Did you know that The HP NNMi–HP Network Automation (NA) integration combines NA’s configuration change detection capabilities with NNMi’s network monitoring capabilities, placing more information at your fingertips when problems occur?

Without exiting NNMi, you can connect to NA to view information about NA-managed devices and configuration change events. While in NA, you can perform any NA functions for which you have the necessary credentials.

The HP NNMi–HP NA integration adds configuration menu items for opening connections to NA. The integration also adds menu items for viewing configuration information on devices managed by NA. These tools provide the following functionality:

• View detailed device information, including vendor, model, modules, operating system version, and recent diagnostic results.

• View device configuration changes and configuration history.

• Compare configurations (typically the most recent and last previous configurations) to see what changed, why, and who made the changes.

• View device compliance information.

• Run NA diagnostics and command scripts from NNMi nodes.

• (NNM iSPI NET) Detect connections with mismatched speed or duplex configurations.

Value

• Alarm integration—NNMi integration communicates NA configuration change information to the NNMi console, enabling you to quickly identify whether configuration changes may have caused network problems. From within NNMi, you can quickly access NA functionality to view specific configuration changes anddevice information, identify who made the change, and roll back to the previous configuration to restore network operation. Because a majority of network outages are caused by device configuration errors, this feature can enhance both problem identification and response time in resolving network downtime.

• Access to NA configuration history from NNMi—In the NNMi console, a device-level menu provides access to NA features for reviewing configuration changes. For any device in the NA database, this feature displays configuration changes side-by-side so that you can easily view changes. You can also view configuration history.

• Operations efficiency—Network operations personnel can monitor and investigate information from two data sources within a single screen.

Supported Versions

• NA version 7.50 or higher with the latest consolidated patch

• NNMi version 8.11 or higher on the Windows, Linux, or Solaris operating system Only