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Manually Importing a System Software Package to your Database

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Manually Importing a System Software Package to your Database The normal way of obtaining a PC system software package is via the Download Package button in Toptools. However, if you have downloaded a package manually from the HP site, it is possible to add it to the RMDB using the following manual procedure: 1 On the Toptools device manager server, create a subdirectory, let us call it under \Data\Packages, where is the directory where Toptools has been installed (by default this is C:\Program Files\hptt). 2 The package you downloaded is a self-extracting executable. Run it and when prompted, tell it to expand the files to the directory that you just created. 3 Open a command prompt window on the Toptools server and type these commands: CD \BIN followed by: TTUpdateRMDB.exe -hpinfo \Data\Packages\ (this must be typed as a single command line) where: is the short path to the root directory where Toptools has been installed (by default C:\PROGRA~1\HPTT) is the name of the subdirectory where you expanded the package. For example: TTUpdateRMDB.exe -hpinfo C:\PROGRA~1\HPTT\DATA\PACKAGES \MYPACKAGE 4 The package will be installed in the RMDB for use 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. • To open the Windows NT Task Scheduler click on My Computer > Scheduled Tasks. 2 Click on Add Scheduled Task. 3 You will be prompted for the name of the executable file to schedule. Select TTupdateRMDB.exe located in the directory \hptt\bin Note: is the directory where Toptools has been installed. By default it is C:\Program Files\hptt. 4 Select the scheduling interval desired (weekly, monthly, etc.). 5 Click on Advanced and modify the command line shown there to: TTupdateRMDB.exe -provider DesktopPCs The automatic RMDB update is now scheduled. Copying the Toptools System Software Database from One Management Server to Another In some circumstances, you may want to copy the RMDB from one Toptools server to another. This is possible only if: • Both management servers have the same versions of Toptools Device Manager installed. • All the installation parameters are the same, especially the directory structure. Proceed as follows: 1 By default the system software packages are stored in the directory C:\Program Files\HPTT\Data Go to that directory. 2 Copy the file RMDB.MDB to the target management server. 4

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Manually Importing a System Software
Package to your Database
The normal way of obtaining a PC system software
package is via the
Download Package
button in Toptools.
However, if you have downloaded a package
manually from the HP site, it is possible to add it to
the RMDB using the following manual procedure:
1
On the Toptools device manager server, create a
subdirectory, let us call it
<MyPackage>
under
<Toptools_root>\Data\Packages
, where
<Toptools_root>
is the directory where
Toptools has been installed (by default this is
C:\Program Files\hptt
).
2
The package you downloaded is a self-extracting
executable. Run it and when prompted, tell it to
expand the files to the directory
<MyPackage>
that you just created.
3
Open a command prompt window on the Toptools
server and type these commands:
CD <Toptools_root>\BIN
followed by:
TTUpdateRMDB.exe -hpinfo
<Toptools_root>
\Data\Packages\<MyPackage>
(this must be typed as a single command
line) where:
<Toptools_root>
is the short path to the root
directory where Toptools has been installed (by
default
C:\PROGRA~1\HPTT
)
<MyPackage>
is the name of the subdirectory
where you expanded the package.
For example:
TTUpdateRMDB.exe -hpinfo
C:\PROGRA~1\HPTT\DATA\PACKAGES
\MYPACKAGE
4
The package will be installed in the RMDB for use
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
.
•
To open the
Windows NT
Task Scheduler click
on
My Computer > Scheduled Tasks
.
2
Click on
Add Scheduled Task.
3
You will be prompted for the name of the executable
file to schedule. Select
TTupdateRMDB.exe
located in the directory
<Toptools_root>\hptt\bin
Note:
<Toptools_root>
is the directory where
Toptools has been installed. By default it is
C:\Program Files\hptt
.
4
Select the scheduling interval desired (weekly,
monthly, etc.).
5
Click on
Advanced
and modify the command line
shown there to:
TTupdateRMDB.exe -provider DesktopPCs
The automatic RMDB update is now scheduled.
Copying the Toptools System Software
Database from One Management Server to
Another
In some circumstances, you may want to copy the
RMDB from one Toptools server to another. This is
possible only if:
•
Both management servers have the same versions of
Toptools Device Manager installed.
•
All the installation parameters are the same,
especially the directory structure.
Proceed as follows:
1
By default the system software packages are stored
in the directory
C:\Program Files\HPTT\Data
Go to that directory.
2
Copy the file
RMDB.MDB
to the target management
server.