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HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide

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About Multiple System Management

»Table of Contents
»Index
»Notices
»Introduction
»Product Overview
»Getting Started
»Discovery and Identification
»Users and Authorizations
»Networking and Security
»Monitoring Systems, Clusters, and Events
»Storage Integration
»Managing with Tasks
»Tools that Extend Management
»Cluster Monitor
»Command Line Tools
»Creating New Command Line Tools
»Custom Commands
»Configuring DMI Access
»Configuring SNMP Access
»Device Ping
»Disk Thresholds
»License Manager
»Management Processor Tools
»Managing MIBs
»Installing OpenSSH
»PMP Tools
»Removing and Restoring Tools
»Replicate Agent Settings
»RPM Package Manager
»Server Migration Pack
»System Management Homepage
»System Page
»Version Control
»About the Version Control Agent
»About the Version Control Repository Manager
»About Integration
»About Software Repositories
About Multiple System Management
»Accessing the Version Control Agent
»Accessing the Version Control Repository Manager
»Version Control Status Icons
»Installing Software and Firmware
»Initial ProLiant Support Pack Install
»Virtual Machine Management Pack
»WBEM Based Tools
»Available MSA Tools
»Partner Applications
»Reporting
»Administering Systems and Events
»Troubleshooting
»Reference Information
»Printable version
»Glossary
»Using Help
»  Related Procedures
» Related Topics

The Software Update capabilities of HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) includes the following features:

  • Initial ProLiant Support Pack Install. This feature enables you to install the latest desired ProLiant Support Pack from the specified VCRM. It is for use only on target systems not running the HP Version Control Agent. This feature is only available on Windows systems. If the VCA is already installed on managed systems, you can use the Install Software and Firmware task to update.

  • Install Software and Firmware. This feature enables you to automatically update ProLiant Support Packs and components onto HP systems managed by HP SIM. The target systems must have the VCA installed.

  • Searching by systems with Software/Firmware. This search criterion enables you to quickly create and display a list of systems with specific software or firmware versions. For example, a user with full-configuration-rights might want to locate and display all HP systems with HP Insight Management Agent less than a defined version. The search can then be used with the Install Software and Firmware Task to update the systems to the current version of Insight Management Agent.

  • Software Version Status Polling. Software and firmware upgrade status are retrieved from the VCA on target systems. Software and firmware inventory is also retrieved from those systems during this task.

  • Replicate Agent Settings. This feature allows HP SIM to retrieve Web Agent configuration settings from a source device and distribute that configuration to one or more target devices through their Web Agents.

All of these system software management enhancements rely on the tight integration of HP SIM with the HP Version Control Repository Manager and the HP Version Control Agent.

Related Procedures

» Version Control - Installing Software and Firmware
» Version Control - Initial ProLiant Support Pack Install

Related Topics

» Tools that Extend Management - Version Control
» Version Control - About Integration
» Version Control - About Software Repositories
» Server Certificates - Replicating Trusted Certificates