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toptools User Guide Toptools Operating Components A number of toptools components run continuously on the management server, gathering data in the background even if no user is logged on. The following background components operate on a schedule (some schedules are userconfigurable). • The Toptools Services component is a continuously running process that supports the toptools background components. It starts up when the system boots, without any user log-on. Toptools Services provides the following: ♦ Start up of configured toptools components when the system boots, including dependency checking. ♦ Scheduling of components at specific times of day, or at specified time intervals. ♦ An interface which lets you start, stop and pause individual toptools services (similar to the Windows NT Services application, servman.exe). • Discovery services components run as background services to discover network connected devices (discovery) and their relationships (topology). Discovery services run in one or more processes and are coordinated by a Discovery Control component, which runs under the Toptools Services. In addition, if a device sends a trap (SNMP) or an alert (DMI or WMI) to the toptools device manager, the device will automatically be added to the discovery database if the address is not already present. • Database Server services automatically maintain the device database. • Event Monitor/Event Viewer services run continuously to collect, log, and display device events. • Polling services request responses (ping) from devices to determine operational status. These services operate on user-configured schedules. • System Performance Advisor provides monitoring and threshold alerts for CPU, memory, disc I/O, and storage utilization. This feature, which is available for PCs and servers running Windows operating systems, requires the installation of Performance agents on managed systems. • Toptools for Hubs & Switches provides services such as traffic data collector that are also controlled by the Toptools Services Control. Refer to the HP Toptools for Hubs & Switches User Guide for more information. • HP Web JetAdmin. Selected as a component during installation, HP Web JetAdmin may work independently of toptools, or integrate with toptools to manage HP printing products. For more information, refer to Web JetAdmin user documentation. As a system administrator, you can stop and restart these services from within toptools. Online help provides detailed instructions for these procedures. 9

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toptools
User Guide
9
Toptools Operating Components
A number of toptools components run continuously on the management server, gathering data in the background
even if no user is logged on. The following background components operate on a schedule (some schedules are user-
configurable).
•
The
Toptools Services
component is a continuously running process that supports the toptools background
components.
It starts up when the system boots, without any user log-on. Toptools Services provides the
following:
♦
Start up of configured toptools components when the system boots, including dependency
checking.
♦
Scheduling of components at specific times of day, or at specified time intervals.
♦
An interface which lets you start, stop and pause individual toptools services (similar to the
Windows NT Services application, servman.exe).
•
Discovery services
components run as background services to discover network connected devices
(discovery) and their relationships (topology). Discovery services run in one or more processes and are
coordinated by a Discovery Control component, which runs under the Toptools Services. In addition, if a
device sends a trap (SNMP) or an alert (DMI or WMI) to the toptools device manager,
the device will
automatically be added to the discovery database if the address is not already present.
•
Database Server services
automatically maintain the device database.
•
Event Monitor/Event Viewer services
run continuously to collect, log, and display device events.
•
Polling services
request responses (ping) from devices to determine operational status. These services
operate on user-configured schedules.
•
System Performance Advisor
provides monitoring and threshold alerts for CPU, memory, disc I/O, and
storage utilization. This feature, which is available for PCs and servers running Windows operating
systems, requires the installation of Performance agents on managed systems.
•
Toptools for Hubs & Switches
provides services such as traffic data collector that are also controlled by
the Toptools Services Control.
Refer to the HP Toptools for Hubs & Switches User Guide for more
information.
•
HP Web JetAdmin.
Selected as a component during installation, HP Web JetAdmin may work
independently of toptools, or integrate with toptools to manage HP printing products.
For more
information, refer to Web JetAdmin user documentation.
As a system administrator, you can stop and restart these services from within toptools. Online help provides
detailed instructions for these procedures.