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Installing the Prerequisite Software for
the SCRTool
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Installing the Prerequisite Software for the
SCRTool
The SCR Tool uses several types of software. You must install and test the required software on a
supported host machine, then you install the Software Content Repository Tool on the host machine.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Install the SCR Tool Software 13
Download the Java Runtime Environment 14
Test the Java Runtime Environment Installation 14
Download the Java Cryptography Extension 14
To support the downloads and storing the patch files and payload, and patch deployment, you must install
and test the following software.
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SCR Tool software
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Java Runtime Environment
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(Optional) Java Cryptography Extension
Install the SCR Tool Software
After you install the supporting software, you can install the Software Content Repository Tool software
on the host machine.
Prerequisites
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Complete the preparatory tasks. See "Preparing for SCRTool Installation" on page 9.
Procedure
1. Access the Download VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Web site at
http://downloads.vmware.com.
2. Click VMware vCenter Configuration Manager.
3. Click the Drivers &Tools tab.
4. Click VMware vCenter Configuration Manager - Tools for 5.5 or later.
5. In the Components section, click Show Details and verify that the version of the SCR Tool is 5.0.
6. Click Download.
7. Unzip the SCR Tool files from SCR-5.0-vmware-linux.tar.gz to the directory where the
application files will reside on the host machine.
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