 5.0 got the Network Computing Editors's Choice award (but it was
based on the 5.0 from 1997)
I found a more up-to-date Lab-Test on the german site of
www.networkcomputing.de (from Sep. 98), where Netview NT earned the
Best-Value award.
I personally consider that Netview NT is the best NT network mgmt. product.
Wish to have some of the delightful features on the Netview UNIX product.

Cordially 

Herbert Adamczyk

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:  Steve Francis [SMTP:steve.francis AT COMMSERV.UCSB DOT EDU]
> Gesendet am:  Mittwoch, 9. Februar 2000 19:16
> Betreff:      Difference between OpenView and Netview on NT?
> 
> OK, so it sounds like the NT version does not support many of the features
> that
> make the Unix version better then OpenView.
> 
> I would prefer to stick with Unix, but I'm moving to a small start-up, and
> I cant
> really justify (or get) the extra money for what will be a very small
> (albeit
> critical) network. (Less than 100 managed nodes.)
> 
> Does anyone have any insight comparing Openview NNM 6.1 on NT and Netview
> 5.2 on
> NT?  OpenView is cheaper, I think.
> Any competitive analyses out there?
> 
> 
> James Shanks wrote:
> 
> > NetView for NT is not the workhorse that NetView for UNIX is.
> > It does not have APM, a Ruleset editor, nor the smconfig tool for MLMs.
> Nor
> > does it integrate with many 3rd party apps
> > But it does have a GUI that most people say they like better, nvsniffer
> with
> > status checking, support for things like WEBM and Wake-on-LAN, and
> "attended"
> > MLM.
> > My advice to most folks who are familiar with the UNIX version is to
> stay with
> > it, and do a trial install on an NT box -- the CDs come in the same box,
> don't
> > they?
> >
> > James Shanks
> > Tivoli (NetView for UNIX) L3 Support
> >
> > Steve Francis <steve.francis AT COMMSERV.UCSB DOT EDU> on 02/08/2000 
> > 07:47:07
> PM
> >
> > Please respond to Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on
> NetView
> >       <NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU>
> >
> > To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
> > cc:    (bcc: James Shanks/Tivoli Systems)
> > Subject:  Difference between Netview on NT and Unix?
> >
> > Hi.
> >
> > Being about to change jobs, one thing I need to do at the new job is set
> > up network management.
> >
> > Can anyone detail the differences, if any, of Netview on Unix (which is
> > all I've ever used) and Netview on NT?
> >
> > Does NT support the APM?  Ruleset editor?  etc?
> >
> > TIA