ProCurve Manager 3.0
Microsoft Windows-based network management solution for managing HP ProCurve devices

ProCurve Manager 3.0 Overview:

HP ProCurve Manager, a Microsoft Windows-based network management solution for managing HP ProCurve devices, is a free software package that can be downloaded from the ProCurve Web site. It provides all the basic tools needed to handle a network effectively, along with a 60-day trial version of HP ProCurve Manager Plus 3.0. HP ProCurve Manager 3.0 is a solution focused for small to medium-sized businesses that want to monitor basic device health, capture and browse SNMP and syslog events, and map network devices. With ProCurve switches and ProCurve Manager 3.0, users will gain superior return on management, security, choice, and flexibility.

• Free HP ProCurve device management software
• Auto-discovers, configures, and monitors devices
• Network topology and mapping
• Device alerts and troubleshooting
• For use with up to 50 network devices

Features:
 

Manageability:

• Automatic device discovery: HP ProCurve Manager uses IEEE Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), Ping, and other protocols that allow fast discovery of all HP ProCurve manageable network devices or any device that supports the standard. A manual discovery mode provides the option of adding network devices to granularly adopt to the network. Customers can also define key remote subnets and key devices within the remote subnets as desired based on their needs.
  
   
• Device management: Some device-focused tasks can be performed directly by the HP ProCurve Manager interface, or users can access Web and command-line interfaces with the click of a button to manage individual devices from inside the tool.

Monitor and diagnostics:

• Alerts and troubleshooting: An Events Summary screen displays alerts to users and categorizes them by severity, making it easier to track where bottlenecks and problems exist in the network. Alerts present detailed information on the problem and severity down to the specific port. Users can also be alerted to network issues via e-mail, so that users do not have to be sitting in front of a console to receive an alert.

Ease of use:

• Updated user interface: HP ProCurve Manager 3.0 provides an updated, more intuitive user interface that delivers key information in a single front pane, including device status, top traffic overview, event information, and configuration status. Easy single-click entry gives users the control to help troubleshoot or find specific information about the network, and makes finding and using the HP ProCurve Manager platform features easier.
   
• Topology and mapping: This intuitive network map allows users to view their entire network. The software automatically creates a map of discovered network devices, regions, and agent connections. Maps are similar to realistic device images, provide color-coded information to reflect device status, and can be viewed at multiple levels (physical view, subnet view, agent view, region view, or VLAN view).

Specifications:
 

Documentation:

Download the ProCurve Manager Plus 3.0 Datasheet (PDF).