HP TopTools User Manual
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toptools
user guide
The following table provides the console requirements:
Supported Browsers
Windows:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 sp2 (JVM 2436)
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (JVM 3167)
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
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Netscape Navigator 4.61
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Netscape Navigator 4.72
Windows 2000:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 (JVM 3234)
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Netscape Navigator 4.72
HP-UX 10.20 and 11.x:
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Netscape Navigator 4.51 (use Sun fonts)
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Netscape Navigator 4.61 (use Sun fonts)
Sun Solaris 2.6:
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Netscape Navigator 4.51
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Resolution
Minimum: 800 X 600 X 256 colors
Settings
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Always accept cookies
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Always refresh new page
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Exclude using a proxy to access your Toptools server
Browser settings are extremely important. Set your browser to exclude using a web proxy to access your Toptools
server. This can be done for your entire DNS domain or just for the Toptools server depending on your network
requirements. (Example: For Internet Explorer 4.x go Tools => Internet Options => Connections => LAN
Settings => Bypass proxy box).
Also, be certain that your browsers (consoles) are configured to use the same security mechanisms as the Toptools
server. For example, your browser console must be prepared to use SSL if the web server on the Toptools server is
configured to use Certificate Authentication. If you have enabled Windows NT Challenge Response (Windows NT)
or Integrated Windows Authentication (Windows 2000), the user at the browser must be prepared to supply a valid
Windows user name and password.
When using Netscape, the “afc11.zip” file must be present in the java\classes directory. Toptools will sense the
presence or absence of this file the first time you connect to it via Netscape and walk you through installation of this
file. Do not unzip it.
When Toptools is being accessed from a console running unix:
• replace the HP fonts with Sun fonts by setting the environment variables for the session by typing:
MOZILLA_JAVA_FONT_PROPERTIES=/opt/netscape/java/classes
export MOZILLA_JAVA_FONT_PROPERTIES
• ensure that the "afc11.zip" file resides in the =/opt/netscape/java/classes directory.
If using Netscape Navigator, you must configure the Web server to use Basic Authentication.
Refer to the
Application Note “HP Toptools Security” for more information on configuring security for the Toptools application.
During installation of the Toptools server, a shortcut to a console session is placed on the desktop of the Toptools
server.
To start a remote console session from another system, open the following URL:
where Toptools_Server_Host_Name.company.com is
the valid IP hostname resolved in your DNS for your Topt ols server
o
-or-
where #.#.#.# is the IP address of the Toptools server.
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