HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 HP Version Control Agent Installation Guide - Page 43

Glossary available software component Custom Software Baseline graphical user interface (GUI) HP Insight Management Agent HP ProLiant and Integrity Support Pack HP Systems Insight Manager A listing of the software components available in the repository that the VCA has been configured to point to. When browsing directly into a VCA, these additional components can be selected for installation. A component is a single, self-describing, installable (interactive or silent) binary file containing a single piece of software, such as firmware image, driver, agent, or utility, that is supported by the management and update tools. A set of HP software components that have been bundled together as a baseline by the customer. Modifying the contents of an existing Support Pack provides customers with the flexibility to define their own baselines for their environment. A program interface that takes advantage of the computer's graphics capabilities to make the program easier to use. HP SIM's GUI is Web-enabled and displays in a web browser. A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user's immediate presence. An HP ProLiant and Integrity Support Pack, or Custom Software Baseline is a set of HP software components that have been bundled together by HP, and verified to work with a particular operating system. A ProLiant and Integrity Support Pack contains driver components, agent components, and application and utility components. All of these are verified to install together. System management software that is capable of managing a wide variety of systems, including HP systems, clusters, desktops, workstations, and portables. HP SIM combines the strengths of HP Insight Manager 7, HP Toptools, and HP Servicecontrol Manager to deliver a single tool for managing HP ProLiant, Integrity, and HP 9000 systems running Windows, Linux, and HP-UX. The core HP SIM software delivers the essential capabilities required to manage all HP server platforms. HP SIM can also be extended to deliver unparalleled breadth of system management with plug-ins for HP storage, power, client, and printer products. Plug-ins for rapid deployment, performance management, and workload management enable systems administrators to pick the value added software required to deliver complete lifecycle management of their hardware assets. HP Version Control Agent HP Version Control Repository Manager HP Web-enabled System Management Software installed version latest version overall software status Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) Reference Support Pack An Insight Management Agent that is installed on a server to enable the customer to see the HP software that is installed on that server. The VCA can be configured to point to a repository being managed by the VCRM, enabling easy version comparison and software deployment from the repository to the server that the VCA is installed upon. An Insight Management Agent that enables a customer to manage software from HP that is stored in a directory/repository known as the Version Control Repository. Software that manages HP Web-enabled products. A particular HP software component that is installed on the server on which the VCA is installed. The latest version of a particular HP software component that is contained in the repository. This section indicates whether the software on the server on which the VCA is installed has any updates available within the repository in which it has been configured to monitor. The Red Hat Package Manager is a powerful package manager that can be used to build, install, query, verify, update, and uninstall individual software packages. A package consists of an archive of files and package information, including name, version, and description. A baseline bundle of HP software components that the VCA can be configured to point to in the repository. This setting enables users to indicate that they want to keep all of their software up to a certain Support Pack level. 43