Konica Minolta BIZHUB C30P - Manual (Page 15)

Introduction
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Introduction
Welcome to Konica Minolta’s device management solution. This section includes an overview
of the User’s Guide and a description of the product. In order to familiarize yourself with the
product, please read this section before attempting to install or use any of the software.
About MetaConsole™
Working closely with Netaphor software (one of Konica Minolta Business Technologies
Corporation’s development partners) our team of engineers have created Konica Minolta’s
MetaConsole™ service providers, collectively referred to as PageScope EMS Plug-Ins. These
Plug-Ins interface with Netaphor’s MetaConsole, thereby enabling a single client to integrate
with multiple management consoles on multiple operating system platforms. Through a flexi-
ble, “many-to-many” three-tier architecture, extensive reuse of components and the use of
Java and XML, MetaConsole pioneers a new paradigm. When introduced into a management
console environment, Netaphor’s MetaConsole interface provides the same core set of func-
tions for managing a particular network device or service that the existing management con-
sole provides. At the same time, the PageScope EMS Plug-Ins conform to the particular con-
sole’s look and feel while leveraging error handling as well as any additional functions
available from within that console.
MetaConsole works with CA Unicenter, Microsoft Management Console (MMC), HP Open-
View, Tivoli NetView Enterprise and a Java-enabled Web browser. You can freely add service
providers (components for handling specific device types) and clients (consoles with service
providers), thus addressing all enterprise management needs within a single environment.
Alarm management, normally available only in high-end consoles, is integrated within Meta-
Console’s MMC and browser implementations. Management centers responsible for the entire
network can deploy CA Unicenter, HP OpenView or Tivoli NetView Enterprise, with MMC and
browser-based solutions deployed in workgroup environments.
MetaConsole servers can run on any Java-enabled platform including Windows, HP-UX, Sun
Solaris and Linux. Multiple MetaConsole servers can be deployed for load balancing in very
large networks.
Downloading Additional Service Providers
Netaphor creates service providers for a variety of printers, servers and network devices, and
adaptability with additional devices is currently in development. Some of these are available
for download directly from Netaphor. To download these additional service providers, follow
this procedure:
1 Go to the following Internet site: www.Netaphor.com
2 From the top menu directly below Netaphor’s logo, click on Support.
3 Just below the Support page title is the hyperlink MetaConsole support. Click this link.
4 A new page opens. From the menu on the left side of this page, select Downloads.
5 Scroll down to Service Providers, select the required provider by clicking on it, then follow
the instructions for downloading.