nworks Smart Plug-in for VMware Achieves Certified Integration With HP OpenView; nworks Adds VMware ESX Server Performance, Event, Discovery, and Mapping Capabilities to HP OpenView Operations.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- nworks, an HP OpenView HP OpenView was a Hewlett Packard product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of network and systems management products. In 2007 the entire HP OpenView portfolio was rebranded under the strengthened HP Software name. Platinum Business Partner, today announced that the nworks Smart Plug-in (SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection. (2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA. ) for VMware has achieved certified integration with HP OpenView Operations for Windows and HP OpenView Operations for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). . nworks provides a comprehensive solution by integrating VMware ESX Server VMware ESX Server is an enterprise-level virtualization product offered by VMware, Inc., a division of EMC Corporation. ESX Server is a component of VMware's larger offering, Virtual Infrastructure, which adds management and reliability services to the core server product. performance, event, state, and configuration into HP OpenView Operations without installing any software to the ESX See VMware. Servers. The integration of VMware VirtualCenter events into HP OpenView Operations software helps to expand the reach of the nworks solution to a strategic piece of the VMware virtual infrastructure Virtual Infrastructure 3, a suite of virtualization products from VMware, Inc., a division of EMC Corporation, includes VMware ESX Server version 3, VMware Virtual Center version 2, Virtual SMP (which allows a guest operating system to "see" up to 4 CPUs in the virtual machine). . The integrated solution of nworks SPI and HP OpenView Operations software is designed to bring immediate value to companies that want to reduce the costs of its IT operations and better link IT to the business by enabling real-time service impact analysis of incidents, proactive problem prevention and faster problem resolution for their VMware ESX Server virtual infrastructure. nworks' solution enables real-time virtual machine discovery by mapping virtual resources to physical resources and physical to virtual resources for a complete view of an enterprise's virtual infrastructure. nworks helps to provide the visibility required to ensure that HP OpenView Operations console and Service Navigator have up-to-date service views. "As ESX Server is deployed throughout enterprises it is critical to have a holistic picture of the virtualized machines and ESX Servers supporting the business services provided by IT," said Greg Stephens, founder and President of nworks. "Automating ESX Server Discovery and gathering performance information regarding virtual machines as well ESX Servers themselves enables organizations to make faster, more intelligent decisions regarding the virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. of the data center. The integration with HP OpenView Operations will provide HP customers with broad, global visibility into the virtualized data center." "We're pleased to be working with nworks to extend the value of HP OpenView software with new and innovative capabilities," said Yale Tankus, vice president, Partnerships and Alliances, OpenView Business Unit, HP. "The integration of the nworks SPI for VMware with HP OpenView Operations provides customers with a unique solution that is quick and easy to deploy and provides enhanced visibility into the ESX Server virtual infrastructure to enable organizations to better manage IT operations for maximum business value." For more information on nworks' integration with HP OpenView Operations, please visit: http://nworks.com/vmware. About nworks The nworks Smart Plug-in for VMware for HP OpenView Operations is designed to be the easiest, most comprehensive ESX Server management solution in the market today. The nworks solution does not place any software on the ESX Servers, ensuring the continual operation of an enterprise's vital virtual infrastructure. nworks is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Modesto, California, and at www.nworks.com. |
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