HP Version Control Repository Manager

2 Getting started

To start using the

(VCRM), use the following steps as a guideline

for installing and configuring your machines properly:

The recommended installation for the VCRM is on a single system that has a reliable, high-performance

network connection between it and all managed systems that have the HP Version Control Agents installed.

If the Auto Update feature is being used, that system must have Internet access.

1. Verify that your system meets minimum requirements.

2. Install and configure the SMH. For more information regarding the

System Management Homepage

(SMH), refer to the System Management Homepage Installation Guide at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/

products/servers/management/agents/documentation.html.

3. Install and configure the VCRM on your selected system.

4. Install and configure the VCA on the target systems. Installing the VCRM before installing the VCA

enables you to configure the VCA to use data in the repository specified by way of the Change the

Agent Settings link in the VCA, a Replicate Agent Settings task in

HP Systems Insight Manager

(HP

SIM), or preconfiguring the VCA component and installing the component with the preconfigured settings.

For more information regarding installing the VCRM, refer to the HP Version Control Installation Guide

at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/agents/documentation.html.

5. Browse to the SMH located at https://hostname:2381 to log in.

Improvements in HP Version Control Repository Manager

Below are the improvements in the HP Version Control Repository Manager

• Multithreaded file download functionality

VCRM enables handling the client download requests using multiple threads. The default thread count

is 5. Four threads handle four download requests, and one thread responds busy status to other download

requests.

• VCRM Command Line Interface

The VCRM CLI provides a Command Line Interface to interact with the installed VCRM for configuring

the repository folder and initiating the auto download of ProLiant Support Packs and Integrity Support

Packs.

• GUI-based screen page for downloading Integrity Support Packs and ProLiant Support Packs

VCRM provides a new GUI-based screen page for downloading Integrity Support Packs and ProLiant

Support Packs for different Windows and Linux operating systems.

Procedures

• Logging in

• Logging out