Keeping The System Current; Drivers; Version Control - HP ProLiant DL120 G7 User Manual

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HP Insight Remote Support Advanced: This software provides comprehensive remote monitoring and
proactive service support for nearly all HP servers, storage, network, and SAN environments, plus
selected non-HP servers that have a support obligation with HP. It is integrated with HP Systems Insight
Manager. A dedicated server is recommended to host both HP Systems Insight Manager and HP Insight
Remote Support Advanced.
Details for both versions are available on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/insightremotesupport).
To download the software, go to Software Depot (http://www.software.hp.com).
Select Insight Remote Support from the menu on the right.

Keeping the system current

Drivers

IMPORTANT:
The server includes new hardware that may not have driver support on all OS installation media.
If you are installing a SmartStart-supported OS, use the SmartStart software (on page 54) and its Assisted
Path feature to install the OS and latest driver support.
If you are installing drivers from the SmartStart CD, be sure that you are using the latest SmartStart version
that your server supports. To verify that your server is using the latest supported version, see the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/support). For more information, see the documentation provided with the SmartStart
CD.
If you do not use the SmartStart CD to install an OS, drivers for some of the new hardware are required.
These drivers, as well as other option drivers, ROM images, and value-add software can be downloaded
from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).
To directly locate the OS drivers for a particular server, enter the following web address into the browser:
http://www.hp.com/support/<servername>
In place of <servername>, enter the server name.
For example:
http://www.hp.com/support/dl360g6 (http://www.hp.com/support/dl360g6)

Version control

The VCRM and VCA are Web-enabled Insight Management Agents tools that HP SIM uses to facilitate and
schedule software update tasks to the entire enterprise.
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VCRM manages the repository for Windows and Linux PSPs as well as online firmware. Administrators
can browse a graphical view of the PSPs or configure VCRM to automatically update the repository with
Internet downloads of the latest software from HP.
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VCA compares installed software versions and available updates. Administrators can configure VCA to
point to a repository managed by VCRM.
Always perform a backup before installing or updating device drivers.
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