MN504 Assignment: Discussion on ManageEngine OpManager Features

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of ManageEngine OpManager, a network management tool designed to monitor and optimize network performance. The report begins with an executive summary outlining the key features and benefits of OpManager, including its ability to provide automated workflows, alerting engines, and solutions for network-related issues. The introduction highlights the importance of network performance management and emphasizes OpManager's role in monitoring the network infrastructure. The report then delves into key aspects of network performance management, explaining how OpManager helps in monitoring network availability, identifying bottlenecks, and maintaining security. The report also analyses the network monitoring and troubleshooting process with the help of a diagram. Furthermore, the report discusses how ManageEngine OpManager provides real-time availability monitoring and accomplishes network traffic analysis. A comparison between ManageEngine OpManager and SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor is also included. The report concludes by summarizing the advantages of using OpManager, such as its cost-effectiveness and ability to resolve network problems efficiently.

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Executive Summary
ManageEngine OpManager offers a range of products that targets at It management which
involves hardware, software and physical infrastructure. OpManager helps in a number ways
by providing automatic workflows, alerting engines, solution to resolve the network related
issues and provides extendable templates that helps the IT team to provide service 24hours
service to monitor the system after the installation of the software. Some of the key features
of ManageEngine OpManager it helps in the networking health monitoring, monitoring of the
VoIP, network mapping and many more such features are present. It helps in managing the
network performance and boost the networks. With the help of ManageEngine OpManager
all the issues related to the network can be easily detected and solved. It helps in gaining the
complete visibility of the system and controls the entire infrastructure of the network and
guides the ways in all the issues can be detected before its occurrence. ManageEngine
OpManager comprises of more advantages than its disadvantages and is preferred in the field
of network management.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Network Performance Management..........................................................................................3
OpManager-Perfect Fit for Network Monitoring.......................................................................4
Analyse with the help of a diagram the network monitoring and troubleshooting process.......5
ManageEngine OpManager Provide Real-Time Availability Monitor......................................6
How does ManageEngine OpManager accomplish Network traffic analysis...........................6
Comparison of ManageEngine OpManager and SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor. 7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
ManageEngine OpManager helps in providing complete solution for monitoring the
network. The monitoring solution helps in scanning the overall performance of the network in
a better way and is able to control the infrastructure of the network [10]. With the help of the
ManageEngine OpManager tools it becomes easier to identify the network issue faced in the
real time which are present with threshold based alerts and also comprises of the troubleshoot
errors. The software comes with special features, which are inbuilt add-ons and plugs-in
which helps in boosting up the network performance [9]. The report discusses about the
ManageEngine OpManager, which helps in the network management and boost the network
performance. The report highlights the network performance management, the reason stating
that OpManager is perfect for the network management, analysis of the networking process
and troubleshooting process with the help of diagram, the application of the ManageEngine
OpManager, and the comparison between ManageEngine OpManager and other network
management tool.
Network Performance Management
The management of the network performance can be stated as a solution of
OpManager, which helps in monitoring the working of the network. The network
management comprises of the overall parameters that plays major role in the performance of
the network. It helps in the administration of the network with the help of locate and
bottlenecks. The monitoring of the network performance is a solution provided by the
Operation Management that helps ion monitoring of the network [8]. The network
performance management helps in monitoring the availability of the connectivity and quality
of the connectivity situated in different locations. The infrastructure of the networks is
monitor with the help of OpManager. The OpManager provides the visibility and monitoring

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of the network to maintain the security related issues. The operation of the network is
simplified and the efficiency improved. The use of the network infrastructure is optimize with
the help of the OpManager. The OpManager helps in managing and monitoring the network
infrastructure and increases the performance of the network. It helps in providing the
visibility of the network and helps in identification of the related issues [7]. With the help of
OpManager an effective approach for the management of the network performance.
OpManager-Perfect Fit for Network Monitoring
OpManager is fit for the monitoring of the network performance the reason is that the
OpManager provides solution for the monitoring of the network. A network can be easily
affected with slight errors that can influence the overall performance of the network. The
OpManager is also loaded with powerful key features that helps the IT administrators in
solving all the problems related to the network [6]. It also helps in solving the network
outages issues within a short period. It checks the working of the network and control the
working of the network. With the help of OpManager, it becomes easy to monitor all the
health related network devices. It also helps in acquiring the visibility related to the network
traffic patterns. It helps in the automation of the changes occurring in the network and
changes the configuration of the entire network management. It helps in examine the WAN
issues related to troubleshoot. It monitors the working of the troubleshoot VoIP performance.
With the use of OpManager, it becomes easier to diagnose all the troubleshooting issues
related to the network. However, it can be stated that OpManager is perfect for monitoring
the network as it prepares the network in advance and gives solution to resolve the problems
[5].

