HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.0 User Guide

HP Version Control Repository Manager - Glossary
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version comparison and software deployment from the repository to the server that
the HP VCA is installed upon.
HP Version Control Repository Manager
An Insight Management Agent that enables a customer to manage software from
HP that is stored in a directory/repository known as the Version Control Repository.
HP Web-enabled System Management Software
Software that manages HP Web-enabled products.
installed version
A particular HP software component that is installed on the server on which the HP
VCA is installed.
latest version
The latest version of a particular HP software component that is contained in the
repository.
overall software status
This section indicates whether the software on the server on which the HP VCA is
installed has any updates available within the repository in which it has been
configured to monitor.
Red Hat Package Manager (RPM)
The Red Hat Package Manager is a powerful package manager that can be used to
build, install, query, verify, update, and uninstall individual software packages. A
package consists of an archive of files and package information, including name,
version, and description.
Reference Support Pack
A baseline bundle of HP software components that the HP VCA can be configured
to point to in the repository. This setting enables users to indicate that they want to
keep all of their software up to a certain Support Pack level.
Replicate Agent Settings
A tool that can be used to copy Web-based agent settings to a group of systems.
repository
A directory containing ProLiant and Integrity Support Packs and Smart
Components.
Secure Task Execution (STE)
Secure execution of a task from a managed system. This feature of Systems Insight
Manager ensures that the user requesting the task has the appropriate rights to
perform the task, and encrypts the request to protect data from snooping.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
One of the management protocols supported by Systems Insight Manager.
Traditional management protocol used extensively by networking systems and most
servers. MIB-2 is the standard information available consistently across all vendors.
single login
Permission granted to an authenticated user browsing to Systems Insight Manager
to browse to any of the managed systems from within Systems Insight Manager
without re-authenticating to the managed system. Systems Insight Manager is the
initial point of authentication and browsing to another managed system must be
from within Systems Insight Manager.
software inventory
A listing of the HP software installed on the system where the HP VCA is installed.
support pack version
A field that displays the version of a particular HP software component that is
contained in the Reference Support Pack that the HP VCA has been configured to
use as a baseline. There might be a later version than this available in the
repository, but this is the latest version of this particular component in the
Reference Support Pack.
System Management Homepage
An integrated piece of software used by the HP suite of HP Web-enabled System
Management Software to communicate over HTTP and HTTPS. It provides a
uniform set of functionality and security to HP Web-enabled System Management
Software.