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hp desktop pcs, plug and play for Microsoft Windows 2000 (Microsoft document) - Page 12
... under both Windows NT and Windows 98, only WDM interfaces can be used.
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Bus power management and Plug and Play are controlled by WDM bus drivers, which are standard WDM drivers that expose bus capabilities. In this context, any device from which other devices are enumerated is referred to as a bus. A bus driver responds to...
hp desktop pcs, plug and play for Microsoft Windows 2000 (Microsoft document) - Page 13
... writes to a device.) A bus driver acts as a function driver for its controller, adapter, bridge, or other device.
Microsoft provides bus drivers for most common buses, including PCI, Plug and Play ISA, SCSI, and USB. Other bus drivers can be provided by IHVs or OEMs. A bus driver can be implemented as a driver/minidriver pair, the way a SCSI port/miniport pair drives a SCSI host adapter. In such...
hp desktop pcs, plug and play for Microsoft Windows 2000 (Microsoft document) - Page 18
... the operating system upgrade. This list of supported hardware will also influence the purchasing decisions of both OEMs and enterprise customers. For these reasons, it is vital that writers of device drivers incorporate Plug and Play and power management functionality into their drivers as soon as possible. It is recommended that you update your drivers to include Plug...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide - Page 15
... Control card is managed through a firmware agent that uses SNMP and webagent technology. Instructions for installing HP Netserver (toptools) agents is provided in the Toptools for Servers Administration Guide and on the Net Server Navigator CD. The latest information and downloads can be obtained at http://www.hp.com/toptools.
• HP ProCurve and AdvanceStack Hubs and Switches. HP networking...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide - Page 16
... and networked attached storage are also managed by toptools. For more information, refer to your product's documentation.
Managing Non-HP products
Devices must be running agent software provided by their manufacturer (e.g. SNMP support enabled in Cisco routers) or by another provider (e.g. Microsoft SNMP services installed on a non-HP server or the Intel LanDesk client installed on a non-HP PC...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide - Page 17
...) listening on port 80 (Device Home Page) or ports 280, 411, 2301, or 6500 (Management Home Page). The management URL for a specific device may be manually set using the Device Communication dialog.
Installation Procedure
This section will provide step-by-step instructions on installing a toptools server on a Windows NT or 2000 system. - Note -
If you upgrade from a version of toptools earlier...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide - Page 25
... stored in the Windows registry and is removed when installation is complete to protect the security of your account.
Step 11:
Installation wizard installs software and displays progress. Respond to requests for information or insertion of a CD.
If you are installing from the web, the required components will be downloaded and saved on your hard disk for installation. A dialog will...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide - Page 30
... toptools server is installed with IPX support and you need to manage
IPX servers, clients, and networking devices.
DMI Discovery
Enable for identification of systems that use DMI technology in their agents, such as HP personal computers with Windows 9x or NT operating systems.
Network Neighborhood Discovery
Required for local Windows 2000 discovery. Useful in discovering PCs and servers that...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide - Page 41
... on, email address, and proxy information for remote diagnostics.
Set Policy
HP PC companions. Sets user account information and policies on the companion.
HP UX and Linux systems. Provides a link to an SCM Server.
HP personal computers and networking products. Compares the selected device(s) with the software stored in the Toptools Server's Driver/Firmware versions available for upgrades. If...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide - Page 68
... management control of your HP personal computers. Through installation of the standard DMI or WMI based agents, system administrators have access to asset, configuration, fault, and security management of personal computers from the toptools console.
This section will provide examples of how to use the toptools console to: • Locate PCs within a site • Update software/firmware on PCs...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide - Page 69
... to the HP web site on the Internet to support this feature, and be configured to use this access through the Internet & E-mail Settings dialog.
Toptools handles the complete process. It will download the appropriate software to the toptools server and install it on the desktops at the time you specify.
The following example provides instructions on updating the BIOS of a PC.
1. In...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide - Page 70
...
User Guide
5. Click Next. This will display information for the software/firmware selections that you made. The display shows the current version installed and recommends a newer version (if available) for installation. Details about the upgrade, and where the package is currently located are also displayed. You can then check the items you want to install (boxes at far right of display), and...
hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide - Page 71
toptools
User Guide
8. After you have made your selections the firmware or drivers installation will take place or be scheduled. The status of the firmware downloads can be checked by clicking on Report in Manage Drivers/Firmware or in the View Softwre Update Status page.
Note: Once scheduled, you cannot cancel a scheduled update from within toptools. You must cancel it from...
hp toptools for desktops agent, managing your toptools system software database - Page 2
... (RMDB).
By default, the Revision Management Database is located at HP's support website.
The Revision Management Database (RMDB)
When Toptools Device Manager updates software on your PCs, it first locates the correct RMDB software packages at the FTP server on HP's website. These are then listed on the Settings >Drivers/FirmWare page of Toptools and are available for use through the...
hp toptools for desktops agent, managing your toptools system software database - Page 3
...-line address there are no spaces in the term .. ftp:// ..)
7 Install the packages on your management server:
Using the Toptools Device Manager, click on the button Settings and select Drivers/FirmWare from the menu. In the main browser frame, click on the button Update Now. This will install the downloaded database for use with Toptools. Then you can install each software...
hp toptools for desktops agent, managing your toptools system software database - Page 4
... FTP Server Installation.
If you followed the instructions above and still cannot access your new local FTP server, try the following:
1 Using the Registry Editor, copy the value of the field URL under the key:
HKLM\Software\Hewlett-Packard \Toptools\CoreComponents\RMDB \Desktop PCs
Then paste the value into your web browser's Address window. Check what is downloaded.
2 If...
hp toptools for desktops agent, managing your toptools system software database - Page 5
... with the usual Manage Driver/Firmware commands in Toptools.
Scheduling an Automatic Update of the RMDB
If you need to set up an automatic update of your Revision Management Database:
1 Open the Microsoft Task Scheduler program on the Toptools device manager server.
• To open the Windows 2000 Task Scheduler, click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Scheduled Task.
•...
hp toptools for desktops agent, managing your toptools system software database - Page 6
... copy it. You can delete this file. The system software packages should now be available for use with the Toptools Device Manager on the target server.
Index and Packages
HP Desktop PCs As described in this document (page 2, step 4), the index for HP Desktop PC software updates is located at:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/ccd/ToptoolsRMDB.t xt
and the packages for HP Desktop PCs...
hp toptools for desktops agent, scheduling operations on managed e-pcs - Page 1
... at midnight to minimize the impact on PC end users.
How to use Scheduling
Functions in Top Tools (version 5.0) that may be scheduled are:
• Power On
• Power Off
• Update System Software (drivers, utilities, BIOS)
• Add Printer • Top Tools Agent Deployment In order to implement the scheduling features, HP Top Tools makes use of Task Scheduler...
new power management for hp desktop pcs - Page 7
...available on new HP PCs when using Windows 2000.
For manageability, Windows 2000 is recommended rather than Windows 98 SE.
Desktop Management New and recent HP PCs running Windows NT or Windows 95 can be powered on from the off state using RPO (Remote Power On).
However, for HP PCs running Windows 98 SE, or running Windows 2000 with ACPI, you require the new HP BIOS versions which support RPO from...