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HP Toptools for Unicenter User Guide
• Set System Password – Also referred to as the power-on password or the DMI password. As DMI offers
administrators an extensive range of remote manageability, it is important to use DMI passwords to authorize
remote management actions. This Toptools menu item gives the administrator the ability to change the DMI
password in accordance with the general security policy of periodic changes in critical passwords.
• pcAnywhere – Launches the pcAnywhere application for remote access. If you click on the pcAnywhere
command in the menu and pcAnywhere has been enabled on the remote device, Toptools will launch
pcAnywhere Express and attempt to connect to the remote device. (You may need to enter a valid user and
password.) If connection to the remote device is successful, a window will be opened on your system displaying
the screen for the remote system. Refer to the Toptools online help for additional information.
• View System Performance – Allows you to monitor system resources. Clicking on View System Performance
opens the System Performance Analysis page for the selected device. On this page you can view the CPU,
Memory, Disk I/O, or Storage utilization and configuration for the selected device.
Toptools actions can be used in cooperation to perform complex tasks: Imagine a situation where an administrator
wants to install a new BIOS package on a Kayak. This can be done quickly from the Unicenter console by selecting
Kayaks one at a time, powering on the system (in case the owner has turned it off), and then selecting the Manage
Drivers/Firmware menu item.
5.5.1 Property Pages
Property pages for an HP Vectra are displayed in the following figures. Property pages contain up to seven sub-
pages selectable via tabs with the labels: Identity, Status, Configuration, Security, Reports, e-Diagtools, and Support.
The main difference between pages for HP Vectras, Kayaks, and Omnibooks is the Identity page, where different
banners and photos are used depending on the remote system’s identity.
Figure 5-10. HP Vectra Property Pages are similar to Kayak and Omnibook pages.
The information displayed in property pages is obtained from two locations: a small amount of information pulled
from the discovery database on the Toptools server and information obtained from direct requests to the managed
system.
The Identity page provides a short summary of the system identity and configuration. The words “Connected” or
“Not Connected” displayed above the photograph of the system are used to indicate whether or not the Toptools
server can directly connect to the system. If the Toptools server cannot connect to the system, only the information
from the Toptools server discovery database is used to generate the property pages that will consist of the Identity,
Report, and Support pages.
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