HP TopTools for Hubs and Switches User Manual

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Table of contents

Document Outline

Front Cover
HP TopTools for Hubs and Switches
Notices
Quick Start
- Starting HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches
  - Getting Around in HP TopTools
- Viewing Your Network Devices
  - Devices
  - Maps
- Policies
  - Quality of Service
  - Configuration Policies
- Examining Alerts
- Configuring and Monitoring Devices
- Viewing Network Traffic
- Optimizing Your Network
- How to Get Support
Introduction
- Introduction to HP TopTools
- HP TopTools for Hubs & Switches
- Network Devices Features
- Network Traffic
- Network Growth
- HP Devices Supported
- Learning to Use HP TopTools
- HP TopTools Technical Product Support
System Requirements
- Hardware and Software Requirements
Discovering Your Devices
- Beginning Discovery
- Troubleshooting Discovery
- Inventory of Devices
Alerts
- Interpreting the Alert Log - Automatic Fault Finding
- Filtering Alerts
- Configuring Action on Alerts
Networking Devices
- Listing Devices
- Configuring Polling
- Selecting Actions for Devices
  - SNMP/Trap Configuration
- Device Topology
- Node Port Table
- Custom Groups
- Searching for Devices
Group Policies
- Creating Groups
- Configuring Group Policies
- General Configuration Policies
  - SNMP System Information
  - Checking Firmware Versions
- Alert Configuration Policies
  - Setting Fault Sensitivity
- Advanced Switch Features
- Security Configuration Policies
  - Communities
Viewing Your Maps
- Displaying Maps
  - Map Server Settings
  - Launching a Map
- Using the Panner
- Launching the Device View
- Options for Displaying Maps
  - Changing Map Views
- Locating a Node
Monitoring Network Traffic
- Using Traffic Monitor
- Who Are the Top 5 Talkers?
- Traffic Data Collector Settings
  - Traffic Data Storage
  - Traffic Data Collector Performance
- Troubleshooting Traffic Monitor
  - Connection to Server Lost
Planning for Network Growth
- Meeting the Challenges
  - Using Network Tools
- Planning with the Network Performance Advisor
- Starting the Network Performance Advisor
- Reorganize Your Current Equipment
  - Recommendation Details Section
- Add or Upgrade Equipment
  - Recommendation Details Section
- Top Conversations
- Inventory of End Nodes
- When There Are No Recommendations
- Controlling Data Storage— Administration
- How the Network Performance Advisor Collects Data
- Segments Excluded from Analysis
  - Segments that do not have Devices with Sampling Capability
  - Segments not Selected for Analysis
Quality of Service
- Overview
- Basic Operation
- Viewing All Currently Configured QoS Policies
- Configuring QoS for Specific Devices (IP Addresses)
  - Adding a Policy for a Specific IP Address
- Configuring a QoS Policy for IP Type of Service (ToS)
  - ToS Configuration Options
  - How To Configure a ToS Policy
- Configuring a QoS Policy for Specific Protocols
- Configuring a QoS Policy for a Specific VLAN
Accessing Hub Features
- Device Management Features
- Viewing Device Identity Information
- Interpreting Device Status
- Configuring Your Device
Managing Switches
- Displaying Switch Status
- Switch Identity Information
- Configuring Switch Features
Setting Up Security for a Device
- Device Passwords
- Hub Port Security
- Setting Security Policy for Selected Ports
- The Hub Intrusion Log
- Switch Port Security
- Switch Intrusion Log
  - Notice of Security violations
- Operating Notes for Port Security
Performing Diagnostics
- Performing a Ping/Link Test
- Rebooting a Device
- Resetting a Hub to Factory Default Settings
- Resetting a Switch
- Producing a Configuration Report
Downloading Software
- The Software Update Utility
  - Starting the Software Update Utility
  - Viewing the Software Updates Available on the TopTools Server
- The HP Download Manager
  - Obtaining New Software from HP
- How to Update the Map Files
Appendix A
- Agent Firmware Versions
  - Verifying Device Agent Versions
- Preparing Network Devices
  - Device Network Addresses
  - Globally Assigned IP Network Addresses
- Configuring IP Parameters
Index