HP 2500 manual Interface

Selecting a Management Interface

Advantages of Using HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches

•Notifies you when HP hubs use “self-healing” features to fix or limit common network problems.

•Provides a list of discovered devices, with device type, connectivity status, the number of new or open alerts for each device, and the type of management for each device.

•Provides graphical maps of your networked devices, from which you can access specific devices.

•Identifies users by port and lets you assign easy-to-remember names to any network device.

•Enables you to configure and monitor HP networked devices from your network management PC, including identity and status informa- tion, port counters, port on/off capability, sensitivity thresholds for traps, IP and security configuration, device configuration report, and other device features.

•Enables policy-based management through the Quality of Service feature (QoS) to establish traffic priority policies for controlling and improving throughput across all the HP switches in your network that support this feature.

■For network traffic:

•Watches the network for problems and displays real-time information about network status.

•Shows traffic and “top talker” nodes on screen.

•Uses traffic monitor diagrams to make bottlenecks easy to see.

•Improves network reliability through real-time fault isolation.

•Lets you see your entire network without having to put RMON probes on every segment (up to 1500 segments).

■For network growth:

•Monitors, stores, and analyzes network traffic to determine where upgrades are needed.

•Uses Network Performance Advisor for automatic traffic analysis and easy-to-understand reports that give clear, easy-to-follow plans for cost-effectivly upgrading your network.

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