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Updating VPM credentials using the Change VPM Credentials Utility

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NOTE: Custom scans can be created from the default system scans. When default system scans are updated, the custom scans are updated with corresponding vulnerability updates also. Table B-4 Provided scan definitions Scan definition Description 4_0* Windows NT 4.0 vulnerabilities Advisory Microsoft Advisories AutoFix Autofixable vulnerabilities CrossPlatform Windows and Linux vulnerabilities FileChecks Known and unknown locations file checks FileCheck_KnownLocation Known location file checks FileCheck_UnknownLocation Unknown location file checks IE Internet Explorer vulnerabilities IIS IIS vulnerabilities Linux Linux vulnerabilities Malware Malware checks Password Password policy check PasswordChecker Windows NT password policy Policy All policy check SqlServer SQL Server vulnerabilities W2K Windows 2000 vulnerabilities W2K3 Windows 2003 vulnerabilities XP Windows XP vulnerabilities * This scan definition is not included with the current version of Vulnerability and Patch Management and only exists if previous versions of the software have been installed. Updating VPM credentials using the Change VPM Credentials Utility You can use the Change VPM Credentials Utility to update Vulnerability and Patch Management: 1. When the credentials or IP address of the HP SIM server have been changed 2. When the credentials of the account used to install Vulnerability and Patch Management have been changed To update the Vulnerability and Patch Management credentials: 1. From the VPM server, click Start→HP Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack→Change Vulnerability and Patch Management Credentials. 2. Select whether to change Vulnerability and Patch Management or database credentials, and then click OK. 3. If changing Vulnerability and Patch Management credentials enter your current user credentials and IP address, select whether to a secure connection to the VPM server, and then click Change. 4. If changing database credentials, enter your current database credentials, and then click Change. Backing up and restoring the Vulnerability and Patch Management Vulnerability and Patch Management application files are tightly coupled to HP SIM and its components. There are also Vulnerability and Patch Management subcomponents, which can place files in other locations. A number of tables exist in databases, which require special tools to back up effectively. Use the following guidelines to preserve the history of previous scan results and the list of patches installed on each target system. Backup and restore can be done by preserving individual components. Before beginning: 172 HP Vulnerability and Patch Management infrastructure requirements and additional VPM functionality

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NOTE:
Custom scans can be created from the default system scans. When default system scans are updated,
the custom scans are updated with corresponding vulnerability updates also.
Table B-4 Provided scan definitions
Description
Scan definition
Windows NT 4.0 vulnerabilities
4_0*
Microsoft Advisories
Advisory
Autofixable vulnerabilities
AutoFix
Windows and Linux vulnerabilities
CrossPlatform
Known and unknown locations file checks
FileChecks
Known location file checks
FileCheck_KnownLocation
Unknown location file checks
FileCheck_UnknownLocation
Internet Explorer vulnerabilities
IE
IIS vulnerabilities
IIS
Linux vulnerabilities
Linux
Malware checks
Malware
Password policy check
Password
Windows NT password policy
PasswordChecker
All policy check
Policy
SQL Server vulnerabilities
SqlServer
Windows 2000 vulnerabilities
W2K
Windows 2003 vulnerabilities
W2K3
Windows XP vulnerabilities
XP
* This scan definition is not included with the current version of Vulnerability and Patch Management and only exists if previous
versions of the software have been installed.
Updating VPM credentials using the Change VPM Credentials Utility
You can use the Change VPM Credentials Utility to update Vulnerability and Patch Management:
1.
When the credentials or IP address of the HP SIM server have been changed
2.
When the credentials of the account used to install Vulnerability and Patch Management have been
changed
To update the Vulnerability and Patch Management credentials:
1.
From the VPM server, click
Start
→
HP Vulnerability and Patch Management
Pack
→
Change Vulnerability and Patch Management Credentials
.
2.
Select whether to change Vulnerability and Patch Management or database credentials, and then click
OK.
3.
If changing Vulnerability and Patch Management credentials enter your current user credentials and IP
address, select whether to a secure connection to the VPM server, and then click Change.
4.
If changing database credentials, enter your current database credentials, and then click Change.
Backing up and restoring the Vulnerability and Patch Management
Vulnerability and Patch Management application files are tightly coupled to HP SIM and its components.
There are also Vulnerability and Patch Management subcomponents, which can place files in other locations.
A number of tables exist in databases, which require special tools to back up effectively.
Use the following guidelines to preserve the history of previous scan results and the list of patches installed
on each target system.
Backup and restore can be done by preserving individual components. Before beginning:
172
HP Vulnerability and Patch Management infrastructure requirements and additional VPM functionality