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Analyse with the help of a diagram the network monitoring and
troubleshooting process
Image: Network monitoring (source: Cornacchiola 2013)
With the help of network monitoring at the very first instant the problem is identified which
is related to troubleshoot problems [14]. After the problem is identified, the probable reason
that causes the issues is identify. The theory is determine and with the help of it solution is
prepared which helps in resolving the troubleshoot process. Accordingly, a plan is made
which is structured and the implementation of the plan is done. The entire system is analysed
for the troubleshoot process and preventive method is implemented. In the process of
troubleshoot the required documents and findings are made visible. To identify the
troubleshoot issues all the network trouble-shooter is executed and valid IP address is

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recognized [16]. It can be stated that troubleshooting is a proceeds that helps in solving the
problems related with the network. The process is logical and systematically. Different tools
are used for solving the troubles related to the network [15].
ManageEngine OpManager Provide Real-Time Availability Monitor
In today’s world with the evolvement of technology the competition in the business
market is increased. In order to operate properly in the business it is important to manage the
entire network, maintain the availability of the network and good quality service. If there is,
any disruption faced during the business it will eventually lead to huge amount of loss for the
business organization. However, network plays a critical role in the business process.
ManageEngine OpManager helps in monitoring the network and ensure that all the network
related devices are working properly [11]. ManageEngine OpManager provides a complete
real time overview of the available statistics and it helps in monitoring and examine of the
data from the different switches, routers and servers present in the network. OpManager helps
in providing certain real time based monitoring such as the monitoring related to the device
availability, the availability of the interface, availability of the service. The OpManager gives
the opportunity of monitoring the real time based process and helps the administrators to
monitor the system remotely. It helps in managing the processes that are run on the servers of
the network [4].
How does ManageEngine OpManager accomplish Network traffic analysis
With the OpManager, it becomes easy to monitor the modules that provides the view
of the network traffic patterns and the utilization of the bandwidth with the help of different
flow support. The OpManager helps in monitoring the real time based bandwidth monitoring
by providing the detail traffic statement and the related bandwidth problems before it causes

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problem for the end users [3]. For the network traffic analysis the flow support such as
NetFlow is used which at first collects all the data, relates the data and provides a statistical
report of the network traffic [12]. The statistical report need to be presentable and simple in
form. The network traffic is monitor with the help of real time based network bandwidth and
traffic present at the specific interface level that involves one-minute granularity. With the
help of flow support, all the spikes in the report can be zoomed and all the specific points can
be viewed clearly that causes the network traffic. It also help in examining the speed of the
link and the use of it in real time. With the OpManager, it becomes easy to monitor the
network traffic, the admins are able to fix the network bandwidth problems at a faster rate
and it reduces the MTTR [2].
Comparison of ManageEngine OpManager and SolarWinds Network
Performance Monitor
The system of monitoring the network has developed over the times with the
introduction of various tools [13]. There are certain key factors that helps in comparing
between the two different network management tools. The automatic layer of the OpManager
comprises of two different layers of topology maps. The point of comparison is related to the
auto discovery. Both the network management tools uses auto discovery. The auto discovery
of SolarWinds network performance monitor comes with the SNMP, however it is different
for ManageEngine OpManager it comes with SNMP, ICMP and Telnet. For monitoring the
bandwidth and flow support, the SolarWinds NetFlow analyser is used. On the other hand,
the ManageEngine uses the flow support such as NetFlow, sFlow, jFlow and IPFIX. In both
the network performance management the alert regarding the issues is done with the email
and messages. For the VoIP monitoring the SolarWinds requires quality manager. The
network management tools are used in large enterprise and in both mid and small business.
Both the tools supports various kinds of support such as online, phone and video support [1].

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Conclusion
The network management tools comprises of both advantages and disadvantages. The
tool helps in monitoring the performance of the network. It helps in identifying the problems
related to the network. The OpManager can be installed and accessed from any web browser
page. It is beneficial to invest in such a software as it provide more accurate, cost effective
and solution that resolves the problem within a short period. The ManageEngine OpManager
consists of more advantages and less disadvantage. It also helps in analysing the network
traffic pattern. It covers the monitoring of the entire modules starting from the NCM,
NetFlow and Data centre management. A valuable software helps in monitoring the working
of the network. It is essential for providing stronger security to the network. It also helps in
visualizing the bandwidth and reduces the cost related to the network. It also provides
opportunities for real time monitoring and maintain the performance of the network.

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