Chapter 2 | Introducing TopTools Remote Control |
client. This is the same event log available via TopTools when the server is online.
Event notification. HP TopTools Remote Control notifies designated users when an event occurs that has been specified for notification. Using Remote Control notification, an administrator’s valuable time is freed from constant surveillance of the server, and server downtime is kept to a minimum. HP TopTools Remote Control can send notification via email using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), numeric pager, or alphanumeric pager using the Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol (TAP). An administrator can define the notification path and enable or disable paging for any event group.
TAP paging allows the HP TopTools Remote Control to send meaningful text notifications to designated pagers. If your mobile phone service provider supports the TAP protocol, you can use HP TopTools Remote Control to send Short Message Service (SMS) notifications up to 160 characters in length to your mobile phone.
Diagnostics
Memory diagnostics. If enabled, this function reads continuously through the complete memory range at a defined maximum performance impact. Single bit errors are logged and a session count is calculated.
Last screen before Automatic Server Restart (ASR). If the NetServer SNMP agents software is installed, HP TopTools Remote Control automatically captures a snapshot of the server’s screen (blue screen on Windows NT servers) upon an ASR event, preserving error messages or other screen activity that appeared before restart. An administrator can view the snapshot from a remote client and use the screen contents to troubleshoot server problems.
Other Features
Automatic server shutdown on voltage or temperature emergencies. The HP TopTools Remote Control card can be configured to automatically shut down your server if it detects an
Remote floppy boot of the server. For remote reboot, HP TopTools Remote Control allows an administrator to specify a boot floppy image file located on a TFTP server (see Appendix C for details). The HP NetServer in which the HP TopTools Remote Control card is installed automatically fetches this boot image after a reset operation and executes the new boot image. Using this feature, for example, an administrator can remotely update the HP NetServer’s BIOS, or remotely run server diagnostics.
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