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The HP Version Control Agent is an HP Insight Management Agent that is installed on a system to enable you to see the HP software and firmware that is installed on that system. The Version Control Agent can be configured to point to a repository being managed by the HP Version Control Repository Manager, allowing easy version comparison and software updates from the repository to the system on which the Version Control Agent is installed.

The Version Control Agent provides version control and system update capabilities for a single HP system. The Version Control Agent determines system software status by comparing each component installed on the local system with the set of individual components or a specified Support Pack listed in the Version Control Repository Manager. You can also update individual components or an entire Support Pack by clicking the install icon located next to the system software status icon.

The Version Control Repository Manager and the Version Control Agent are integrated with the System Management Homepage, which is the standard single-server management tool in the ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack. HP Systems Insight Manager, also part of the ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack, uses the Version Control Repository Manager and Version Control Agent to facilitate software versioning, update, and tasks related to it.

The Version Control Agent is available for Windows and Linux operating systems. The Version Control Agent is an integrated part of the System Management Homepage that is designed to display the available software inventory of the system on which it is installed. The Version Control Agent also allows the installation, comparison, and update of system software from a repository that is managed by a Version Control Repository Manager.

Users with administrator or operator privileges can access the Version Control Agent 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 Version Control Agent log activities, such as software installations. However, installations done outside the Version Control Agent do not appear in this log.

The Version Control Agent 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 Version Control Agent.

You can use the Replicate Agent Settings feature in HP Systems Insight Manager to update multiple servers with Version Control Agent settings. For more information regarding the Replicate Agent Settings feature, refer to the online HP Systems Insight Manager help system.

The Version Control Agent permits the following tasks:

In addition to maintaining the software inventory of the system, the Version Control Agent integrates with HP Systems Insight Manager. This integration enables administrators to take advantage of the Software Update capabilities of the agent.

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For additional resources, go to http://www.hp.com/servers/manage.

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