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

Table 2-2 Software requirements
SpecificationComponent
Operating system (32-bit
and 64-bit versions)*
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition SP2, 32-bit
• Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition SP2, 32-bit
• Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition SP2, 64 bit
• Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition SP2, 64 bit
• Windows Server 2008, Standard/Enterprise Edition SP1, 32 bit
• Windows Server 2008, Standard/Enterprise Edition SP1, 64 bit
• Windows 2003 R2, Standard/Enterprise Edition SP2, 32 bit
• Windows 2003 R2, Standard/Enterprise Edition SP2, 64 bit
▲ TCP/IP with DNS properly configured so that system names can be resolved to IP addresses
Services
An existing Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft SQL Express database can be used. When changing
databases during an upgrade, patch data from the previous database is not migrated. A full patch
acquisition must be performed to repopulate the patch repository.
Database
Applications(must be
available on the network)
• Systems Insight Manager 5.3 or later, installed on a Windows server with Windows Management
Interface (WMI) Mapper
• Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or 7.0
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.x or later (to view scan results)
*Systems Insight Manager might have additional restrictions for supported service pack levels.
VPM Acquisition Utility (optional)
The VPM Acquisition Utility can be installed on a system with Internet access to acquire patch information
and patch files from selected vendor websites. This utility allows patch acquisitions and vulnerability updates
without requiring the Vulnerability and Patch Manger server to be directly connected to the Internet, thereby
reducing potential security risks. No other Vulnerability and Patch Manger components or database software
is required to be installed on the system to download vulnerability and patch updates.
The table below lists the minimum requirements for the system on which you can install the VPM Acquisition
Utility.
Table 2-3 VPM Acquisition Utility requirements
SpecificationComponent
256 MB RAMMemory
1.5 GHz or fasterProcessor
Disk space
• At least 1 GB
• Available space for downloading vulnerability patches
Internet access for downloading vulnerability patches
Operating system (32-bit
versions only)
• Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition SP2 (32-bit only)
• Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition SP2 (32-bit only)
• Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition (32-bit only)
• Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition (32-bit only)
Systems Insight Manager requirements
HP SIM 5.3 or later must be installed and running in the server environment to properly install and use
Vulnerability and Patch Manager. HP SIM must be installed on a Windows server. For additional information
about HP SIM, see http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim.
Systems Insight Manager requirements 9