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HP-UX 11i runs mission-critical


 "HIDS provides us with instant access to information about system-critical changes, which improves ongoing management.."

-- Krishnan Viswanathan, Systems Administrator, Menlo Worldwide


Menlo Worldwide, a $1.1 billion supply-chain integrator, employs the HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System (HIDS) on HP 9000 servers running HP-UX 11i and 11.0, which host and manage the supply chains of top-tier companies around the world.

Challenges

  • Provide a real-time auditing tool that monitors and documents system changes
  • Implement kernel-based intrusion detection
  • Improve alert-filtering mechanisms, alert consolidation, and anomaly detection mechanisms

Solution

  • HP 9000 servers
  • HP-UX 11i operating system
  • HP-UX Host Intrusion Detection System (HIDS)
  • HP OpenView modules, including Network Node Manager, OpenView SAN Manager, OpenView Performance Agent, and Web Sphere SPI

Results

  • Increases management efficiency, flexibility, and control
  • Provides instant access to information about system-critical changes, improving ongoing management
  • Reinforces security
  • Simplifies archival data gathering

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UNIXis a U.S. registered trademark of The Open Group.

4AA0-1999ENW, September 2005

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