Title: HP OpenView ConfigurationManagement OverviewSession #: 87Speaker:  Loic AvenelCompany: HP

What we will cover in this session

• What is the HP OpenViewconfiguration management solutionfor enterprises?

• What business problems does itsolve?

• Why choose HP ?• HP OpenView Configuration

Management solution components,features and capabilities

• Q&A

HP OpenViewBuilding blocks to successful enterprise management

ITOperations

Focus

ITProcessFocus

BusinessExternalFocus

Point Tools Consolidated / Integrated Service Perspective

Multiple dimensions of change

Change

ChangeBusiness objectives and strategy

Computing environment

•Strategic partnerships•Mergers, acquisitions, divestiture•Response to competitive moves•Supply­chain integration•Gov’t regulation/compliance

•IT consolidation•Security threats•Operating system upgrades•Application migration•System & network disruption

Business challengesBusiness Objectives / CIO Challenges

IT InitiativesProvisioning Risk Mitigation CRM,SFA, ERP

Governance /Regulations

Software

AgileInfrastructure

(OS Software andHardware  Upgrades)

Business Alignment Service Delivery Cost ReductionSecurity

Web ServicesOutsourcingSoftware Licensing

and Compliance

Server Consolidation

PatchDeployment

andAssuranceMergers &

Acquisitions /Divestiture

End of Lease

Re­provisioning

Common IT / Business Challenges in PCEnvironment

• Significant rollout of new operating systems orhardware

• Combine IT infrastructures following a mergeror acquisition

• Face on­going security threats andcompliance challenges

• Deliver a managed service• Manage a heterogeneous and distributed

installed base• Automate IT process to realize lower costs or

greater reliability

• Simplify deployments and configurationchanges– operating system– patches & service packs– applications– configuration settings

• Configuration enforcement• Scalable and extensible• Repeatable, reliable, auditable• Multi­vendor, multi­OS server & blade

support• “Lights out” data center• Reduce errors and IT costs

•Simplify configurationmanagement on large

numbers of servers

Common IT / Business Challenges inServer Environment

Because… .•There is no such thing as a standardconfiguration•Hackers don’t wait for you to completeyour patch testing cycles•Help desk personnel aren’t cheap•A competitive business environmentdemands that IT find a better wayMost tools only address the tacticalissues of software deployment

Configuration management solutions are inhigh demand

Key goals for Configuration Management

• Increase productivity– Do more with less– Increase focus on new initiatives vs. “maintenance”– Reduce downtime

• Reduce Risk– Ensure security– Ensure compliance with industry regulations

• Accelerate time to change– Support the business need– Improve competitiveness

QualityConsistencyFlexibilityCompliance

TimeRiskCost

Red

uce

Incr

ease

Package/Script /Target

Pre­deploymenttesting and

conflictanalysis

DeployRun reports

to verifycompliance

!Prepare

Test

Deploy

Fix

HelpDesk

SoftwareDeployment

Team

What most tools do

What most configuration management toolsdeliver

ü End of desktop visits to deploysoftwareü Standardized deploymentsü Significantly lower TCO vs. manualmanagementX Cannot scale economically: moredeployments = greater resourcerequirementsX Challenged in diverse ITenvironmentsX No concept of continuousmanagement –manual effort requiredto control and maintain configurations

Adm

inis

trativ

e C

ost

Man

ual

Complexity

Typical Config Mgmt tools

Continuous Management

HP OpenView Configurationmanagement solutions providecontinuous managementwhich dramatically lowers ITcosts, lowers resourcerequirements, while increasingsoftware reliability.

Policy Management

Always the right services toright people

Why HP?

OpenView Configuration Management

Discover, deploy, patch,and strategically managesoftware and contentacross heterogeneousdesktop and laptopplatforms

PC Management

Provision, audit, andstrategically manageWindows ATM softwareand content to increasereliability, comply withregulations, and expandrevenue opportunities

ATM Management

Provision, secure, audit,monitor  and strategicallymanage  software andcontent on distributed,and data center serverconfigurations

Server ManagementAnalyze

ContinuousEnforcement

Discover

Package

Provision /Update

HP OpenViewConfigurationmanagement

HP OpenView Configuration Management

•Hardware and software inventory discovery

•Provision & repurpose

•Deploy OS, patch, applications, settings,content

•Continuous management to help ensureconfiguration compliance to policy

•Desktops, laptops, servers, Windows, UNIX,Linux,

Ensure that each enterprise computing device has the right softwareconfiguration at all times to support the business

Analyze

ContinuousEnforcement

Discover

Package

Provision /Update

HP OpenViewConfigurationmanagement

TCO

Adm

inis

trativ

e C

ost

Typical Config Mgmt tools

OpenView Configuration Mgmt.

Man

ual

Complexity

Benefits of HP OpenView ConfigurationManagement solutionsü End of desktop visits to deploysoftwareü Standardized deploymentsü Significantly lower TCO vs. manualmanagementü Scale without increased administrativerequirementsü No deployment lists or scripts to createand maintain –ideal for diverse ITenvironmentsü Continuous management automaticallymaintains configurations

HP OpenView Configuration ManagementSolutions for the Enterprise

HardwarePlatform

OperatingSystem

CoreApplications

OptionalSoftware

Settings

OSManager

ApplicationManager

SoftwareManager

ConfigurationSettings

Management

PatchManager

Inve

ntor

y M

anag

er

Bas

elin

e

ConflictAnalysis

PackagingAnd

Publishing

ManagedDevices

Usa

ge

Data CenterAutomation

Control,Compliance,

Security

ApplicationAutomation

Server ConfigurationManagement

LoadBalancers

OperatingSystem

Patch

Application/Content

Library

CustomApplications

DatabaseServer

ApplicationServer

WebServer

OperationalConsole

Managed Servers

Policy

DatabaseServers

Policy andProcess

Management

Inventory,Baseline,Reporting

Audit automatedactions,

Remediation

Settings

Automatically provisionthe entire software

stack as defined in a“reference model”i.e.

policy

Provision, re­provisionand re­purpose servers

On­going configurationenforcement

Inventory

Configurationbaselining Patch

management

Pre­OS firmwareconfiguration

Deploy anoperating systemto a bare­metal

server.

Complexapplication

configurationmanagement

HP OpenView PC ConfigurationManagement solutions provide the answerSolves fundamental businessproblems ...

•Increases security and reliabilitythrough continuous management•Lowers operational costs, ensuresquick & reliable software servicesthrough policy•Delivers proven, quantifiable results–validated by customers andanalysts•HP services and support round outthe offering to provide a low risk,high­reward solution•Provides high return on investment

TCO

Adm

inis

trativ

e C

ost

Typical Config Mgmt tools

HP OpenView

Man

ual

Complexity

Questionsand answers