HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

Additional resources
For additional resources, go to http://www.hp.com/servers/manage.
Related procedures
• Installing Software and Firmware
• Installing ROM firmware updates
• Initial ProLiant Support Pack Install
• HP Version Control Agent reports
Related topics
• Version Control
• About integration
• About multiple system management
• About software repositories
About the Version Control Repository Manager
HP VCRM is an HP Insight Management Agent that manages a directory of HP software and firmware
components. You can use HP VCRM without HP VCA to provide a listing of available software and firmware
to load on the local machine. HP VCRM is part of the HP Foundation Pack.
HP VCRM is designed to be used in a one-to-many configuration with a HP VCA installed on each managed
HP system to manage installed HP software and firmware. In conjunction with HP SIM, HP VCRM, and HP
VCA provides enterprise management of HP software and firmware on HP ProLiant and Integrity systems.
Alone, HP VCRM can catalog and manage a repository of ProLiant and Integrity Support Packs and software
and firmware for HP ProLiant and Integrity systems.
NOTE: Although you can install an HP ProLiant and Integrity Support Pack or component to the local
machine using HP VCRM, you cannot install the software on remote servers unless HP VCA is installed on
the remote server and using HP VCA.
HP VCRM permits the following tasks:
• Viewing the contents of the repository
• Configuring Automatic Update to deliver ProLiant software from HP as it becomes available
• Uploading a support pack to the repository from a CD or other accessible media using the Upload a
Support Pack feature
• Creating HP ProLiant and HP Integrity Support Packs
• Deleting HP ProLiant and HP Integrity Support Packs and components
• Copying HP ProLiant and HP Integrity Support Packs and components to another repository
• Configuring components in the repository that are flagged as requiring configuration
• Updating from HP.com now
• Rescanning the repository and rebuilding the catalog
• Managing the log
• Installing selected components at the local (browser client) system
Additional resources
For additional resources, go to http://www.hp.com/servers/manage.
Related procedures
• Installing Software and Firmware
• Installing ROM firmware updates
Version Control 465