HP Version Control 7.2 Installation Guide

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Contents

1 Product overview........................................................................................5

HP VCRM................................................................................................................................5

HP VCA..................................................................................................................................5

HP SIM integration....................................................................................................................6

Basic functions of HP VCRM and HP VCA....................................................................................6

HP VCRM...........................................................................................................................7

HP VCA..............................................................................................................................7

HP SIM...................................................................................................................................7

Security considerations..............................................................................................................7

2 Obtaining the software...............................................................................9

Obtaining HP VCA, HP VCRM, and HP SIM................................................................................9

HP VCA..............................................................................................................................9

HP VCRM...........................................................................................................................9

HP SIM...............................................................................................................................9

3 Installing the HP VCA using HP Systems Insight Manager...............................11

Pre-configuring VCA component in VCRM..................................................................................11

Deploying VCA Using the Configure or Repair Agent option........................................................12

4 Installing the HP VCA on Windows operating systems...................................13

HP VCA requirements for Windows...........................................................................................13

System requirements...........................................................................................................13

Supported hardware and software..................................................................................13

Client requirements............................................................................................................14

Hardware and software ................................................................................................15

Installation overview................................................................................................................15

Installing the HP VCA for Windows......................................................................................16

Configuring the HP VCA................................................................................................16

SSO functioning between HP VCA and HP VCRM.............................................................17

Installing the HP VCA for Windows silently................................................................................17

Installing silently using the CLI..............................................................................................17

5 Installing the HP VCA on Linux operating systems..........................................19

HP VCA requirements for Linux.................................................................................................19

System requirements...........................................................................................................19

Supported hardware and software..................................................................................19

Client requirements............................................................................................................20

Hardware and software ................................................................................................20

Installing the HP VCA for Linux.................................................................................................21

Verifying the HP VCA service is running................................................................................22

Installing the HP VCA for Linux silently.......................................................................................22

Installing VCA silently using the CLI......................................................................................22

6 Installing the HP VCA using the HP Smart Update Manager...........................23

Pre-configuring and installing the Linux and Windows HP VCA component using the HP Smart Update

Manager...............................................................................................................................23

Installing the HP VCA without pre-configuration..........................................................................23

7 Installing the HP VCRM on Windows..........................................................24

HP VCRM requirements for Windows........................................................................................24

System requirements...........................................................................................................24

Supported hardware and software .................................................................................24

Client requirements............................................................................................................25

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