User guide

DEFINITY Performance Management User Guide, Release 2.0, 585-229-808
1 NMS Overview
NMS Capabilities
Issue 1
November 1998
Page 26
NMS Capabilities
Introduction The Network Management System (NMS) provides an overall view of DEFINITY
systems. The NMS platform that Performance Management uses is OpenView.
This section contains brief descriptions of the chapters that discuss NMS
capabilities.
NMS Submap
Administration
Chapter 2, "NMS Submap Administration" describes the 3 submap options
available on the NMS. This chapter also contains procedures that are necessary
to set up maps on the NMS.
NMS Alert
Notification
Chapter 3, "NMS Alerts" describes Proxy Agent alarm states and managed node
alert states. This chapter also identifies alert notification methods available at the
NMS level and contains procedures that are necessary to access alert
information.