HP Insight Foundation Software for ProLiant - Manual (Page 7)

2 Getting started
To start using the HP Version Control Repository Manager (VCRM) and the HP Version Control Agent (VCA),
use the following steps as a guideline for installing and configuring your machines properly:
1. Verify that your system meets minimum requirements. For more information regarding minimum
requirements, refer to the
Version Control Installation Guide.
2. Install and configure the SMH. For more information regarding the SMH, refer to the System Management
Homepage Installation Guide.
3. Install and configure the VCRM with an HP ProLiant and Integrity Support Pack on a machine accessible
from the server where you are installing the VCA. One VCRM can support many VCAs, so in most
cases, you need only one repository. However, multiple repositories might be required for large or
widely dispersed enterprises.
4. Install and configure the VCA on the target system. Installing the VCRM before installing the VCA enables
you to configure the VCA to use data in the repository specified from the Change Settings link in the
VCA. For more information regarding installing the VCRM, refer to the
Version Control Installation
Guide.
5. Browse to the System Management Homepage (SMH) located at https://hostname:2381 to log
in.
6. Configure the VCA to use data provided by the repository defined by the Change Settings link.
Procedures
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Changing settings
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Updating software
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Viewing installed software
Related topics
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The Home page
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The Log page
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Viewing overall software status icons
Internet Explorer security settings
By default, Internet Explorer security settings block some actions performed by the HP Version Control Agent.
To correctly configure Internet Explorer security settings, HP recommends that you add the SMH URL to
Internet Explorer's Trusted Sites.
To add the SMH to Internet Explorer's Trusted Sites:
1. From Internet Explorer, click Tools
→Internet Options.
2. Click the Security tab.
3. Select the Trusted sites icon.
4. Click Sites.... The Trusted sites dialog box appears.
5. In the Add this Web site to the zone field, enter https://hostname:2381/ and click Add.
6. Click OK to save your changes and close the Trusted sites dialog box.
7. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box.
Related topics
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Viewing the log
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Troubleshooting
Logging in
Access the HP Version Control Agent (VCA) graphical user interface (GUI) from any network client using a
web browser. For information about which browsers are supported, refer to the Version Control Installation
Guide.
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