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HP Toptools
HP Toptools Deployment Guide Version 5.5
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Table of contents
1 Overview................................................................................................................................................5
1.1 HP T
OPTOOLS
.................................................................................................................................. 5
1.2 C
OMPONENTS
................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.1 Manageable devices ............................................................................................................... 5
1.2.2 The HP Toptools device manager........................................................................................... 6
1.2.3 The management console....................................................................................................... 6
2 Planning Installation ............................................................................................................................7
2.1 O
VERVIEW
........................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2 P
LANNING FLOWCHART
..................................................................................................................... 7
3 Requirements and suggestions ........................................................................................................11
3.1 O
VERVIEW
...................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 R
EQUIREMENT FOR THE
HP T
OPTOOLS DEVICE MANAGER SERVER
.................................................... 11
3.2.1 Hardware requirements......................................................................................................... 11
3.2.2 Operating system requirements ............................................................................................ 11
3.2.3 network and domain requirements........................................................................................ 12
4 Installation of the HP Toptools device manager .............................................................................13
4.1
OVERVIEW
...................................................................................................................................... 13
5 Installing HP Toptools agents on desktops, notebooks, and PC Companions...........................25
5.1 O
VERVIEW
...................................................................................................................................... 25
5.2 I
NSTALLATION OF
HP T
OPTOOLS FOR
D
ESKTOPS AND
HP T
OPTOOLS FOR
O
MNIBOOK
A
GENTS
.......... 25
5.2.2 Windows 2000 Manual Deployment...................................................................................... 26
5.2.3 Windows NT, 9X, ME HP Toptools for Desktops Manual Deployment................................. 31
5.2.4 Windows NT, 9X, ME HP Toptools for HP Omnibooks Manual Installation ......................... 40
5.3 A
UTOMATED
D
EPLOYMENT OF
HP T
OPTOOLS
A
GENTS FROM THE
HP T
OPTOOLS
D
EVICE
M
ANAGER
.. 47
5.3.1 Obtaining the latest agents....................................................................................................47
5.3.2 Remote Agent Installation ..................................................................................................... 48
5.4 C
REATING AN
A
SSET
F
ILE
............................................................................................................... 52
5.5 I
NSTALLING
3
RD
P
ARTY
DMI I
NSTRUMENTATION
.............................................................................. 53
5.5.1 Installing the Agents .............................................................................................................. 53
5.5.2 Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 53
5.5.3 Installation ............................................................................................................................. 53
5.6 I
NSTALLING
HP T
OPTOOLS FOR
J
ORNADA
PC C
OMPANIONS
............................................................. 53
5.7 W
INDOWS
B
ASED
T
ERMINALS
.......................................................................................................... 55
6 Installing HP Netserver Agents .........................................................................................................57
6.1 O
VERVIEW
...................................................................................................................................... 57
6.2 I
NSTALLING
N
ETSERVER
A
GENTS ON
W
INDOWS
NT
OR
W
INDOWS
2000 N
ETSERVERS
...................... 57
6.3 I
NSTALLING
N
ETSERVER
A
GENTS ON
N
ET
W
ARE
N
ETSERVERS
.......................................................... 59
6.4 I
NSTALLING
N
ETSERVER
A
GENTS ON
SCO UNIX N
ETSERVERS
........................................................ 61
6.5 I
NSTALLING
N
ETSERVER
A
GENTS ON
L
INUX
N
ETSERVERS
................................................................. 62
7 Installing Agents on Hubs and Switches .........................................................................................67
7.1 O
VERVIEW
...................................................................................................................................... 67
7.2 T
HE
HP D
OWNLOAD
M
ANAGER
....................................................................................................... 72