HP XM600 hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide - Page 11

toptools Installation User Guide This section describes the requirements and installation of toptools. - NOTE Refer to the toptools README file for changes or additions to the installation instructions in this User Guide. Hardware and Software Requirements Toptools consists of three main components: • Toptools Management Server • Toptools Consoles • Managed Nodes For successful installation and operation of toptools, you must verify that the station on which you will install the toptools server meets or exceeds the minimum requirements as specified below for both the toptools server and toptools consoles. For best results, managed devices should be configured with management agents prior to installation so that toptools can discover them during the first discovery cycle. Toptools Management Server The toptools server setup program (installation wizard) performs a thorough check of your system to verify that the minimum requirements listed in the following tables are met prior to installing toptools software. For software requirements, the toptools installation wizard may prompt you to install missing components, or in some cases, it may offer to install them for you. To reduce the amount of time required for installation, you should verify that your system meets the minimum requirements listed below. Some items, such as an unsupported Operating System type or insufficient system access privileges, will cause setup.exe to exit without installing toptools. Hardware requirements Processor Intel Pentium 266MHz or better Memory Hard Drive Video Network Adapter Mouse • 128 MB RAM or better • Paging file of 150 MB or better Minimum 2 GB hard disk with 100-400 MB (depending on components installed) available before installing toptools Super VGA (16 bit color) or better Required. Any supported by system Required. Any supported by system 11