HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

Installing RPM
Use this tool to install RPM Package Manager (RPM) on multiple Linux systems.
To install RPM:
1. Select Deploy→RPM Package Manager→Install RPM.
2. Select the target systems. See “Creating a task” for more information about selecting target systems.
3. Click Next. The Step 2: Specify Parameters page appears.
4. Enter the parameter, [install-options] package-file.
5. Click Run Now to run the tool, click Previous to return to the previous screen, or click Schedule to
schedule when the task runs. See “Scheduling a task” for more information about scheduling the task.
Related procedures
• Querying RPM
• Uninstalling RPM
• Verifying RPM
Related topic
▲ RPM Package Manager
Uninstalling RPM
Use this tool to uninstall RPM Package Manager (RPM) on multiple Linux systems.
To uninstall RPM:
1. Select Deploy→RPM Package Manager→Uninstall RPM.
2. Select the target systems. See “Creating a task” for more information about selecting target systems.
3. Click Next. The Step 2: Specify Parameters page appears.
4. Enter the parameter, [erase-options] package-name.
5. Click Run Now to run the tool, click Previous to return to the previous screen, or click Schedule to
schedule when the task runs. See “Scheduling a task” for more information about scheduling the task.
Related procedures
• Querying RPM
• Installing RPM
• Verifying RPM
Related topic
▲ RPM Package Manager
Querying RPM
This option is used to list installed RPM Package Manager (RPM) package versions and can be run on multiple
Linux systems.
To query RPM package version:
1. Select Deploy→RPM Package Manager→Query RPM.
2. Select the target systems. See “Creating a task” for more information about selecting target systems.
3. Click Next. The Step 2: Specify Parameters page appears.
4. Enter the parameter, [query-options] package-name.
5. Click Run Now to run the tool, click Previous to return to the previous screen, or click Schedule to
schedule when the task runs. See “Scheduling a task” for more information about scheduling the task.
Related procedures
• Installing RPM
• Uninstalling RPM
• Verifying RPM
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