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Chapter 2 Introducing TopTools Remote Control
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client. This is the same event log available via TopTools when the server is
online.
Event notification. HP TopTools Remote Control notifies designated users when
an event occurs that has been specified for notification. Using Remote Control
notification, an administrator’s valuable time is freed from constant surveillance
of the server, and server downtime is kept to a minimum. HP TopTools Remote
Control can send notification via email using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(SMTP), numeric pager, or alphanumeric pager using the Telocator
Alphanumeric Protocol (TAP). An administrator can define the notification path
and enable or disable paging for any event group.
TAP paging allows the HP TopTools Remote Control to send meaningful text
notifications to designated pagers. If your mobile phone service provider supports
the TAP protocol, you can use HP TopTools Remote Control to send Short
Message Service (SMS) notifications up to 160 characters in length to your
mobile phone.
Diagnostics
Memory diagnostics. If enabled, this function reads continuously through the
complete memory range at a defined maximum performance impact. Single bit
errors are logged and a session count is calculated.
Last screen before Automatic Server Restart (ASR). If the NetServer SNMP
agents software is installed, HP TopTools Remote Control automatically captures
a snapshot of the server’s screen (blue screen on Windows NT servers) upon an
ASR event, preserving error messages or other screen activity that appeared
before restart. An administrator can view the snapshot from a remote client and
use the screen contents to troubleshoot server problems.
Other Features
Automatic server shutdown on voltage or temperature emergencies. The HP
TopTools Remote Control card can be configured to automatically shut down
your server if it detects an over-voltage or over-heating condition.
Remote floppy boot of the server. For remote reboot, HP TopTools Remote
Control allows an administrator to specify a boot floppy image file located on a
TFTP server (see Appendix C for details). The HP NetServer in which the HP
TopTools Remote Control card is installed automatically fetches this boot image
after a reset operation and executes the new boot image. Using this feature, for
example, an administrator can remotely update the HP NetServer’s BIOS, or
remotely run server diagnostics.