This page includes documentation for the various components of the Halcyon Neuron Management Suite.
Note: For documentation on add-ons and modules not bundled with this product, please refer to our Products Index page.
| Neuron Management Suite |
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Neuron Management Suite enables organizations to perform monitoring
of their hardware and software. It can also be used to leverage their
existing Enterprise Management Framework (EMF) to gain visibility into
the health, performance, and status of critical business services in
addition to the hardware and software components that make up the services.
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README
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Installation Guide
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Configuration Instructions
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| Neuron Event Manager |
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Neuron Event Manager provides centralized integration of events from multiple sources.
Sources include systems management software such as Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center,
Sun Management Center, Nagios, and many others in addition to standard SNMP devices.
Incoming events can be viewed using the bundled Neuron Event Viewer or integrated to 3rd
party enterprise management frameworks and help desk tools using sophisticated yet easy
to create rules with event filters, automated actions and schedules.
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User's Guide
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| Neuron Inventory Manager |
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Neuron Inventory Manager is a component of the Neuron Management Suite that allows
for the viewing and management of specific and/or groups of assets. Through the
Neuron Inventory Manager, Users will be able to view the status of assets as well
as information about those assets, such as their operating system and version.
Managers and Administrators will be able to configure credentials for assets, enable
or disable monitoring of the assets as well as deploy Halcyon Neuron Agents to
Solaris assets.
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User's Guide
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Release Notes
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| Neuron Configuration Manager |
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Neuron Configuration Manager retrieves configuration data from assets that are managed
by the Neuron Management Suite. Through the Neuron Configuration Manager, Users will be
able to view configuration metrics and snapshots of managed assets. Managers and
Administrators will be able to set thresholds on configuration metrics, create snapshots,
and enable or disable configuration metrics. The Neuron Configuration Manager will also
create events when the configuration data crosses a threshold.
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User's Guide
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Release Notes
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| Neuron Health Manager |
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Neuron Health Manager retrieves health data from assets that are managed by the
Neuron Management Suite. Through the Neuron Health Manager, users will be able
to view health metrics and their data associated with a selected asset. Managers
and Administrators will be able to set thresholds on the health metrics, as well
as enable or disable them. The Neuron Health Manager will also create events
when health data crosses the user defined thresholds.
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User's Guide
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Release Notes
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| Neuron Performance Manager |
Performance Reporting enables IT managers to collect, store, and report on the vital
data metrics that make up those business services and assist in optimizing and
increasing asset utilization and translating business objectives to IT priorities.
Neuron Performance Manager provides a comprehensive view of the health and performance of
datacenter infrastructure useful for utilization monitoring, capacity planning, billing
and chargeback. This solution enables customers to collect, store, and graph system and
application performance trends to predict future capacity needs and improve service levels
of business services.
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User's Guide
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Release Notes
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| Neuron Integration for BMC Event Manager |
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Neuron Integration for BMC Event Manager provides the capability to integrate alarms
received by Halcyon Neuron Management Server into BMC Event Manager. This integration
can be achieved by sending SNMP traps to BMC Event Manager via BMC PATROL Enterprise
Manager Connect SNMP.
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Refer to Section 7 in the Configuration Instructions
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| Neuron Integration for HP OpenView |
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Neuron Integration for HP OpenView provides the capability to integrate alarms received by
Halcyon Neuron Management Server into either HP OpenView Operations or HP OpenView Network
Node Manager.
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Refer to Section 8 in the Configuration Instructions
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README for Reverse Acknowledgement
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| Neuron Integration for IBM Tivoli |
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Neuron Integration for IBM Tivoli provides the capability to integrate events received by
Halcyon Neuron Management Server into IBM Tivoli. This integration can be achieved by sending
events to the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console (TEC) server using the Tivoli Communication
protocol for endpoints and/or managed nodes.
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Refer to Section 5 in the Configuration Instructions
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Reverse Acknowledgement
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| Neuron Integration for IBM Tivoli Netcool |
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Neuron Integration for IBM Tivoli Netcool provides the capability to integrate alarms
received by Halcyon Neuron Management Server into IBM Tivoli Netcool. This integration
is achieved by sending SNMP traps to the Netcool Trapd Probe which in turn can be
configured to analyze the traps and present them in the Netcool EventList console.
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Refer to Section 6 in the Configuration Instructions
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Reverse Acknowledgement
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| Neuron Integration for Sun Management Center |
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Neuron Integration for Sun Management Center integrates hardware faults and operating
system health events from Sun Management Center with popular Enterprise Management
Frameworks (EMFs). When combined with the Halcyon Neuron Integration for Oracle
Enterprise Manager Ops Center solution, organizations can leverage the Ops Center
software to gain visibility into the health of their Sun Management Center monitored
environment.
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Refer to Section 9 in the Configuration Instructions
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Reverse Acknowledgement
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| Neuron Integration for Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center |
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Neuron Integration for Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center Oracle Enterprise Manager
Ops Center allows customers to leverage their existing Enterprise Management Framework
(EMF) to gain visibility into the health, performance, and availability of their Ops
Center managed environments.
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Refer to Section 4 in the Configuration Instructions
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| Neuron Integration for Oracle Grid Engine |
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Neuron Integration for Oracle Grid Engine allows customers to view Grid Engine Master
Hosts, Queues, and Jobs. It also provides the ability to submit new jobs to Oracle
Grid Engine.
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Refer to Section 10 in the Configuration Instructions
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| Neuron Module for Generic Hardware |
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Neuron Module for Generic Hardware performs fault monitoring of hardware assets that support
the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). It can also monitor a system log file
on the host where Halcyon Neuron Management Server is installed.
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Refer to Section 11 in the Configuration Instructions
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| Neuron Module for Linux |
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The Halcyon Neuron Module for Linux provides the ability for the Halcyon Neuron Management
Server to discover and monitor systems that run the Linux operating system. It scans the
Linux system log (/var/log/messages) on which the server is installed for messages that
indicate events have occurred.
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Refer to Section 12 in the Configuration Instructions
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| Neuron Module for Solaris |
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The Halcyon Neuron Module for Solaris provides the ability for the Halcyon Neuron Management
Server to discover and monitor systems that run the Solaris operating system. It scans the
Solaris system log (/var/adm/messages) on which the server is installed for messages that
indicate events have occurred.
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Refer to Section 13 in the Configuration Instructions
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| Neuron Module for Solaris Virtualization |
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The Halcyon Neuron Module for Solaris Virtualization provides the ability for the Halcyon
Neuron Management Server to discover and monitor Solaris zones and Oracle VMs for SPARC
(LDOMs).
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Refer to Section 14 in the Configuration Instructions
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| Neuron Module for Windows |
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The Halcyon Neuron Module for Windows provides the ability for the Halcyon Neuron Management
Server to discover and monitor systems that run the Windows operating system.
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Refer to Section 15 in the Configuration Instructions
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| Neuron Module for Cisco |
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The Halcyon Neuron Module for Cisco provides the ability for the Halcyon Neuron Management
Server to discover and monitor Cisco network devices.
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Refer to Section 16 in the Configuration Instructions
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