HP Xw460c HP Insight Control Environment User Guide - Page 146
Remaining VPM files, Reinstalling VPM, Vulnerability scans
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• Be sure that no vulnerability scans, patch deployments, or patch acquisitions are running. Close all browsers before attempting to uninstall Vulnerability and Patch Management. • VPM licenses are not removed from target systems when Vulnerability and Patch Management is uninstalled. To uninstall with the VPM uninstaller: 1. Select Start→Programs→HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management→Uninstall Vulnerability and Patch Management. 2. When prompted, select whether to remove the VPM data stored on the HP SIM server, such as scan reports and VPM tasks. If data is removed, then it is cleared from the HP SIM systems list. 3. When prompted, select whether to remove the patch database. 4. When uninstall is complete, the HP SIM service is automatically restarted. 5. Delete the VPM directory. The default location is C:\Program Files\HP\VPM. To uninstall VPM from the Control Panel: 1. Select Add or Remove Programs. 2. Select HP Vulnerability and Patch Management→Change/Remove. 3. When prompted, select whether to remove the Vulnerability and Patch Management data stored on the HP SIM server, such as scan reports and VPM tasks. Data that appears in the HP SIM systems list is cleared if data is removed. 4. When prompted, select whether to remove the patch database. 5. When uninstallation is complete, the HP SIM service is automatically restarted. 6. Delete the VPM directory. The default installation location is C:\Program Files\HP\VPM. Remaining VPM files A VPM uninstallation does not remove all VPM files from the server. The following files remain after uninstallation: • Target systems: • C:\Novadigm\ManagementAgent\nvdkit.exe • C:\Novadigm\ManagementAgent\rma.tkd • C:\Novadigm\ManagementAgent\ rma.log • HP SIM/VPM server: • \hpwebadmin\webapps\ROOT\mxportal\VPM\column\vpmcolmain.jps • \hpwebadmin\webapps\ROOT\mxportal\VPM\column\vpmbase.html • \hpwebadmin\webapps\ROOT\mxportal\home\STATScanner 1 The VPM Results directory remains only if you select to retain VPM data during the uninstallation. Reinstalling VPM If an updated version of Vulnerability and Patch Management is installed after a previous version has been uninstalled, the entitlement list could be lost for all managed target systems. To prevent this, be sure that you uninstall and reinstall the updated VPM Patch Agent to all target systems. Vulnerability scans Vulnerability and Patch Management cannot access target systems If Vulnerability and Patch Management cannot perform accurate scanning on a target system because of access problems, verify the following information depending on the target operating system. 146 Troubleshooting