HP D6028-90004 manual Documentation, Acronyms

Chapter 2 Introducing TopTools Remote Control

Documentation

HP TopTools Remote Control includes the following documentation:

∙This guide, which describes how to install the HP TopTools Remote Control and set it up to communicate with the server.

∙HP TopTools Remote Control online help, which describes all aspects of the user interface including how to use HP TopTools Remote Control to manage your network server.

∙pcANYWHERE32 online documentation. The complete pcANYWHERE32 User Guide is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format on the HP NetServer Navigator CD in the \util\pca32\xx\ subdirecory (where xx represents a two letter abbreviation for your local language).

∙The HP TopTools Remote Control README file located in the \ttrc\us directory of the HP NetServer Navigator CD, provides up-to-date information that became available after this guide was printed.

Acronyms

The following acronyms designate hardware and software components that are associated with HP TopTools Remote Control installation or usage. You will encounter these acronyms throughout this user guide.

∙DHCP: The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol provides a mechanism through which computers using TCP/IP can obtain protocol configuration parameters automatically through the network.

∙I2C: Inter-Integrated Circuit bus. A multi-master, two-wire, serial bus used as the basis for the Intelligent Platform Management Bus.

∙IPMB: Intelligent Platform Management Bus. Name for the architecture, protocol, and implementation of the industry-standard server management bus that interconnects the server’s system board and chassis

instrumentation electronics. TopTools Remote Control connects to the IPMB via the I2C cable, thus providing access to the server’s event log, system sensors and the server’s front panel and reset controls.

∙PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol. A standardized network protocol for dial-up network connectivity.

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