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HP Toptools for Unicenter User Guide
6 Advanced Configuration
6.1 Using hp toptools in Standalone Mode
The HP Toptools Device Manager has a simple workgroup level enterprise management console that can frequently
meet the needs of quick enterprise management. Using the HP Toptools for Unicenter bridge does not prevent a
user from using this console. However, this may cause discrepancies between the view seen from Unicenter and HP
Toptools Device Manager consoles. For example, if a node is added to the HP Toptools Device Manager discovery
database from the Toptools console, Unicenter has no way of knowing about this node; so, the node will be
displayed in the Toptools console but NOT in the Unicenter map.
Installation of the HP Toptools Server bridge alters the setup of the HP Toptools server by turning off DMI and
WMI alerts and SNMP trap reception and scheduled discoveries.
Note: Do NOT schedule discovery on the Toptools server! The discovery completion signal is sent by the bridge
and will not be recognized if discovery is scheduled independently. The Toptools server database is dependent on
Unicenter discovery and the bridge components to populate MEDS.
6.2 Integrating Unicenter and hp toptools 5.6 pcAnywhere and System
Performance Advisor Features
HP Toptools 5.6 for Unicenter adds to Toptools functionality the following features:
• Enhanced discovery
• Improved alert reception and actions on events
• Customizable inventory reporting
• Remote control
• System performance monitoring
A collection of these features complement CA Unicenter or framework environments:
• Customizable inventory reporting. In a bridged environment, the Toptools database is populated with data
about the devices Unicenter sends to the Toptools server. Administrators may take advantage of reports
included with the Toptools to run quick, but comprehensive reports such as displaying the total list and location
of networking devices or a Windows 2000 migration report that checks configuration requirements for
supporting HP PCs.
• Performance monitoring with System Performance Advisor. As an alternative to Unicenter’s performance
monitoring agent, the System Performance Advisor provides a tool set of system performance monitoring to
framework’s basic network management capabilities. With a single click from Unicenter’s map, administrators
can view attributes such as CPU utilization and disk I/O on MS Windows systems. System Performance
Advisor agents are provided free-of-charge for HP systems such as Netservers and Vectras.
• Remote control with Symantec’s pcAnywhere. Unicenter console operators can access full remote control
sessions of Windows NT servers and Windows PC’s using Symantec’s web-based pcAnywhere.
6.2.1 Using pcAnywhere and the System Performance Advisor with NNM
To start using pcAnywhere or the System Performance Advisor from the Unicenter console, a few configuration
steps must be taken:
• Install and enable pcAnywhere host service on all systems you wish to remotely control.
• Configure custom groups and push System Performance Advisor agents (start collection) to monitored systems
(up to 500).
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