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

1 Overview
The HP Vulnerability and Patch Manager extends the functionality of HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM)
to provide vulnerability and patch management for target systems.
IMPORTANT: HP is phasing out the HP Vulnerability and Patch Manager software (VPM) from Insight
Control. Technical support will be offered based on the Technical Support and Upgrade offerings for HP
Insight Control sold through November 2009. HP Insight Control licenses include 1 year of Technical Support
& Update, which you can upgrade to 3, 4, or 5 years. Depending on the purchase date of Insight Control
licenses and technical support extension, support for Vulnerability and Patch Manager functionality will end
no later than November 2012.
Starting with the Insight software 6.0 DVD, Vulnerability and Patch Manger will no longer be available.
However, existing users of the vulnerability and patch management capabilities can upgrade to Vulnerability
and Patch Manger 6.0 by downloading the software and manually installing it on the CMS. You can
download the software from Software depot.
IMPORTANT: With Vulnerability and Patch Manger 3.00x and later, or with Insight Control Environment
3.0 or later, a new database entry with the name GUARDIAN appears. This database belongs to the
vulnerability scanner. It replaces the older Scan Vulnerability ACCESS DB, used by the vulnerability scanning
engine to store patch related information.
Supported target systems
Target systems are managed by Vulnerability and Patch Manger. HP recommends installing HP Management
Agents on ProLiant target systems to allow Systems Insight Manager to better identify the target systems.
Enable WMI or Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) for other target systems. The Vulnerability and
Patch Manger Patch Agent is automatically deployed when target systems are licensed to allow patches to
be applied to the systems. Secure Shell (SSH) must be installed on Linux target systems.
Vulnerability and Patch Manager supports the following target systems:
• Windows systems:
Windows Server 2008, Standard Edition•
• Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition
• Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Edition
• Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
• Windows Server 2008, Standard/Enterprise R2, 32 bit
• Windows Server 2008, Standard/Enterprise R2, 64 bit
• Windows Server 2008, Web Edition
• Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition SP1
• Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition SP2
• Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition SP2
• Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition SP1
• Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition SP2
• Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition SP2
• Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition SP2
• Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition SP2
• Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard/Enterprise Edition, SP1
• Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
• Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition, SP1
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