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HP Toptools for Unicenter User Guide
1.2 Requirements
Prior to installing the server and platform bridge components, supported versions of HP Toptools, CA Unicenter,
and a web browser must be installed and verified operational.
1.2.1 Supported hp toptools Configuration
HP Toptools 5.6 for Unicenter supports the following version of the HP Toptools server:
• HP Toptools 5.6 (Build A.05.60) included on the HP Toptools 5.6 Enterprise Products CD.
Documentation describing HP Toptools 5.6 server software installation is included on the HP Toptools CD is
provided in the readme file located at the root of the CD-ROM, as well as in the HP Toptools User's Guide
(/Manuals/Users_Manual.pdf).
The installation of HP Toptools 5.6 permits the selection of which management components are installed. Any
combination of the four components (“desktops”, “servers”, “printers”, or “hubs and switches”) may be selected for
operation with this bridge. In addition, “Advanced Configuration” should be selected at the end of that installation
and all discovery categories (IPX, WMI, etc) enabled as appropriate*. Discovery should NOT be scheduled. Note
that you may be prompted to overwrite existing files during the TT 5.6 install. You MUST choose to overwrite
existing files or the installation will fail.
*Unless you intend to use HP Toptools for Hubs and Switches management features, do not enable 'Topology'
discovery.
1.2.2 Supported Unicenter Configuration
The following versions of Unicenter are supported by HP Toptools for Unicenter:
• CA Unicenter 2.4 and 3.0
1.2.3 Supported hp Computing Products
The following HP computing products are supported by HP Toptools for Unicenter:
• HP IA-32 Servers (previously known as Netservers) and Toptools Remote Control cards
• HP IPF Servers
• HP Visualize workstations
• HP Kayak workstations
• HP Vectra desktops
• HP Omnibook notebooks
• HP LaserJet printers and plotters
• HP Advancestack and Procurve networking products
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