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OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi) vs. Sunbird DCIM

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Sunbird DCIM

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASunbird Software headquartered in New Jersey offers their DCIM Suite of applications, available a la carte, as a total DCIM suite, in an asset and capacity oriented bundle or bundled for environmental and power consumption monitoring. The suite includes tools like Asset, Capacity, Change, Energy, Environment, Power, as well as BI & Analytics, to provide end-to-end administrative control over the data center.

    $47.88

    per year per node

    Pricing
    OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)Sunbird DCIM
    Editions & Modules
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    Power IQ DCIM Monitoring
    $47.88
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    dcTrack DCIM Operations
    $167.88
    per year per cabinet
    DCIM Suite Bundle
    $237.24
    per year per cabinet
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)Sunbird DCIM
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    User Ratings
    OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)Sunbird DCIM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    OpenText Network Node Manager i (NNMi)Sunbird DCIM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Sunbird Software
    There are a few things that need work from flexibility within the asset process documentation. The interfacing with CMDB will be easier if the asset documentation had more flexibility in the standard fields. The product will support our need for a central depository of all assets, connections, and usage within our data centers, which at this time is managed by a spreadsheet with limited access. The ability to review and set goals of environmental and capacity has not been easy, with dcTrack this has become much easier than dealing with Excel tabs.
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    Pros
    OpenText
    • Fault and Performance Monitoring
    • Performance Reporting
    • Alerting and Flexible threhsolds
    • Product stability
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    Sunbird Software
    • Inventory tracking.
    • Capacity planning.
    • Integration with PowerIQ - manages power, cooling and humidity status.
    • Provide power and network/SAN connect paths.
    • Statistics on the infrastructure within a given data center.
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    Cons
    OpenText
    • More out of the box monitoring parameters features
    • Improved GUI
    • Independent reporting functionality within NNMi
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    Sunbird Software
    • Connectivity simplified.
    • Flexibility in port and connection definition.
    • Asset documentation of owners, project and responsible teams.
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    Usability
    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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    Sunbird Software
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    Support Rating
    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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    Sunbird Software
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Sunbird Software
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    Return on Investment
    OpenText
    • HP NNM is very good at producing root cause analysis. MTTR is reduced with NNM.
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    Sunbird Software
    • Hard to say at this time what I will gain or the company will gain for the user but to understand all assets in a Data Center in a single location is a great tool for support and maintenance cost analysis.
    • To be able to see or understand the power needs of a given location provides the need of understanding cost impact under the different location cost models.
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    Screenshot of Full Power Path ManagementScreenshot of Isolated Cabinet View with Environmental ReportingScreenshot of Floor Map Search ResultsScreenshot of Zero-Configuration Business Intelligence DashboardsScreenshot of Multiple Floor Map ReportsScreenshot of Thermal Time Lapse Video