HP TopTools - Manual (Page 55)

toptools user guide
Internet & Email Services
To configure an email action on alert or to download and store software from HP to distribute to managed HP
systems, the Toptools server application must be configured to know how to communicate with these services.
The Internet & Email Settings dialog provides an interface to tell Toptools how to access the Internet and what mail
service to use. To access this dialog, click the Settings button and select Internet & E-mail.
Managing the Drivers/Firmware Version Database
Toptools provides a complete solution for keeping your HP computing product hardware up-to-date with the latest
drivers, BIOS, firmware and agent software packages. When you select a device within the Device Selector, you
have the option to Manage Drivers/Firmware… which identifies the type and model of device you are managing,
informs you of optional updates, and then offers to deploy it to the station… all through a simple wizard approach.
To do this, Toptools maintains a database of the software and firmware available for each device type. It maintains
this database through updates from the HP website. It also keeps track of which packages have been downloaded to
the Toptools server. When you select a device, it runs a comparison of the device type against the information it has
in the database. It then prompts you if you want to deploy the packages it has identified. If you say ‘yes’, and the
package has not yet been downloaded from the HP website, it will download it for you.
To maintain the database, click the Settings button and select Drivers/Firmware. This will display a page that
allows you to update the local database from an HP website immediately or schedule regular automatic updates.
You can select from various device type tabs to view software packages in the local Toptools database available for
downloading.
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