KARDINIA INVENTORY REPORTER

Product Description	Key benefits
Hardware and Software prerequisites	Software distribution and installation
Licensing

Product Description

Kardinia Inventory Reporter reports on what hardware and software elements are installed on a network managed by HP OpenView or IBM Tivoli NetView. A network manager can track network assets, determine the expansion capabilites of currently installed hardware, determine the versions and revision levels of firmware and software, and get change history reports. With this information, the network manager can make informed decisions on network equipment upgrades and on software rollouts.

Kardinia Inventory Reporter is a client-server application. Two versions are available, Kardinia Inventory Reporter for HP OpenView, and Kardinia Inventory Reporter for Tivoli NetView.

Kardinia Inventory Reporter for HP OpenView is closely integrated with HP OpenView Network Node Manager. The server component is installed as processes that run under the control of the NNM process manager and that make use of the NNM databases and APIs. It reads the list of nodes from the NNM database and gets inventory information from them.

Kardinia Inventory Reporter for Tivoli NetView is closely integrated with Tivoli NetView. The server component is installed as processes that the NetView process manager controls and that make use of the NetView databases and APIs. It reads the list of nodes from the NetView database and gets inventory information from them.

Kardinia Inventory Reporter is installed as one or more Report Clients and one or more Report Servers.

A Report Client runs on a Windows XP/2000 platform and provides the desktop graphical user interface for defining, scheduling, viewing and printing reports. The reports are produced as HTML files for viewing in a web browser and publishing to a web server.

A Report Server for Kardinia Inventory Reporter for HP OpenView runs on a Windows XP/2003/2000 or Solaris platform and integrates with a copy of HP OpenView Network Node Manager running on the same platform

A Report Server for Kardinia Inventory Reporter for Tivoli NetView runs on a Windows XP/2003/2000 or Solaris platform and integrates with a copy of Tivoli NetView running on the same platform

The Report Client may connect to any one of the installed Report Servers and request that one of the defined reports be generated. The reports can be set up for automatic production at scheduled times.

A set of standard inventory report definitions is shipped with the product.

Key Benefits

• Kardinia Inventory Reporter allows you to define custom reports from any SNMP MIB variables, whether in IETF standard MIBS or vendor enterprise MIBs. This means you are not restricted to just the predefined reports that are shipped with the product.
• The close integration with HP OpenView Network Node Manager and Tivoli NetView means that you can produce custom reports for your network and systems with a minimum of effort in defining the required reports.
• Reports can be set up for regular automatic production.
• Reports can be saved in HTML format, and network managers can place them on a web server for viewing by different user groups.
• The modular design means network managers can purchase an entry level version of the product and generate reports for a small network or for the core devices in a larger network, with a low investment cost.

Hardware and Software Prerequisites

A Kardinia Inventory Reporter installation consists of at least one Report Client and one Report Server.

The Report Client requires the following:

• Windows XP/2000
• A TCP/IP connection to a Report Server

The Report Server requires ONE of the following:

• HP OpenView NNM v6.x or v7.x on Windows XP or 2003 or 2000
• HP OpenView NNM v6.x or v7.x on Solaris v2.6, v2.7, v8 or v9
• Tivoli NetView v7 on Windows XP, 2003 or 2000
• Tivoli NetView v7 on Solaris v2.6, v2.7, v8 or v9
• Tivoli NetView v7 on AIX v4.2, v4.3, v5.1 or v5.2

Distribution and Installation

Kardinia Inventory Reporter Client and Servers can be obtained from the Download Kardinia Inventory Reporter page on this site. After download, licensing must be effected as explained below.

Licensing

To use this product, you will need to obtain a licence by completing and submitting a licence request form. A free 30 day trial licence may be obtained using this form. This can be converted to a permanent licence on paying to Kardinia Software the licence fee for the product.