HP Version Control Agent 7.2 User Guide

configured, the Overall Software Status icon is based on a comparison between the installed
software or firmware versions and newest components available from the configured HP VCRM.
The overall software status that appears depends on the configuration defined using the Change
Settings link. You can configure the Overall Software Status to display a Major status if the server
software version does not match the Reference Support Pack version. When both a repository and
Reference Support Pack have been configured, the Overall Software Status icon is based on a
comparison between the installed software or firmware versions and the software or firmware
versions in the Reference Support Pack.
For more information regarding the Software Status icons, refer to Viewing overall software status
icons.
NOTE: If any custom software baseline is set as the reference support pack and the complete
software in the custom software baseline is not available in the Installed Software list, then the
uninstalled softwares will be listed in Not Installed list, and the overall status changes to Major only
when the When checked, force HP VCA to consider all the components in reference support for
software status calculation and report items that are not installed checkbox is selected when
configuring a custom software baseline as reference support pack.
IMPORTANT: Software status is based on a comparison of installed software against what is
available in the repository. You can configure software status to display Major when the server
software version does not match the Reference Support Pack version using the Change Settings
link. If there are no comparable items in the repository, the status is considered current.
To view overall software status, click the Home tab. The Home page appears.
Related procedures
Changing settings
Updating software
Related topics
Viewing overall software status icons
Navigating the software
Viewing overall software status icons
NOTE: Click a Software Status icon to access the HP Version Control Agent (HP VCA). If the HP
VCA cannot be accessed, help displays describing how to configure the HP VCA or trust relationship
on that system.
NOTE: There is a Software Status icon for every system except HP-UX.
The status is based on comparing the installed versions against versions in the repository.
StatusIcon
There are different reasons why an Unknown status icon might display:
The HP VCA does not have an HP Version Control Repository Manager (HP VCRM)
configured.
The configured HP VCRM is not reachable or does not respond to HTTP requests, for
example, the system or service is down or the password has been changed.
A HP VCA cannot be detected on the system or cannot communicate with the HP VCA.
Status Values When no Reference Support Pack is Set
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