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»Table of Contents
»Index
»Product overview
»Getting started
»Navigating the software
»The Home page
»Viewing overall software status
»Viewing overall software status icons
»Viewing installed software
»Viewing HP ProLiant and HP Integrity Support Pack details
»Viewing the Reference Support Pack
»Showing or hiding software
»Changing settings
Updating software
»Refreshing inventory data
»Printing software status
»The Log page
»The Help page
»Troubleshooting
»Legal notices
»Printable version
»Glossary
»Using Help

The Home page enables you to install HP ProLiant and Integrity Support Packs and components. You can click the name of the software or firmware item to link to a description of that item from the repository.

To install a component or ProLiant and Integrity Support Pack:

  1. Click the Home tab. The Home page appears.

  2. Select one, more than one, or all items under Support Pack Version and/or Latest Version.

  3. The Automatically Install Minimum Dependencies option appears at the bottom of the page. Select this option to install the minimum dependencies required to install the selected items. This option is available in VCA 2.2 or later connecting with VCRM version 2.2 or later.

    The Windows VCA shows the Automatically Install Minimum Dependencies option only when the windows HP SUM smart component is available in the repository.

  4. Click [Install].

    The PSP/Components selected for Install page appears for selecting the installation options.

    • When the Automatically Install Minimum Dependencies option is selected, VCA displays the selected components for installation under Components selected for Install and the components that did not meet dependency under Dependency Failed Components List. By default, all the components under Dependency Failed Components List are selected to force the installation.

    • When the Automatically Install Minimum Dependencies option is not selected, VCA displays the selected components with [Delete], [Move Up], and [Move Down] options to remove or reorder the installation of components.

      CPLD firmware upgrade reflects only after unplugging and plugging the power supply cable to the server. This is applicable for Hydrazine servers.

    • Force downgrade or re-install. Enables the software to re-install itself over an existing or newer version.

      Note: A downgrade to an older version might not succeed, even though this box is selected. Selecting this box enables the installation to be attempted because normal processing for most components does not attempt to install if a newer version is already present.

    • Automatic Reboot. Enables the HP Version Control Agent (VCA) to automatically reboot the system if the installation requires a reboot when finished. In the case of a ProLiant and Integrity Support Pack installation, this event occurs after all component installations complete without error. If any component installation returns an error result, the reboot will not occur. Inspect the VCA Log after an installation error to determine whether the system must be restarted. If you do not select Automatic Reboot, look at the log to determine if a reboot is needed. If the log indicates a reboot is required, manually reboot the server for the installations to complete.

      Important: When a task completes, be sure to read the details in the log to determine whether a reboot is required.

    • Proceed with Installation. [Proceed with Installation] checkbox is available on TPM-enabled systems running on Windows operating systems only. Select the [Proceed with Installation] checkbox.

  5. Click [Install] to begin the installation or [Cancel] to abort the installation and return to the Home page.

    All components are downloaded before installation begins. An error in the download process causes the installation to fail, and no component installations occur. An error in the installation of a single component does not stop the installation of the rest of the components from a ProLiant and Integrity Support Pack, but it does prevent an automatic reboot from occurring. In Windows, if an installation of a single component does not complete within 15 minutes, a timeout occurs and the component installation is terminated.

    Only one installation task can progress at a time. Clicking the Install icon while another installation is in progress redirects you to the Log page for status of the current installation in progress.

    When using VCA 6.3 with VCRM 6.3, if any component upgrade fails with an exit code 3 during deployment, VCA hides this component’s version information from the latest and referenced version information in INSTALLED item section. The version information of the same component re-appears in the INSTALLED item section for the latest and referenced versions in case the component’s installed version is changed.

Related topics

» The Home page - Viewing installed software
» The Home page - Viewing overall software status icons