HP XM600 hp toptools 5.5 device manager, user's guide - Page 95

toptools User Guide SCM SEMI SMART SMS SNMP SP SSL TCP/IP TELNET TFTP toptools URL USB UPS VPN WAN WBEM Webagent Windows XP WMI WWW Service Control Manager. An HP-UX process which manages multiple HP-UX systems. Storage element manageability interface, implemented as SNMP mib's. Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. Microsoft Systems Management Server. An application that provides asset, software distribution, software metering, and troubleshooting tools for PCs and servers using Microsoft Windows. HP Toptools for Microsoft SMS integrates the management capability of toptools with Microsoft SMS. Simple Network Management Protocol. A standard protocol whereby network devices respond with statistics and other current data when queried. Microsoft Windows Service Pack. Secure Socket Layer. A technology used to secure transmission between a web browser and web server. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Routable Network and Transport layer protocols that have become the defacto standard for the Internet, and most heterogeneous networks. Telnet provides DEC VT100, DEC VT52, or ANSI emulation interface to many hardware devices such as Network Hubs, Switches, and Routers. The interfaces uses a connection-based service of TCP and usually connects via port 23. Trivial File Transfer Protocol. A simple and unsecured file transfer system. A common use for TFTP is downloading files to network devices as they boot. In such cases, an administrator typically configures a TFTP server for read-only access to a single directory. A collection of software applications and solutions designed to provide HP customers with lower cost of ownership through extensive management of HP computing products. At the center of this solution is the toptools server (also referred to as just 'toptools' or the 'Device Manager') that provides a web-based management console with asset, fault, security, and configuration management services. Uniform Resource Locator. The address typically used by a web browser to a specific resource's location (e.g. a web site). Universal Serial Bus. Uninterruptable Power Supply. A power supply that typically uses batteries to continue providing electricity to a device when primary power has failed (black out). Most UPS products available today also provide power conditioning to protect against spikes, surges, sags, and brown outs. Virtual Private Network. Wide Area Network. A large network, consisting of interconnected smaller networks. Web-Based Enterprise Management. A new method of managing devices that uses CIM (Common Information Model) and is overseen by the DMTF. A common term used to describe a web server application that provides device management information to remote requesting web browsers. Webagents may reside with a device's firmware, or as a program running within the operating system of a computer. Next generation Windows operating system expected to be released Fall 2001. Windows Management Interface. The Microsoft Windows implementation of WBEM. WMI support is enabled within the Windows 2000 operating system. World Wide Web. An interconnection of servers and applications on the Internet that use HTTP and web browser applications provide a user-friendly interface to Internet resources and information. 95