DIGITAL ServerWORKS™ Manager Enterprise Management Integration Guide

This document serves as an integration guide for IT professionals, detailing how to incorporate DIGITAL ServerWORKS Manager into various enterprise management solutions. It provides instructions for integrating with HP OpenView, Tivoli TME 10 NetView, CA Unicenter TNG, Compaq Insight Manager, and Novell ManageWise.

Key areas covered include:

• Installation and Configuration: Step-by-step procedures for installing ServerWORKS Manager components and configuring them for each supported enterprise management environment (Windows NT, HP-UX, DIGITAL UNIX).
• Device Discovery and Management: How to discover and manage DIGITAL servers, DIGITAL clusters, and Microsoft clusters within the enterprise manager's network topology map. This includes finding objects by attribute, managing devices using DIGITAL MIBs, and creating device-specific submaps.
• Server Information Display: Methods for displaying detailed server information (e.g., environmental data, memory, network, storage, system details, and performance graphs) through new DIGITAL menu options or icons in the integrated console.
• SNMP Traps and Alarms: Guidance on configuring and forwarding SNMP traps from DIGITAL devices to the enterprise manager's console, enabling proactive problem detection and intelligent monitoring based on predefined and user-defined alarms (minimal health, system status, component status, and threshold alarms).
• Management Information Bases (MIBs): Explanation of DIGITAL MIBs (e.g., Server System MIB, Server Management MIB, Cluster Management MIB) and how to access and compile them for detailed system information, including CPU, memory, buses, peripheral devices, and physical configuration.
• Advanced Features: Details on using ServerWORKS tools like the System Browser and Alarm Configuration utility, command-line access for launching applications, and modifying initialization files for fine-tuning system behavior.

The guide emphasizes leveraging existing enterprise management interfaces while extending their capabilities with ServerWORKS Manager's robust server management features.