HP OpenView Service Assurance for
Communication Networks
HP OpenView Operations Online Help
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Contents
1. Introduction to HP OpenView Service Assurance for
Communication Networks
Product Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
HP OpenView Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
OV Telecom Extensions for OV Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
OV Topology Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Using HP OpenView Operations Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Relationship Between Messages and Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Mapping of Tasks in the Topology GUI and the OVO GUI . . . . . . . . . . .16
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