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HP Toptools for Unicenter User Guide
Once these steps are taken, a full discovery cycle must run within the bridged environment before being able to
access pcAnywhere and System Performance Advisor features from Unicenter’s map. For Netservers, access the
system performance function through Toptools. For more information on configuring and using the System
Performance Advisor, refer to the Toptools User’s Guide.
6.3 Using HP Toptools for Unicenter in Large and Distributed Environments
HP Toptools for Unicenter
Important considerations when planning deployment of HP Toptools for Unicenter:
• The product is designed to integrate a single Unicenter server to a single Toptools server.
• HP Toptools 5.6 will support unlimited nodes in its database subject to system resources.
• HP Toptools for Unicenter does not support remote Worldview clients. The platform bridge must be installed
on the system with the Unicenter Repository.
As Unicenter discovers devices and populates its Repository, all devices that Unicenter discovers are sent to
Toptools to populate its database (MEDS). Devices will still be identified and events will be received from HP
SNMP-based devices, but the following two features will be limited to HP devices included within the MEDS
database:
• Automatic reception of DMI and WMI alerts for HP PC’s.
• All Toptools menu actions
When managing large networks, it is recommended for performance that you distribute Unicenter and Toptools
servers together to manage sites or networks of less than 5000 nodes, such as shown in the figure below:
Network C
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Toptools
WEB
CONSOLE
Network A
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