HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

IMPORTANT: If an HP Version Control Repository Manager (VCRM) has not been configured, only the
Software and Firmware Inventory of items currently installed on the system are displayed on the Home page.
The VCA settings must be configured for full functionality.
IMPORTANT: For Windows operating systems, you must install the HP Insight Management Agent 5.40
or later to obtain any inventory data. For Linux operating systems, you must install HP Server Management
Application and Agents (hpasm RPM) 7.00 or later to obtain any inventory data. HP recommends installing
the current version that is in the same HP ProLiant and Integrity Support Pack as the VCA.
IMPORTANT: For Windows operating systems, you must install the HP Insight Management Agent 5.40
or later to obtain any inventory data. For Linux operating systems, you must install HP Server Management
Application and Agents (hpasm RPM) 7.00 or later to obtain any inventory data. HP recommends installing
the current version that is in the same HP ProLiant and Integrity Support Pack as the VCA.
NOTE: If the Insight Management Agents are not installed, software inventory cannot be collected by the
VCA. However, the VCA can still be used to install software.
NOTE: Login accounts that have Administrator or Operator privileges defined in the System Management
Homepage can access all features of the VCA.
Logging in to the VCA
To access the VCA with access to all available features, you must log in to the System Management Homepage
with administrator or operator level access. To log in to the VCA:
1. Navigate to https://hostname:2381. The Login page appears if Anonymous Access is disabled.
If Anonymous Access is enabled, the System Management Homepage page appears.
2. After you have logged in, you can browse directly to the VCA by entering
https://hostname:2381/vcagent in the browser address field, or you can open it in a new
browser window by clicking the HP Version Control Agent link from the System Management Homepage
under Integrated Agents or in the Version Control status box on the Home tab. The VCA page
appears.
NOTE: You can also access VCA from the System Management Homepage (SMH).
Related procedure
• Accessing the Version Control Repository Manager
• HP Version Control Agent reports
Related topics
• System Page
• System Management Homepage
Accessing the Version Control Repository Manager
You can access an HP Version Control Repository Manager through one of the following methods:
• Accessing a VCRM from HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM)
• Accessing a VCRM directly
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