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Nlyte Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) vs. OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)

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    Nlyte Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)

    Score4.8 out of 10
    N/ANlyte, headquartered San Mateo, California offers their eponymous a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solution.N/A

    OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Network Node Manager i is a network management platform acquired by Micro Focus from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and now supported by OpenText.N/A
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    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Nlyte Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    Nlyte Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Nlyte
    Nlyte is well suited for keeping a detailed inventory of the assets in the hosting center. With the ability to import hosting center floor plans, knowing exactly where each asset is located is a snap. When alarms occur in monitored devices, this also provides faster resolution because the exact point of alarm can be displayed on the floor plan. Nlyte is also well suited for organizations with data center assets housed in multiple locations. In some cases, as with my organization, some of the locations are Telco rooms or closets. Again, when properly set up, a device causing an alarm can be pinpointed to its exact location.
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    OpenText
    Well-suited for large-scale deployment without needing more servers. Linux installation is quite stable, and Polling of a large number of devices is well managed. Less suited to Network Observability scenarios or cloud network monitoring.
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    Pros
    Nlyte
    • Nlyte Asset Optimizer (NAO) tracks every asset in our hosting centers and when integrated with Nlyte Energy Optimizer (NEO), which monitors the hosting center environment, we can see, at a glance, the asset causing the alarm and its exact location in the hosting center. This is a strength, as it provides for faster resolution of problems if/when they occur.
    • Nlyte Asset Optimizer (NAO) has a lot of built-in reports that are great for looking at. For example, servers of a specific brand, or how many Us are taken up by servers. I see this as a strength and use this capability for capacity planning.
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    OpenText
    • Fault and Performance Monitoring
    • Performance Reporting
    • Alerting and Flexible threhsolds
    • Product stability
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    Cons
    Nlyte
    • Nlyte Asset Optimizer (NAO) is currently all manual entry of assets. It would be great if NAO could provide for automated discovery of hosting center assets. This automation would be limited to ICMP and SNMP communication so not every asset can provide automated discovery, but it would be great for all IP addressable devices.
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    OpenText
    • More out of the box monitoring parameters features
    • Improved GUI
    • Independent reporting functionality within NNMi
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    Usability
    Nlyte
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    OpenText
    NNMi's user interface is described as well-designed and intuitive, making it easy for users to navigate and perform tasks quickly, thereby enhancing the overall user experience. The system offers a powerful network discovery mechanism that maps out your network's physical and virtual topology, enabling you to visualize connections between devices and identify potential issues. Fault monitoring is at its best. NNMi provides a unified environment for viewing faults, availability, and performance data, consolidating essential information into a single platform.
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    Support Rating
    Nlyte
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    OpenText
    Support is long and arduous and often are unable to help resolve the issue. We often have to do escalations or duty manager to get things moved. Even with a technical account manager, we do not see much improvement from a support point of view. This is an area where Micro Focus has a lot of improvement to do.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Nlyte
    I am still using the other three products as they have features that Nlyte does not have, and that are really out of scope for Nlyte. I can give one example because this product is an in-house application. It is our CMDB application, and it interfaces with several other in-house systems to provide data that Nlyte is not designed for. Example: If we get an alarm from a server, and if there is currently a planned outage with a Request For Change (RFC), we ignore the alarm unless it exceeds the RFC window.
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    OpenText
    Even though there are many products in the market such as from Solarwinds, CA Spectrum (no DX Spectrum), PRTG that offers similar or even with more flexibility the fault and performance monitoring still Micro Focus is a very nice tool when it comes to Scalability and Stability with all necessary monitoring coverage. There is no external database required and hence less issues with integration.
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    Return on Investment
    Nlyte
    • Nlyte has had a positive return on investment (ROI) for my organization. A big factor in the ROI is having faster resolution times when alarms occur.
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    OpenText
    • HP NNM is very good at producing root cause analysis. MTTR is reduced with NNM.
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