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requests for NNM640 must be received by November 30, 2003
Ř
OpenView Network Node Manager version 6.4
Ř OpenView Network Node Manager Extended topology version 2.0 (if applicable to your contract)
New Releases Available! Network Node Manager 6.4 and Extended Topology
2.0 !
Important! NNM and ET Obsolescence Planning Information!
§<marketing
value proposition>NNM 6.4: new features:
o
Dramatic event reduction via new event Correlators, focusing
on event
de-duplication, root-cause in Frame relay environments,
and more
o
New event “wizard” (Correlation Composer), to tune our shipped Correlators
and easily create new ones for your specific
needs
o
New discovery and dynamic views (MPLS, Cisco HSRP, Wireless Access
Points, others)
o
New platform support – Windows
XP Professional, and Solaris 2.9
§<marketing
value proposition>NNM Extended Topology 2.0: new features:
o Compatible with NNM 6.4
o
Dramatically improved discovery scalability and reduced discovery time!
o
Reduced CPU and memory requirements
for large environments
o
Improved VLAN support for Cisco
and Extreme devices
o Introducing new concept: Protocol health for Cisco HSRP Group State
o
New device support – check
www.openview.com for up-to-date information
o New platform support – HP-UX 11.11 and Solaris 2.9
For customers under support
contract on support for these specific products:
NNM 6.4 is an upgrade to NNM 6.2 and 6.31 versions. In
order to receive the NNM 6.4 software update, you must return the enclosed
NNM 6.4 reply
card Release Request Form.
If applicable
to you, NNM Extended Topology 2.0 is an update to NNM Extended
Topology 1.50 and
1.51, enabling compatibilityand must be used with
NNM Version 6.4. In order to receive
the NNM ET 2.0 software update, you must return the enclosed NNM ET 2.0 reply cardRelease Request Form.
Important! Network Node Mananger 5.x, 6.0x, 6.1, 6.30 and Extend Topology
1.50 Obsolescence Planning Information
In
order to assist you with your future planning, hp would additionally likeis making the following obsolesence information
available to you at the earliest possible time. to inform you of our We planplans
to discontinue sales of and support for NNM versions 5.0, 5.01, 5.02, 6.0,
6.01, 6.1, 6.30 and Extended Topology 1.50.
This letter serves as hp OpenView’s formal announcement
of the planned obsolescence
This letter
is also announcing the obsolescence plan for of NNM
versions 5.0, 5.01, 5.02, 6.0, 6.01, 6.1, 6.30 and NNM Extend Topology
version 1.50. We encourage you customers if you are currently using these versions
to upgrade to NNM 6.4 and ET 2.0 (if applicable to you). For details, please see “IMPORTANT DATES TO
REMEMBER” mentioned below on the next
page.
In
order to benefit from the newly added released versions (where applicable) of NNM and ETET (if applicable
to you) if applicable
to you) features, and to ensure continuous support, we highly
recommend that you begin your upgrade to hp OpenView Network Node Manager
6.4 and NNM Extended Topology 2.0 (if applicable to you) as soon as possible.
NOTE: Support for NNM versions 6.2,
6.31 and NNM Extend Topolgy
1.51 will continue until further notice (when ?). However,
due to conditions beyond our control, we want to remind you of HP’s plans
to end support for HP-UX 10.20, and Microsoft’s plans to end support for NT
4.0 Server. These events affect our
ability to continue to provide youour customers
with the previous level of support youthey have come to expect from us. In order to provide you with our stated level
of support for these releases of NNM and NNM ET, we highly recommend you update
those systems to HP-UX 11.x or Windows 2000 Workstation (or Server) Version
4.0 well in advance of the published deadlines.
IMPORTANT
DATES TO REMEMBER:
|
31-May-2003 |
Last day to
order additional licenses, media and documentation for
NNM versions 5.0, 5.01, 5.02, 6.0, 6.01, 6.1, 6.30 and ET version
1.50 |
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31-May-2003 |
Last day to
receive defect fix support for NNM version 6.30 and ET version 1.50
(if applicable to you) |
|
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|
|
31-August-2003 |
Last
day to receive defect fix support for NNM versions 5.0, 5.01 and 5.02
on remaining supported operating system platforms |
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31-January-2004 |
Last
day for customers with active support agreements to submit the NNM
6.4 and ET 2.0 reply
card(s) or Release Request
Form(s) to receive your copy of NNM version 6.4 and ET version 2.0
(if applicable to you). |
|
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30-November-2004 |
Last day to
receive phone support for NNM versions 5.0, 5.01, 5.02, 6.0, 6.01,
6.1, 6.30 and ET version 1.50 (if applicable to you) on remaining
supported operating system platforms (i.e. official End Of Support
date for NNM versions 5.0, 5.01, 5.02, 6.0, 6.01, 6.1, 6.30 and ET
version 1.50) |
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30-November-2006 |
Last day of
web-based access (http://support.openview.hp.com)
to existing documentation and patches for NNM versions 5.0, 5.01,
5.02, 6.0, 6.01, 6.1, 6.30 and ET versions 1.50 (if applicable to
you) |
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IMPORTANT WEB SITES:
http://www.openview.hp.com/products/nnm/index.asp
http://www.openview.hp.com/products/nnmextopology/index.asp