HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide

Installing OpenSSH from CRA
• Secure Shell (SSH)
SSH is used to log in to another system over a network and execute commands on that system.
It also enables you to move files from one system to another, and it provides authentication
and secure communications over insecure channels.
You can download SSH from the HP Software Depot (http://www.software.hp.com/).
• OpenSSH
A set of network connectivity tools providing encrypted communication sessions over a computer
network using SSH. It was created as an open source alternative to the proprietary SSH
software suite offered by SSH Communications Security.
You can download OpenSSH from the HP Software Depot (http://www.software.hp.com/).
Installing Linux PSP or ESX Agents from CRA
• Linux PSP or ESX Agents
Are a collection of SNMP agents used by HP SIM to gather information from managed systems
and send traps to HP SIM.
• ProLiant Support Pack (PSP)
A set of HP software components that have been bundled together by HP and verified to work
with a particular operating system. A ProLiant Support Pack contains driver components, agent
components, and application and utility components. All of these are verified to install together.
You can download Linux PSP manually from http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/
TechSupport/ DriverDownload.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=3716247&taskId=135&
prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=3716246&lang=en&cc=us. You can download the ESX
Agents manually from http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/
DriverDownload.jsp?prodNameId=3948610&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135&
prodTypeId=3709945&prodSeriesId=3948609.
Installing the Version Control Agent
In HP SIM, the software status indicates both the availability of software updates and how critical
they are. If HP Version Control Agent is installed on the system, clicking the software status icon
for that system displays HP VCA Software Inventory page.
To update managed servers with the most current software, HP SIM provides software update
capabilities that use the HP Version Control Agent, HP VCRM, and HP Smart Update Manager.
For Windows operating systems, install the HP Insight Management Agents 5.40 or later to obtain
any inventory data. For Linux operating systems, install HP Server Management Application and
Agents (hpasm RPM) 7.00 or later to obtain any inventory data. Install the current version that is
in the same ProLiant Support Pack as HP VCA.
HP VCA
The HP VCA is an HP Insight Management Agent installed on a system that enables you to view
HP software and firmware installed on the system. You can configure: HP VCA to point to a
repository managed by HP VCRM, enabling easy version comparison and software updates from
the repository to the system where HP VCA is installed.
HP VCA provides version control and system update capabilities for a single HP system. HP VCA
determines system software status by comparing each component installed on the local system with
the set of individual components or a specified ProLiant Support Pack listed in HP VCRM. While
browsing to HP VCA, you can update individual components or an entire ProLiant Support Pack
by clicking the install icon located next to the system software status icon.
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