Every product in this series supports periodic polling. Each can evaluate service health using application-level protocols. NetPlus AutoManager, ipMonitor, and SNMPc can forward TRAPs, enabling event integration by HP OpenView or another enterprise manager. You might staff your NOC 24x7, but you don't want to rely on a human to notice status changes. A good NMS lets you specify criteria that trigger alerts to keep you informed and initiate corrective action.
Alerts can be a double-edged sword.
SNMPc will even observe trends during a learning period to establish baselines and thresholds. What We Tested Pt. SNMP Browse and Query Pt. Incorporated All Rights Reserved.