Overview; Hp Toptools; Components; Manageable Devices - HP Vectra E-Vectra Deployment Manual

HP Toptools

1 Overview

This deployment guide is designed to demonstrate step by step the processes for installation of toptools
components. Each chapter is devoted to a specific HP Toptools component. This guide is meant to
present installation procedures and is not a comprehensive toptools manual. Additional information on the
various uses, features, functions and procedures can be found in the individual toptols component
manuals, online help, training, and on the HP Toptools website http://www.HP.com/toptools
1.1 HP Toptools
HP Toptools is a comprehensive hardware management solution for HP devices such as HP desktops,
notebooks, servers and printers . It's web interface makes management across various device types
easy and intuitive. HP Toptools uses instrumentation standards such as SNMP, WBEM / WMI, DMI,
embedded web agents, and http. It also integrates with HP Web JetAdmin for the management of HP
printers and Servicecontrol Manager and EMS for managing HP-UX systems. It can also manage
devices from other vendors providing the manufacturer's management agents are installed on the
devices.
HP Toptools enables efficient and automatic asset and inventory management, event management,
remote action and control of hardware, and performance monitoring of networked devices.
It should be noted however, that while HP Toptools lets you manage devices over a network, it is a device
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management application, and is not intended to function as an open management platform whereas 3
party applications are integrated. Rather HP Toptools includes with the software integration solutions that
support enterprise management platforms such as HP OpenView.

1.2 Components

The HP Toptools solution relies on three key components:
A management console
An HP Toptools device manager

Manageable devices

1.2.1 Manageable devices
Devices such as HP desktops, workstations, notebooks, servers, network attached storage, hubs and
switches, printers, and HP-UX systems are instrumented to provide robust manageability. Agent software
or firmware provides the interface to the instrumentation embedded in HP hardware. Once an agent or
firmware is installed on a system the device becomes manageable.
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