HP Systems Insight Manager - Manual (Page 49)

Red Hat Package
Manager (RPM) The Red Hat Package Manager is a powerful package manager that can be used to build, install,
query, verify, update, and uninstall individual software packages. A package consists of an
archive of files and package information, including name, version, and description.
Reference Support
Pack A baseline bundle of HP software components that the HP VCA can be configured to point to in
the repository. This setting enables users to indicate that they want to keep all of their software
up to a certain HP Service Pack for ProLiant level.
Replicate Agent
Settings A tool that can be used to copy Web-based agent settings to a group of systems.
repository A directory containing ProLiant and Integrity Support Packs and Smart Components.
Secure Task
Execution (STE) Secure execution of a task from a managed system. This feature of Systems Insight Manager
ensures that the user requesting the task has the appropriate rights to perform the task, and
encrypts the request to protect data from snooping.
Simple Network
Management
Protocol (SNMP) One of the management protocols supported by Systems Insight Manager. Traditional management
protocol used extensively by networking systems and most servers. MIB-2 is the standard
information available consistently across all vendors.
single login Permission granted to an authenticated user browsing to Systems Insight Manager to browse to
any of the managed systems from within Systems Insight Manager without re-authenticating to
the managed system. Systems Insight Manager is the initial point of authentication and browsing
to another managed system must be from within Systems Insight Manager.
software inventory A listing of the HP software installed on the system where the HP VCA is installed.
support pack
version A field that displays the version of a particular HP software component that is contained in the
Reference Support Pack that the HP VCA has been configured to use as a baseline. There might
be a later version than this available in the repository, but this is the latest version of this particular
component in the Reference Support Pack.
System
Management
Homepage An integrated piece of software used by the HP suite of HP Web-enabled System Management
Software to communicate over HTTP and HTTPS. It provides a uniform set of functionality and
security to HP Web-enabled System Management Software.
version control Referred to as the HP VCRM installed on a Windows system for Windows and Linux ProLiant
systems, and Software Distributor on HP-UX operating systems. Provides an overview of the
software status for all managed ProLiant or Integrity systems and can update system software and
firmware on those systems programmatically using predetermined criteria. Version control identifies
systems that are running out-of-date system software, indicates if an upgrade is available, and
provides reasons for upgrading. For HP-UX systems, Software Distributor can be launched from
an Systems Insight Manager CMS against one or more installed HP-UX systems.
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