The Hp Download Manager - HP Vectra E-Vectra Deployment Manual

HP Toptools

7.2 The HP Download Manager

The Toptools agents for hubs and switches reside in firmware on the devices.
The Download Manager is launched from the Toptools as described below. It will determine if the
firmware on each hub or switch is current, and will allow you to download the current version if an older
one is found. The entire operation is automatic and is executed for all hubs or for all switches at the same
time (but not a mix of hubs and switches at the same time).
- Note -
HP Download manager is still used for networking devices that are not supported under the Software
Update Utility. The Toptools device manager will select the correct utility for the selected devices.
The HP Download Manager is used to "download" firmware to hubs and switches on the network. The
word "download" in this case does not refer to downloading files from the Internet.
In order for the Download Manager to perform its task, it must have knowledge of the most current
firmware. It will look for this information on the CD-ROM drive, where it expects to find the most recent
Toptools Hubs & Switches CD.
You must have populated this directory with the appropriate firmware, which you can download from the
HP web site. The simplest procedure is to download a copy of the entire Toptools Hubs & Switches CD
(about 28 Mbytes).
Obtain the latest firmware agents from the HP web site (Skip this step if you are using a CD).
For the purposes of this chapter, we will assume that you are going to down load the latest Toptools for
Hubs & Switches CD. The URL is http://www.HP.com/rnd/products/netman/toptools_jump.htm.
- Note -
As an alternative to downloading a copy of the CD, you can download individual firmware files. You would
do this, for example, if you only had one or two hub models to consider.
Highlight all the HP hubs (or all the HP switches).
In this example there is only one hub, 15.60.97.101.
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