Provides centralized management, administration, and security console for Sniffer® Distributed network instrumentation. nPO Manager plays a critical role in maintaining peak performance of your business-critical applications and in reducing mean time to resolution. With nPO Manager alarm management functionality you can proactively identify problems before they affect end-users. The nPO solution consists of two components: nPO Manager and nPO Visualizer. These components work individually or in tandem to give network managers unparalleled network manageability and security.
Key Features & Benefits: Centralized, Intelligent Alarm Management — nPO Manager delivers a centralized view of Sniffer Distributed alarms, including Expert alarms, helping you proactively identify deteriorating network or application performance before it impacts end users. You can selectively forward alarms that integrate with third-party fault management platforms, such as HP OpenView, enhancing their ability to present you with just the information you need.
Centralized Resource Management — nPO Manager installs bulk software updates or add-ons to Sniffer Distributed instrumentation — reducing the administrative cost of software updates and upgrades. The solution centrally store captured configurations, filters, and trigger files created from Sniffer Distributed instrumentation.
Multi-segment Flow Analysis — Detailed application flows from multiple instrumentation points are gathered and analyzed to pinpoint sources of latency and identify whether the client, the network, or the application is at fault. These valuable insights reduce mean time to resolution and help to assure the availability and performance of your business-critical applications. User Security and Access Management — Create individual user profiles and privileges and apply them across a range of network resources—reducing the likelihood of unauthorized access of network instrumentation points. In addition, nPO Manager supports industry-standard and third-party authentication methods, such as NT-Domain, LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+.
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