HP SmartStart-Software - Manual (Page 6)

Introduction 6
Updating a PSP
HP Subscriber's Choice and HP version control tools help to ensure that you have the most up-to-date PSPs
and individual components.
For Windows® PSPs, HP SUM provides a pull from web feature to obtain the latest released drivers and
utilities. For more information see the HP Smart Update Manager User Guide
(
http://www.hp.com/support/HP_Smart_Update_Manager_UG_en ).
Subscriber's Choice
Keep actively informed of new releases of SmartStart and other Foundation Pack software with e-mail
alerts from Subscriber’s Choice. Subscriber's Choice uses a secure website to proactively communicate
product changes and Customer Advisories through e-mail to registered customers based on a customer-
provided profile. Register for this free service at the HP Subscriber's Choice website
(
http://www.hp.com/go/subscriberschoice ).
Version control
The HP Version Control Repository Manager (VCRM) and the HP Version Control Agent (VCA) are web-
enabled Insight Management Agents. HP Systems Insight Manager uses these Insight Management Agents
to facilitate software update tasks.
• The VCRM provides a graphical view of the Windows® and Linux PSPs that are stored in a
repository and can be configured to automatically update the repository with the latest software from
HP.
• The VCA can be configured to point to a repository being managed by the VCRM, enabling easy
version comparison and software updates.
For more information about version control tools, see the HP Systems Insight Manager Help Guide and the
Version Control User Guide on the HP Systems Insight Manager website (
http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim ).
Creating a centralized, network-based software
repository
Deploying PSPs and individual components from a centralized, network-based software repository saves
time and standardizes software maintenance and deployment procedures on Windows®- and Linux-
based systems.