Version Control 7.3 Installation and Configuration Guide

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 ................................................................................................14
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................................................................................18
Installing silently using the CLI..............................................................................................18
5 Installing the HP VCA on Linux operating systems..........................................20
HP VCA requirements for Linux.................................................................................................20
System requirements...........................................................................................................20
Supported hardware and software..................................................................................20
Client requirements............................................................................................................21
Hardware and software ................................................................................................21
Installing the HP VCA for Linux.................................................................................................22
Verifying the HP VCA service is running................................................................................23
Installing the HP VCA for Linux silently.......................................................................................23
Installing VCA silently using the CLI......................................................................................23
6 Installing the HP VCA using the HP Smart Update Manager...........................24
Pre-configuring and installing the Linux and Windows HP VCA component using the HP Smart Update
Manager...............................................................................................................................24
Installing the HP VCA without pre-configuration..........................................................................24
7 Installing the HP VCRM on Windows..........................................................25
HP VCRM requirements for Windows........................................................................................25
System requirements...........................................................................................................25
Supported hardware and software .................................................................................25
Client requirements............................................................................................................27
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