The IBM acquisition of Micromuse Inc. in 2006 marked a major milestone for IBM Tivoli software because it significantly strengthened the end-to-end IBM Service Management software portfolio. As new technologies emerge, the ability to manage networks and provide very high network availability has become increasingly important for most organizations.

While the IBM Tivoli NetView product has a long history of industry-leading utility, the addition of Netcool/Precision extends our network management capabilities to include enhanced layer2 network discovery and best-of-breed topology-based root cause analysis. This provides our customers with the most comprehensive, real-time understanding of their network infrastructures and the fastest possible resolution of network problems.

While significant focus is being placed on enhancing the ease of installation and use of coming versions of Netcool/Precision, IBM will continue to protect our NetView customers' investments and intends to provide a smooth upgrade path to a future converged network management product offering.

This IBM Redbooks publication will help companies determine if they should migrate now or wait. For those migrating, it provides detailed instructions for planning and performing the migration from IBM Tivoli NetView to Tivoli Netcool/Precision IP V3.6.

Part 1. Product comparisons

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Product review

Chapter 3. Benefits of migrating to Precision

Chapter 4. Solution architecture

Part 2. Migrations

Chapter 5. Preparing the server for migration and installing the Netcool components

Chapter 6. Migrating NetView and Switch Analyzer

Chapter 7. Migration topics

Appendix A. Useful information for Netcool installation and maintenance

Appendix B. Scripts and commands

Appendix C. Additional material