Installing The Vca Remotely Using The Hp Remote Deployment Utility; Pre-Configuring The Vca For Windows Using The Hp Remote Deployment Utility - HP Integrity rx1620 Installation Manual

4 Installing the VCA remotely using the HP Remote
Deployment Utility
The HP Remote Deployment Utility for Windows is a graphical application that provides enhanced
ProLiant and Integrity Support Pack deployment capabilities. Using a point-and-click interface,
the utility enables you to deploy and maintain ProLiant and Integrity Support Packs and Smart
Components on a local server or remote server accessible over a network connection.
To run the HP Remote Deployment Utility, invoke the Setup.exe which is present as part of the
ProLiant or Integrity Support Pack corresponding to each operating system. The ProLiant and
Integrity Support Pack is identified based on the operating system installed on the server. The
components that are supported for installation are listed in the right side of the frame. The VCA
can be installed as a part of the complete ProLiant or Integrity Support Pack, or you can install
the VCA component individually. The VCA component also provides support for
pre-configuration, which allows the configurations of the component to be configured and saved
as part of the component itself before installing on target machines. This facilitates the installation
of the pre-configured component without any user intervention, and the installed component
has the configurations, which are saved during pre-configuration.
All configurable components are listed at the top of the left frame under All configurable
components.
Pre-configuring the VCA for Windows using the HP Remote Deployment
Utility
To pre-configure the VCA component:
1. Under All configurable components, right-click the VCA for Windows component and
select Configure. The VCA Setup page appears.
The VCA must be configured to connect to a VCRM to determine software status of installed
software, availability of updates, and to download software for installation. The VCA Setup
page enables you to specify a system that has the VCRM installed.
2. In the Computer Name field, enter the name of the system that has the VCRM installed.
3. In the Login Account field, enter the login account for the SMH of that system. If you have
created an account specifically for version control, use that account name.
4. In the Login Password field, enter the password for the login account on the VCRM system
specified.
5. Enable or disable Overwrite corresponding settings of an already installed VCA when
this version is installed as an upgrade or re-installed. If not checked, the values saved
here will apply only on the initial installation of this copy of VCA software. Enable this
option if you are upgrading or reinstalling and you want to overwrite the existing VCA
settings.
Note: This option is enabled by default. If you do not want to overwrite existing VCA settings,
you must deselect this option.
6. Click Save to save your settings for the VCA component. Click Cancel to discard the settings
and close the VCA Setup page.
You can install this pre-configured component to target systems without the need for you to
configure settings in the VCA after installation. For more information regarding using the HP
Remote Deployment Utility, refer to chapter 2 of the HP ProLiant Support Pack and Deployment
Utilities User Guide on the HP SmartStart CD.
Note: HP recommends that you install the SMH component, which is required to use the VCA,
along with the VCA component.

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