Posted on: March 31, 2013 Categories: HP IMC, NMS Tags: hp, imc
HP IMC was originally offered in two editions – Standard and Enterprise. As of v5.2, there is also a “Basic” edition. The new “Basic” edition is feature-limited, aimed at smaller customers with limited network management requirements.
[UPDATE April 13 2015: Prices and node counts have been updated]
The main goal of Basic is to put PCM+ out to pasture. It comes in two flavours:
There is plenty of information published on each edition, but HP does not seem to have a table showing a side-by-side comparison of the editions. This can make it a little hard to work out which edition you should choose. Here’s my stab at bringing this information together:
Feature
Basic
Standard
Enterprise
Managed SNMP Nodes
50 (Max)
50 (base, expandable)
50 (base, expandable)
Managed Wireless APs
50 with Basic WLAN Manager Expandable.
0 base, need license for WSM
0 base, need license for WSM
Fault Management
Yes
Yes
Yes
Performance Mgmt
Yes
Yes
Yes
Reporting
Yes (Basic)
Yes (Basic, custom reporting requires iAR license)
Yes (Basic, custom reporting requires iAR license)
Config Mgmt
Basic, no compliance mgmt
Yes
Yes
WLAN Monitoring
Yes with WLAN version
With WSM license
With WSM license
NetFlow/sFlow
sFlow only, max 24 hours data
0 base, can add NTA license
5 nodes base, can add more with NTA license
Embedded DB
Yes, Windows only
Yes, Windows only
No
External DB
Yes – SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle
Yes – SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle
Yes – SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle
Syslogs
No
Yes
Yes
Service Monitor
No
Yes
Yes
Security Control Centre
No
Yes
Yes
ACL Management
No
Yes
Yes
Virtual Connect
No
Yes
Yes
Customised Functions
No
Yes
Yes
Virtual Network Mgmt
No
Yes
Yes
Hierarchical Monitoring
No
Can be lower tier
Yes
eAPI
No
With license
Yes
Additional Modules Available
None
UAM, NTA, EAD, VSM, QoS, MPLS, UAM, SHR, IPSec VPN, WSM, eAPI, TAM, APM, VAN, RSM, iAR
UAM, EAD, VSM, QoS, MPLS, UAM, SHR, IPSec VPN, WSM, TAM, APM, VAN, RSM, iAR
Target Market
Small HP wired/wireless networks. PCM+ replacement.
Most medium-sized businesses, that don’t need hierarchical monitoring.
Large, distributed networks with many sites, needing hierarchical monitoring
Price (at cdw.com)
$11,499.99, additional 50 nodes $2,299.99
Note that you can get upgrade pricing from PCM+ to IMC.
The inability to expand the Basic edition beyond 50 SNMP nodes, along with limited configuration management capabilities, means it should only be considered for small networks, that are extremely unlikely to grow. I don’t know if Basic customers can upgrade to Standard or Enterprise.
This information was collected from publicly available sources. Do not take it as official – there may be some things I have missed. Errors will be updated as I become aware of them. Prices were obtained from CDW.com on April 13, 2015, and are in USD. I’ve published these prices for comparative purposes – you can probably get a bigger discount, particularly if you’re buying HPN kit.
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