Title: Introducing Enterprise Discovery 2.1 Session #: 537 Speakers: Matt Schvimmer, Matthew Darwin Company: HP

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1 Title: Introducing Enterprise Discovery 2.1 Session #: 537 Speakers: Matt Schvimmer, Matthew Darwin Company: HP

2 Agenda What is Enterprise Discovery How does Enterprise Discovery fit within OpenView What s new in version 2.1 Roadmap and future directions Demo!

3 Enterprise Discovery 2.1 OpenView Enterprise Discovery 2.1 lets you automatically discover, map, inventory, and better utilize all hardware, software, and network devices. It provides visibility into where assets are located, detailed configuration information and relationships, as well as metrics on asset utilization. Key Capabilities Automatically discovers and inventories all network devices and software Supplies detailed configuration information and relationship mapping for effective CMDB management Reduces compliance risk by identifying all deployed software Enables software license optimization and chargeback based on actual utilization

4 The Evolution of Inventory Pre IND PND Automated Inventory Enterprise Discovery v1 Enterprise Discovery v2 Enterprise Discovery v2.1 IDD PDI

5 Short and Long Term Benefits Simple installation plug the server into the network and let er run Realize immediate return on investment Software Optimization Eliminate unnecessary or unused software Prevent costly audits Satisfy Compliance Requirements Ensures control over environment Track more than just the desktop Scalability translates directly to minimized administration demands Fewer servers, fewer administrative demands Create a closed loop audit and change management processes Impact analysis prior to initiating a change Insurance to verify successful changes

6 Enterprise Discovery details Automated IT inventory that provides the data needed to manage the IT infrastructure Hardware Software Installations Software Utilization Network Topology Low cost: Easy to deploy and maintain Automatic and painless upgrade Minimal user impact Highly accurate proven track record Essential part of Active CMDB

7 Discovery and Inventory features Agent less Discovery Discovery and classification of all network devices Port to port dependency mapping and visualization Agent deployment Fully automatic deployment mechanism for Windows Manual agent deployment to all UNIX and Macintosh platforms Scanner based inventory Detailed hardware data Detailed software installation data Software Utilization agent plug in (optional) Collects software usage metrics in Windows 1:1 match with AssetCenter 4.4 SAM module

8 Technical Highlights Discovery Server Runs on Windows XP and 2003 Server Single MSI based installer Robust architecture, partially based on J2EE Web UI uses new Peregrine Common Web Client Central configurable Logger service Agents Lightweight and secure utilizing the SOAP protocol Cross platform: Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP/UX, AIX, and Mac Replaces agents used with PDA and PND Scanners Support for Windows, Linux, Solaris, HP/UX, AIX, and Mac Security Uses RSA authentication to initiate all communication (server only initiation) All data is transmitted using 128 bit encryption

9 Scalability Scales to 50,000 devices per Discovery Server Horizontal scalability through data aggregation Aggregates up to 10 Discovery Servers or 500,000 devices Automatic Agent/Scanner deployment and upgrade Bandwidth control to minimize impact Flexible scheduling Automatic resume of interrupted file transfers Delta scanning

10 Functionality coverage Windows Workstations Windows Servers Mac machines UNIX machines Switches Printers Hubs, etc Usage Inventory Device Discovery Network Topology Application Dependency Mapping (Enterprise Discovery 2.2) Enterprise Discovery

11 Enterprise Discovery is OpenView s standard for Discovery and Inventory Vertically integrated layers 2 7 visualization model Network elements, network topology, computer systems, applications, application topology, computer system hardware and software inventory Agent less (network and application service) and agent based (asset) discovery capability Unlike competitors, we deliver a single solution, not piecemeal integrations

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13 What is new in Enterprise Discovery 2.1 Enterprise Discovery 2.1 Network Topology Module Visualization of layer 2 and 3 topology Port to port parent child relationship mapping Delivery of remaining PND functionality Improved Inventory Management Mac OS agent and scanner Citrix per user utilization Software recognition enhancement Web based asset questionnaire Integration to Active CMDB ServiceCenter Service Desk AssetCenter OVCM

14 Security is critical to acceptance Server security setup included as standard Windows Security template All Server to Agent communications are secured with SSL Unique per customer certificates Robust public/private key infrastructure Authentication: 2048 bit RSA Encryption: 128 bit Triple DES Agent never initiates conversations This eliminates a wide range of otherwise possible security holes Authenticated, Encrypted: Query Server Agent Authenticated, Encrypted: Reply Server Query: Not permitted Agent

15 Establishing the Foundation of your Active CMDB Accurate data combined with defined process

16 Establishing the Foundation of your Active CMDB Reconciliation identifies discovered CIs that do not match the expected state and creates alerts AssetCenter Discovery Data Reconciliation Expected Expected State Data Enterprise Discovery Actual Discovers live environment Relevant data replicated to ServiceCenter Core operational data provides foundation for change control Active CMDB and CI State Management ServiceCenter Service Desk Operational

17 Establishing the Foundation of your Active CMDB Successful changes will not trigger reconciliation alerts. Any change failures will produce an alert. Verifies managed changes take place as planned AssetCenter Discovery Data Reconciliation Expected Expected State Data Change Data Enterprise Discovery CI changes are tracked here Change process takes place here ServiceCenter Service Desk Actual Physical Change Operational Active CMDB and CI State Management

18 Establishing the Foundation of your Active CMDB Effective Asset Discovery Essential to CMDB Management Provides the Actual state input into Active CMDB system Provides additional detail and information to support the CMDB business process Asset lifecycle management Software licence management Change management Requires appropriate techniques for different asset types

19 Key Integrations Connect It based integrations available for the following: ServiceCenter CI data AssetCenter CI data, software metrics Service Desk CI data Radia Inventory Manager Combining Enterprise Discovery s breadth of inventory with OVCM s powerful policy management Enterprise Discovery will be the OpenView standard for discovery and inventory into the Active CMDB

20 ED and OVCM Convergence for Discovery Services Enterprise Discovery 2.1 Enterprise Discovery 2.2 ED will consolidate into inventory, usage, and base line capabilities from OVCM and form core Discovery Services suite The new product will provide discovery services for AssetCenter, Service Manager, OVCM and several other OV solutions NEW! Application Dependency Mapping OVCM 6 Discovery Services OVCM 4.2 Inventory Manager Usage Manager Base lining OVCM 5.0 Inventory Manager Usage Manager Base lining OVCM will maintain provisioning, deployment, patching, and OS capabilities but will leverage the shared discovery service rather than maintain separate products for inventory, usage, and base lining capabilities

21 Demo

22 Thank you