HP Insight Vulnerability and Patch Manager software 6.0 User Guide HP Part Number: 579547-001 Published: January 2010, First Edition

2 Using Vulnerability and Patch Manager
Prerequisites
The following are the prerequisites for using the Vulnerability and Patch Manager software:
• VPM: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is a requirement for accessing the VPM 6.0 functionalities (as a
requirement for the Radia 7.8 version).
• Acquire Tool: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or later for installing the Acquire tool.
NOTE: If the prerequisites are not met, the Acquisition tool pops up a message to install the prerequisite
softwares before installing the Acquire tool.
Accessing Vulnerability and Patch Manager
To access Vulnerability and Patch Manager from the HP SIM toolbar menu, select Vulnerability and Patch
Manager from the HP SIM Deploy, Diagnose, or Options menus.
Table 2-1 Interface access
ActionMenu
Configure settings and acquire updates.1
Perform or customize vulnerability scans, and view scan results, patch installation status, patches installed by
VPM, patch reboot status, and the patch repository.
2
Deploy patches, validate installed patches, and deploy the VPM Patch Agent.3
Using the interface
Vulnerability and Patch Manager vulnerability information appears in the VPM column of the HP SIM console,
shown circled in the following figure. Initially, the icon depicted in the column displays Vulnerability and
Patch Manager eligibility information for the target system in the specific row. After target servers are licensed
and a vulnerability scan is performed, the column displays the combined status of the last vulnerability scan
on the target system (patch status does not appear in the column). Click the icon to display detailed information
about the system status of the Vulnerability and Patch Manager.
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