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HP Toptools for Unicenter User Guide
1 Overview
HP Toptools for Unicenter is an HP Toptools Enterprise Product that enhances CA Unicenter’s ability to access the
manageability built into HP computing products. HP Toptools for Unicenter customizes the Unicenter environment
to discover and monitor HP products while integrating or ‘bridging’ Toptools applications into the Unicenter
console.
HP Toptools is a collection of applications and agents that enable fault, configuration, performance, security, and
asset management of HP Netserver, Visualize, Kayak, Omnibook, Vectra, NetPC, Advancestack, Procurve, palmtop,
Surestore and LaserJet products. At the center of Toptools solutions is the Toptools server, a web-based device
management application which generates web pages to display information obtained from managed devices,
permitting monitoring and administration of HP hardware from anywhere on the network through the use of a web
browser.
Procurve
Devices
Netservers LaserJets Omnibooks HP PCs
Toptools Server
W eb Browser
Console
Console session is initiated
from anywhere on network
via a web browser.
Figure 1-1. The HP Toptools Device Manager consists of a Toptools Server
and a browser-based console.
The HP Toptools server includes integrated modules that may be obtained and deployed independently, such as HP
Toptools for Hubs and Switches, HP Toptools for Servers, and HP Web JetAdmin.
HP Toptools Enterprise Products is an accessory product. For more information on HP Toptools products, visit the
HP Toptools website at
www.hp.com/toptools .
For information on which Toptools products are supported by HP Toptools for Unicenter, check the "Requirements"
section of this document.
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