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protocol as defined in RFC 1157. NetView covers
both areas in SNMP management: retrieval of
information by polling SNMP MIB entries from
discrete network objects and the processing of
asynchronous events in the network delivered as
SNMP traps to the management system.
Topology display Show the network topology including network
segments and their connecting routers, as well as
other connecting resources such as hubs, switching
devices, terminal servers, etc.
Distributed management Accesses NetView management systems from
various locations inside the network domain, and
even across firewalls with the help of Java-based
consoles.
Root Cause Analysis Automatically analyzes and detects the root cause of
a network problem, thus eliminating the generation of
a high number of unwanted events and clearly
pointing to the real cause of the problem.
In version 7.1, NetView has become more tightly integrated with other
management applications such as Tivoli Enterprise Console and IBM Tivoli
Business Systems Manager. This extends its management flexibility with the
ability to provide both network management and, to a given extent, systems
management and business systems management. In this chapter, we examine
the integration into IBM Tivoli Business Systems Manager.
With its ability to easily effect changes on many devices, a global support
infrastructure, and the backing of hundreds of third-party vendors, NetView has
become an important tool for the management of complex networks.
Furthermore, NetView not only enables you to manage your network, it also
provides essential information to other parts of your management environment. A
sample NetView console is shown in Figure 9-2 on page 282.