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Configuration Options

NerveCenter's client/server architecture supports distributed polling across large networks. The NerveCenter Server runs as a daemon on UNIX systems or as a service on Windows systems, enabling NerveCenter to operate remotely. You can configure NerveCenter so that all polling is accomplished on local area networks rather than across a wide area network. Using this capability, you can minimize bandwidth and increase scalability by limiting the information to be monitored for each subnet and the nodes to be polled.

The size and complexity of your network are important factors in determining how to configure NerveCenter. Following is a high-level look at several options:

Configuration Options

Option Description

Single NerveCenter

If you are managing a small network, NerveCenter can discover the workstations and network devices on the network, detect network conditions, respond automatically to conditions, and display information about active alarms.

Multiple NerveCenters

For larger networks, several NerveCenters can communicate with each other and forward important messages to a central site.

NerveCenter integrated with a platform

NerveCenter can be integrated with a network management platform, such as Hewlett Packard's OpenView Network Node Manager or IBM Tivoli System's TME 10 NetView for AIX. The platform typically discovers nodes and maps network topology.

NerveCenter might monitor a subset of the nodes managed by a single platform and then forward noteworthy events to that platform.

NerveCenter working with multiple platforms

You can configure one or more NerveCenters to operate with multiple platforms. You can specify which information NerveCenter sends to each platform.

For complete information about configuring NerveCenter to operate independently or with a network management platform -- along with the platforms supported by NerveCenter -- refer to the Managing NerveCenter and Integrating NerveCenter with a Network Management Platform books. See Viewing the Online Documentation for information about viewing these books.

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This file was last updated on 10 October 2000