HP Vulnerability and Patch Manager 6.0 software Installation and Configuration Guide HP Part Number: 579548-001 Published: January 2010, First Edition

Hardware
The Vulnerability and Patch Manger server, the server on which the Vulnerability and Patch Manger software
is installed, must meet the following hardware requirements. Requirements listed for the Vulnerability and
Patch Manger server are independent of requirements for Systems Insight Manager and any other applications
that coexist on the Vulnerability and Patch Manger server. For specific hardware requirements for the Systems
Insight Manager server, see the HP Systems Insight Manager Installation and Configuration Guide for
Microsoft Windows .
Table 2-1 Hardware requirements
SpecificationComponent
—Any HP x86/x64 server
At least 3072 MB RAMMemory
3.0 GHz or fasterProcessor
Disk space
• At least 2.5 GB for Vulnerability and Patch Manger (150 MB in the TEMP directory for installation)
• Additional space for scan reports and patches
New Technology File System (NTFS)File structure
—DVD-ROM drive
Software
The Vulnerability and Patch Manger server, the server on which the Vulnerability and Patch Manger software
is installed, must meet the following software requirements. Requirements listed for the Vulnerability and
Patch Manger server are independent of requirements for Systems Insight Manager and any other applications
that coexist on the Vulnerability and Patch Manger server. For specific software requirements for the Systems
Insight Manager server, see the HP Systems Insight Manager Installation and Configuration Guide for
Microsoft Windows .
8 Requirements