HP Version Control Agent User Guide

Glossary
available software A listing of the software components available in the repository
that the VCA has been configured to point to. When browsing
directly into a VCA, these additional components can be selected
for installation.
component A component is a single, self-describing, installable (interactive
or silent) binary file containing a single piece of software, such
as firmware image, driver, agent, or utility, that is supported by
the management and update tools.
Custom Software Baseline A set of HP software components that have been bundled together
as a baseline by the customer. Modifying the contents of an
existing Support Pack provides customers with the flexibility to
define their own baselines for their environment.
graphical user interface (GUI) A program interface that takes advantage of the computer's
graphics capabilities to make the program easier to use. HP SIM's
GUI is Web-enabled and displays in a web browser.
HP Systems Insight Manager System management software that is capable of managing a
wide variety of systems, including HP systems, clusters, desktops,
workstations, and portables.
HP SIM combines the strengths of HP Insight Manager 7, HP
Toptools, and HP Servicecontrol Manager to deliver a single tool
for managing HP ProLiant, Integrity, and HP 9000 systems running
Windows, Linux, and HP-UX. The core HP SIM software delivers
the essential capabilities required to manage all HP server
platforms. HP SIM can also be extended to deliver unparalleled
breadth of system management with plug-ins for HP storage,
power, client, and printer products. Plug-ins for rapid deployment,
performance management, and workload management enable
systems administrators to pick the value added software required
to deliver complete lifecycle management of their hardware assets.
HP Web-enabled System
Management Software
Software that manages HP Web-enabled products.
HP Insight Management Agent A program that regularly gathers information or performs some
other service without the user's immediate presence.
HP Version Control Agent An Insight Management Agent that is installed on a server to
enable the customer to see the HP software that is installed on
that server. The VCA can be configured to point to a repository
being managed by the VCRM, enabling easy version comparison
and software deployment from the repository to the server that
the VCA is installed upon.
HP Version Control Repository
Manager
An Insight Management Agent that enables a customer to manage
software from HP that is stored in a directory/repository known
as the Version Control Repository.
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