HP Integrity BL860c Instruction Manual

HP Version Control 6.2.0 Release Notes
HP Part Number: 358191-407
Published: October 2010
Edition: 1

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Table of Contents
1 What's new?.............................................................................................7
2 Features and change notification..................................................................9
VCA features..........................................................................................................................................9
VCRM features.......................................................................................................................................9
3 Issues and workarounds............................................................................11
VCRM.................................................................................................................................................11
VCA....................................................................................................................................................12
Support and other resources.........................................................................13
New and changed information in this edition...........................................................................................13
September 2010, Version Control 6.2.0 release...................................................................................13
March 2010, Version Control 6.1.0 release..........................................................................................13
November 2009, Version Control 6.0 release......................................................................................13
Typographic conventions........................................................................................................................13
Documentation.....................................................................................................................................14
For More Information........................................................................................................................14
Security bulletin and alert policy for non-HP owned software components.....................................................14
Subscribing to security bulletins..........................................................................................................14
Publishing history..................................................................................................................................15
HP Encourages Your Comments..............................................................................................................15
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List of Tables
1 Publishing history................................................................................................................................15
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1 What's new?
This chapter lists what is new for the HP Version Control Agent and HP Version Control Repository Manager
releases.
Following are the product enhancements for the HP Version Control 6.2.0 September 2010 release:
HP Version Control Agent (VCA) adds the following enhancement with the current release:
▲Support for the new option to set the Mandatory Support Pack in VCA if the custom software baseline
is selected as the Reference Support Pack.
HP Version Control Repository Manager (VCRM) adds the following enhancements with the current release:
•Support for the new option to generate detailed reports on the VCRM system for the number of VCAs
connected to the VCRM system that provides all the report statistics
•Support for the new display option provided on the VCRM Catalog page.
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2 Features and change notification
The VCRM and the VCA are integrated with the SMH, which is the standard single-server management tool
in the ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack. HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM), also part of the ProLiant
Essentials Foundation Pack, uses the VCRM and the VCA to facilitate software versioning, updates, and
related tasks.
VCA features
The VCA provides the following features:
•Monitor Software. Monitor software and firmware installed on a server
•Compare Software Versions. Provides easy version comparison from the repository to the server on
which the VCA is installed
•Install Software. Install Custom Software Baselines, ProLiant and Integrity Support Packs, or individual
or multiple software components
VCRM features
•Manage Software. Manage software from HP that is stored in a repository
•Automatic Updates. Proactively receive new HP ProLiant software as it is made available
•Upload Support Packs. Upload a Support Pack to the repository from a CD or other accessible media
•Create Custom Software Baselines. Create your own software baseline
•Generate a report. Generate and display the overall Report Statistics of all the VCAs connected to
the VCRM.
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