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HP Toptools
HP Toptools Deployment Guide Version 5.5
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6 Installing HP Netserver Agents
6.1 Overview
This section covers the installation of agents on servers. Enabling manageability on servers is a two-part
process. Depending upon server configuration:
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you will need to install SNMP services, if not already present.
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an HP Toptools agent will then need to be installed on each Netserver that is to be managed by an
HP Toptools device manager. The HP Netserver Agents can be found under the download section of the
HP Toptools website at
www.hp.com/toptools . You can run the setup program from any NT or Windows
2000 workstation on the network—it is not necessary to go directly to the individual servers, although you
may do so if you choose to. Different packages are available for installation on Netservers running
Windows 2000, Windows NT, NetWare, Linux, and SCO. For Windows NT and Novell NetWare, the DMI
software is also installed during the Netserver Agents installation. Installing the Netserver Agent also
allows the optional installation of Instant Toptools.
- Warning -
Stop monitoring services such as virus scanning and backup during the installation process.
Do not use accented characters, symbols, or spaces in any fields, or for any directory names, during
Toptools installation.
You must have administrator privileges for all domains of Windows NT servers you want to include under
HP Toptools management
6.2 Installing Netserver Agents on Windows NT or Windows 2000 Netservers
Execute the self-extracting file from any directory, and run setup.exe. You should get a window similar to
the one shown below: