As Open Management Platforms such as NetView/6000, HP OpenView Node Manager and Solstice SunNet Manager become the standards for managing open networks based on SNMP, it is necessary to integrate the management of older, non-SNMP, and non- networked devices through these centralized platforms. Netcool/LegacyWatch is a client/ server management system which provides a gateway from the old to the new, integrating any device or application which is manageable from a character terminal to have its status and events integrated into the popular management systems.
Netcool/LegacyWatch makes a character stream connection to the target object, and scans the messages that the object generates. NetCool/LegacyWatch can also periodically conduct a dialogue with the device to elicit messages. If a message matches an event condition, it is passed up to the management platform together with key information from the message. The manager maps the event onto the glyph which represents the object, and displays it as a change of state (or whatever condition the manager has set). The event information can then be automatically passed to a management workflow or trouble ticketing application.
Netcool/LegacyWatch features:
Solaris version: 2.3 and 2.4
Solstice application/version: Solstice EM 1.0, Solstice SNM 2.2, Solstice SNM 2.2.2
Types of integration: Uses Agent API, Writes directly to the PMI (Solstice Enterprise Manager), Data File Integration, Uses Manager API, Requires Solstice SNM or Solstice Enterprise Manager to run