HP Systems Insight Manager - Manual (Page 48)

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, self-describing, installable (interactive or silent) binary file containing a
single piece of software, such as firmware image, driver, agent, or utility, that is supported by
the management and update tools.
Custom Software
Baseline A set of HP software components that have been bundled together as a baseline by the customer.
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
interface (GUI) A program interface that takes advantage of the computer's graphics capabilities to make the
program easier to use. Systems Insight Manager's GUI is Web-enabled and displays in a web
browser.
HP Insight
Management
Agents A program that regularly gathers information or performs some other service without the user's
immediate presence.
HP ProLiant and
Integrity Support
Packs A ProLiant and Integrity Support Packs, or Custom Software Baseline is a set of HP software
components that have been bundled together by HP, and verified to work with a particular
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
for ProLiant HP Service Pack for ProLiant is an enhanced, re-packaging of ProLiant systems software and
firmware products. It is based on the rich legacy of HP Service Pack for ProLiant 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 Systems Insight
Manager System management software that is capable of managing a wide variety of systems, including
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 HP-UX. The core Systems Insight Manager software delivers
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 plug-ins for
HP storage, power, client, and printer products. Plug-ins for rapid deployment, performance
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
Agent An Insight Management Agents that is installed on a server to enable the customer to see the HP
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
Repository
Manager An Insight Management Agents that enables a customer to manage software from HP that is
stored in a directory/repository known as the Version Control Repository.
HP Web-enabled
System
Management
Software Software that manages HP Web-enabled products.
installed version A particular HP software component that is installed on the server on which the HP VCA is installed.
latest version The latest version of a particular HP software component that is contained in the repository.
overall software
status This section indicates whether the software on the server on which the HP VCA is installed has
any updates available within the repository in which it has been configured to monitor.
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