HP D6028-90004 manual HP TopTools Remote Control System Requirements, Minimum Server Requirements

Chapter 2 Introducing TopTools Remote Control

Remotely upgrade firmware. The HP TopTools Remote Control management program code is stored in Flash ROM on the HP TopTools Remote Control card. If it is necessary to upgrade the firmware, a newer revision of the program code may be downloaded via a TFTP server to the programmable ROM (see Appendix C for details). When available, new firmware versions can be obtained from the HP web site.

SNMP support. HP TopTools Remote Control includes SNMP support embedded in firmware on the Remote Control card. SNMP queries (MIB-II) provide seamless integration with any SNMP management platform including HP TopTools and HP OpenView. SNMP traps that occur during a server hang or power down may be forwarded to a management console of your choosing. These management solutions provide in-band (network connected) monitoring of your servers.

DHCP support. DHCP is based on a client-server paradigm in which the HP TopTools Remote Control card contacts a DHCP server for configuration parameters. The DHCP server is typically centrally located and operated by the network administrator. The HP TopTools Remote Control card can be reliably and dynamically configured with parameters appropriate to the current network architecture. These parameters are the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway.

HP TopTools Remote Control System

Requirements

Minimum Server Requirements

To install and use HP TopTools Remote Control, you will need:

∙An HP NetServer system that supports I2C/IPMB and has an available PCI slot.

NOTE	The HP TopTools Remote Control card is only supported in
	HP NetServers that support the I2C/IPMB. Currently, these
	include systems such as the HP NetServer LC 3, LH 3 and
	LH 4. If you don’t have one of these systems, refer to your HP
	NetServer’s system documentation to confirm that it supports
	the HP TopTools Remote Control card.

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