HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

The target system must be a Windows system. The Install Software and Firmware feature in HP SIM requires
that HP VCRM is installed and populated on servers containing a repository. Installing the HP VCRM is not
part of this procedure. For more information regarding installing the HP VCRM, see the
HP Version Control
Installation Guide
at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/agents/
documentation.html.
You can use the Configure or Repair Agents task to set up managed systems simultaneously, which also
installs the HP VCA from Windows CMSs to Windows managed systems. For more information, see see
“Windows CMS”.
You must have Windows administrator privileges on target systems to install a HP ProLiant Support Pack.
The Install Software and Firmware and HP VCA tasks are only available to systems running a properly
configured HP VCA. Running the Initial HP ProLiant Support Pack task enables you to install the HP VCA
quickly and easily.
For more information regarding HP ProLiant Support Packs, see the
HP ProLiant Support Pack and Deployment
Utilities User Guide
at http://www.hp.com/servers/psp.
Only one Initial HP ProLiant Support Pack Install tasks can be run at a time. If you execute a second task
before the first one is complete, the second task starts after the first task completes.
Installing a HP ProLiant Support Pack
1. Select DeployDeploy Drivers, Firmware and AgentsInitial HP ProLiant Suppor t Pack Install.
The Initial ProLiant Suppor t Pack Install page appears.
2. Select the target systems. For more information about selecting target systems, see “Creating a task.
3. Click Next.The Step 2: Enter Windows credentials page appears.
4. On the Enter Windows credentials page, complete the following:
a. In the User name field, enter the Windows administrator user name for the target system.
b. In the Password field, enter the administrator password.
c. In the Password (Verify) field, re-enter the Windows administrator password.
d. In the Domain field, enter the Windows domain. This field can be left blank if the system is not
part of a domain.
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