Eric,

I am managing Netview here at a customer account to monitor the network
devices: we have 250 routers, 70 core switches and 800 desktop switches and
we are also 95% cisco... everything is working just fine. I think that one
product or another is able to do the job. However as you said the advantage
of Netview is that it integrate easily will all the others Tivoli tools.

Regards,

Francois Le Hir
Network Projects & Consulting Services
IBM Global Services
Phone: (514) 205 6695

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Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 14:15:26 +0000
To: nv-l AT lists.tivoli DOT com
From: "Eric Pobst" <epobst98 AT hotmail DOT com>
Subject: NetView vs. OpenView
Message-ID: <F82k5egl4RxkkDF0dXB0001aaec AT hotmail DOT com>

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