HP 20-Feb User Manual

98 Configuring the Library

Chapter 3

BOOTP

BOOTP is similar to DHCP, in that a BOOTP server dynamically assigns an IP 

address to any BOOTP client that requests one. The difference is that your 

system administrator must preconfigure the BOOTP server for the library. The 

system administrator assigns a permanent IP address to the library’s MAC 

address. When the library is booted, the BOOTP server responds and assigns 

the permanent address to the library. The IP address never expires and the 

BOOTP server will not reissue the IP address to any other BOOTP client.

Management Programs

In addition to using your browser directly to manage your library, you can also 

use popular management programs, such as HP OpenView, HP Top Tools, and 

CA Unicenter TNG. In order to best use HP OpenView and CA Unicenter 

TNG, you must download a plug-in from the HP Customer Care website at 

http://www.hp.com/go/support. This plug-in can be easily installed in your 

environment. HP Top Tools has built-in native support for your library, and no 

plug-in is required. 

Table 14

Description

Supported Configurations

Browsers

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Windows 95/98/2000/NT: Internet 

Explorer™ 4.01 and higher, Netscape 

Communicator™ 4.5 and higher, and 

Netscape Navigator™ 4.08 and higher.

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HP-UX: Netscape Communicator™ 4.5 and 

higher and Netscape Navigator™ 4.08 

and higher. Internet Explorer™ is not 

supported.

■

Sun Solaris: Netscape Communicator™ 4.5 

and higher and Netscape Navigator™ 

4.08 and higher. Internet Explorer™ and 

HotJava™ are not supported.