HP Version Control 6.1.
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Table of Contents 1 What's new?.............................................................................................7 2 Features and change notification..................................................................9 VCA features..........................................................................................................................................9 VCRM features.......................................................................................................................
List of Tables 1 Publishing history................................................................................................................................
1 What's new? This chapter lists what is new for the HP Version Control Agent and HP Version Control Repository Manager releases. Following are the product enhancements for the HP Version Control 6.1.0 March 2010 release: HP Version Control Repository Manager (VCRM) adds the following enhancements with the current release: • Support for the Linux Deployment Ulitity (LDU) retirement. • Support for the new changes in the Version Control GUI to match the System Management Homepage (SMH) GUI.
2 Features and change notification The VCRM and the VCA are integrated with the SMH, which is the standard single-server management tool in the ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack. HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM), also part of the ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack, uses the VCRM and the VCA to facilitate software versioning, updates, and related tasks. VCA features The VCA provides the following features: • Monitor Software. • Compare Software Versions.
3 Requirements VCA for Windows requirements System requirements To install the VCA on a Windows system, the system must meet the following minimum requirements. Supported hardware and software • • • • Supported operating systems • Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 • Windows Server 2003 R2 • Windows Server 2003 ES for 64-bit Extended Systems (starting with the ProLiant Support Pack 7.
Client requirements Requirements for client access to the VCA are outlined. Hardware and software • • • Operating system • Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 • Windows XP • Windows Server 2008 • Windows Server 2008 R2 • Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation • Windows Vista Browser • Internet Explorer 8.0 • Internet Explorer 7.0 • Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1 or later • Mozilla 1.6 or later • Firefox 1.
• • • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86, Service Pack 4 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 with Service Pack 4 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T (starting with the ProLiant Support Pack 7.2 and later) Server software • SMH (hpsmh RPM) installed • HP Server Management Application and Agents (hpasm RPM) 7.
• • • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86, Service Pack 4 • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 with Service Pack 4 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T (starting with the ProLiant Support Pack 7.2 and later) Browsers • Internet Explorer 8.0 • Mozilla 1.7 (local or remote access) or later • Firefox 1.0 or later System memory • 128 MB of RAM Note: You can browse to a Linux server from a Windows system using Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.
• • Disk space • 14-15 MB (Installation files only) • 200 MB in the VCRM installation drive for temporary ProLiant or Integrity Support Pack extraction • 2 GB for the repository. This must be on a local, writeable drive. System memory • 256 MB for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 IMPORTANT: The disk space requirements previously mentioned are specific to the installation of the VCRM. The size of the repository depends on the files contained in the repository directory.
4 Issues and workarounds The VCRM and VCA undergo rigorous testing before releasing any given version of the product. From HP test activities to date, the following items have been uncovered that you should keep in mind. VCRM • Issue: Auto update appears to complete successfully, but no files are downloaded.
The component packs that are affected include the following: • • CP003718 – Contains Cpqcissm.sys and Cpqcissme.sys drivers • CP003746 – Contains Sysmgmt.sys and Cpqasm.sys drivers • CP003745 – Contains Sysmgmt.sys and Cpqasm2.sys drivers Issue: After successfully configuring a component in the VCRM, the Catalog page displays an invalid icon next to the Support Pack until the Catalog is automatically refreshed. Workaround: Refresh the VCRM catalog page to display the proper status (green flag).
• Issue: The memory utilization of the VCA increases as a result of installing software. Memory is released when the service restarts, for example, following installation of a complete ProLiant or Integrity Support Pack upgrade. • Issue: When attempting to save the VCA log, the following Internet Explorer message appears, Internet Explorer cannot download clrlogwiz&logsave=true from the local host.
Support and other resources New and changed information in this edition The following sections list what is new for the HP Version Control releases. March 2010, Version Control 6.1.0 release Following are the product enhancements for the HP Version Control 6.1.0 March 2010 release: HP Version Control Repository Manager (VCRM) adds the following enhancements with the current release: • Support for the Linux Deployment Utility (LDU) retirement.
Documentation For more information regarding the VCA and VCRM, refer to the following sources: • HP Version Control Installation Guide. This document provides information about installing and getting started using the VCA and VCRM. This guide includes an introduction to basic concepts, definitions, and functionality associated with the VCA and VCRM. This document is available on the HP Management DVD and at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/agents/documentation.html.
Publishing history This section provides the publishing history of the document. Table 1 Publishing history Manufacturing Part Number Description Edition Number Publication Date 358191-406 Documentation for software version 6.1.0. 19 March 2010 358191-405 Documentation updates for Windows Integrity 6.5 release. 18 October 2009 358191-404 Documentation for software version 6.0. 17 November 2009 358191-403 Documentation for software version 2.2.0.
