The HP Version Control Agent (VCA) is an HP Insight Management Agent that is installed on a system to enable you to view the HP software and firmware that is installed on that system. The VCA can be configured to point to a repository being managed by the HP Version Control Repository Manager (VCRM), allowing easy version comparison and software updates from the repository to the system on which the VCA is installed.
The VCA provides version control and system update capabilities for a single HP system. The VCA determines system software status by comparing each component installed on the local system with the set of individual components or a specified ProLiant or Integrity Support Pack listed in the VCRM.
An entire ProLiant or Integrity Support Pack can be updated by clicking the install icon located next to the system software status icon. Individual components are provided with check box to select for installation.
VCA is enhanced to identify the presence of Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on a TPM-enabled Windows operating system. VCA supports installation/upgrading of both System ROM and option
ROM components on TPM-based systems. If VCA detects TPM module as being enabled, the user will be provided with a checkbox to continue with the installation. The [Install] button on the component installation page of VCA is enabled when the user confirms the decision to go ahead with the installation, confirming that the user is aware of the recovery procedures by selecting the [Continue] checkbox.
The VCRM and the VCA are integrated with the System Management Homepage (SMH), which is the standard single-server management tool in the ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack. HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM), also part of the ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack, uses the VCRM and VCA to facilitate software versioning, update, and tasks related to it.
The VCA is available for Windows and Linux operating systems. The VCA is an integrated part of the SMH that is designed to display the available software inventory of the system on which it is installed. The VCA also allows the installation, comparison, and update of system software from a repository that is managed by a VCRM.
Users with administrator or operator privileges can access the VCA to maintain the software inventory of the system manually. The installation of components and configuration activities are logged to a log file at the system. The VCA logs activities, such as software installations. However, installations done outside the VCA do not appear in this log.
The VCA enables you to view the software installed on selected HP equipment, the available updates, and whether the installed software is compliant with the latest updates found in the selected repository. In addition, you can add or update HP software on the system remotely, using the browser interface of the VCA.
You can use the Replicate Agent Settings feature in HP SIM to update multiple servers with VCA settings. For more information regarding the Replicate Agent Settings feature, refer to the online HP SIM help system.
The VCA permits:
In addition to maintaining the software inventory of the system, the VCA integrates with HP SIM. This integration enables administrators to take advantage of the Software Update capabilities of the agent.
Additional resourcesFor additional resources, go to http://www.hp.com/servers/manage.
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