ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack Planning Guide

Preparing the target environment for Vulnerability and Patch

Management Pack access

HP ProLiant target servers

To set up HP ProLiant target servers for Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack access:

1. Install the HP Server Management Agents from the latest HP ProLiant Support Pack available at

http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/index.html.

2. On a Windows server:

– Verify that a valid SNMP read community string exists.

– Install and configure WMI for HP SIM WBEM/WMI Mapper access.

3. On a Linux server, verify that a valid SNMP configuration exists.

HP desktop and notebook target systems

1. Install the HP Client Management Agents from the latest HP ProLiant Support Pack, available at

http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/index.html.

2. Install and configure WMI for HP SIM WBEM/WMI Mapper access.

3. Install any necessary management drivers.

4. Optionally, install Desktop Management Interface (DMI) for additional discovery and

identification purposes.

Third-party target servers

1. Install third-party server manageability agents.

2. Install and configure WMI for HP SIM WBEM/WMI Mapper access.

3. For Linux servers, verify that a valid SNMP configuration exists.

4. Verify that HP SIM has a System Type Manager (STM) discovery and identification rule for this

brand of system.

Third-party desktop target systems

1. Install third-party client manageability agents.

2. Install and configure WMI for HP SIM WBEM/WMI Mapper access.

3. Install any necessary management drivers.

4. Optionally, install DMI for additional discovery and identification purposes.

5. Verify that HP SIM has an STM discovery and identification rule for this brand of system.

Using the Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack with other ProLiant

Essentials products

For information and guidelines about installing the Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack with

other HP ProLiant Essentials software products, see the following documentation:

• The HP ProLiant Essentials Software Evaluation Guide located at

ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/proliantessentials/EssentialsEvaluationGuide.pdf.

• The HP ProLiant Essentials Management Software Installation and Configuration Guide located in

the HP SIM Information Library at

http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim.

Ensure that you have the latest versions of software installed, including any available service pack

updates. To check for available software updates, visit the product websites, accessible from

http://www.hp.com/servers/proliantessentials.