Glossary
available software | A listing of the software components available in the repository that the HP VCA has been |
| configured to point to. When browsing directly into a HP VCA, these additional components can |
| be selected for installation. |
component | A component is a single, |
| single piece of software, such as firmware image, driver, agent, or utility, that is supported by |
| the management and update tools. |
Custom Software | A set of HP software components that have been bundled together as a baseline by the customer. |
Baseline | Modifying the contents of an existing HP Service Pack for ProLiant provides customers with the |
| flexibility to define their own baselines for their environment. |
graphical user | A program interface that takes advantage of the computer's graphics capabilities to make the |
interface | program easier to use. Systems Insight Manager's GUI is |
| browser. |
HP Insight | A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user's |
Management | immediate presence. |
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HP ProLiant and | A ProLiant and Integrity Support Packs, or Custom Software Baseline is a set of HP software |
Integrity Support | components that have been bundled together by HP, and verified to work with a particular |
Packs | operating system. A HP Service Pack for ProLiant contains driver components, agent components, |
| and application and utility components. All of these are verified to install together. |
HP Service Pack | HP Service Pack for ProLiant is an enhanced, |
for ProLiant | firmware products. It is based on the rich legacy of Windows and Linux ProLiant Support Packs |
| (PSPs) and HP Smart Update Firmware DVD, found in the Insight Foundation suite for ProLiant. It |
| is a comprehensive systems software and firmware release, which is offered as a tested solution |
| on all ProLiant and BladeSystem servers. |
HP System | An integrated piece of software used by the HP suite of HP |
Management | Software to communicate over HTTP and HTTPS. It provides a uniform set of functionality and |
Homepage | security to HP |
HP Systems Insight | System management software that is capable of managing a wide variety of systems, including |
Manager | HP systems, clusters, desktops, workstations, and portables. |
| Systems Insight Manager combines the strengths of HP Insight Manager 7, HP Toptools, and HP |
| Servicecontrol Manager to deliver a single tool for managing HP ProLiant, Integrity, and HP 9000 |
| systems running Windows, Linux, and |
| the essential capabilities required to manage all HP server platforms. Systems Insight Manager |
| can also be extended to deliver unparalleled breadth of system management with |
| HP storage, power, client, and printer products. |
| management, and workload management enable systems administrators to pick the value added |
| software required to deliver complete lifecycle management of their hardware assets. |
HP VCA log | A listing of all the software maintenance tasks completed by the HP VCA and reports resulting |
| from those tasks. |
HP Version Control | An Insight Management Agents that is installed on a server to enable the customer to see the HP |
Agent | software that is installed on that server. The HP VCA can be configured to point to a repository |
| being managed by the HP VCRM, enabling easy version comparison and software deployment |
| from the repository to the server that the HP VCA is installed upon. |
HP Version Control | An Insight Management Agents that enables a customer to manage software from HP that is |
Repository | stored in a directory/repository known as the Version Control Repository. |
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HP | Software that manages HP |
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installed version | A particular HP software component that is installed on the server on which the HP VCA is installed. |
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