Software And Firmware; Version Control; Hp Operating Systems And Virtualization Software Support For Proliant Servers; Change Control And Proactive Notification - HP ProLiant BL420c User Manual

Software and firmware

Software and firmware should be updated before using the server for the first time, unless any installed
software or components require an older version. For system software and firmware updates, download the
SPP ("HP Service Pack for

Version control

The VCRM and VCA are web-enabled Insight Management Agents tools that HP SIM uses to schedule
software update tasks to the entire enterprise.
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VCRM manages the repository for SPP. Administrators can view the SPP contents or configure VCRM to
automatically update the repository with internet downloads of the latest software and firmware from
HP.
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VCA compares installed software versions on the node with updates available in the VCRM managed
repository. Administrators configure VCA to point to a repository managed by VCRM.
For more information about version control tools, see the HP Systems Insight Manager User Guide, the HP
Version Control Agent User Guide, and the HP Version Control Repository User Guide on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim).
HP Operating Systems and Virtualization Software Support for
ProLiant Servers
For information about specific versions of a supported operating system, see the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/ossupport).

Change control and proactive notification

HP offers Change Control and Proactive Notification to notify customers 30 to 60 days in advance of
upcoming hardware and software changes on HP commercial products.
For more information, refer to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/pcn).
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