The Network Performance Server (NPS) provides the infrastructure used with Network Node Manager i (NNMi) software to analyze the performance characteristics of your network. With the performance data collected by the HP Network Node Manager i Software Smart Plug-ins (iSPIs), NPS builds data tables, runs queries in response to user selections, and displays query results in web-based reports that enable you to diagnose and troubleshoot problems in your network environment.
The HP NNM iSPI Performance for Metrics (NNM iSPI Performance) software provides core performance management capability to NNMi by gathering and monitoring the metric data polled by NNMi from different network elements. The combination of NNMi and NNM iSPI Performance enables you monitor the operational performance of your network infrastructure.