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HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack
The HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack software extends the functionality of
HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) to provide vulnerability and patch management for target systems.
The Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack is an all-in-one vulnerability assessment and patch
management tool. It enables you to gain the upper hand in the war against hackers, worms, and Trojan
software that exploit software security vulnerabilities by:
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Enhancing system lifecycle management by incorporating vulnerability assessment and patching as
integral parts of the system management process.
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Accelerating resolution of vulnerabilities by reducing the research time to understand the criticality of
the vulnerability and the expected behavior for patches and fixes.
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Reducing the risk of security threats by automating the acquisition, scheduling the deployment, and
ensuring that the patches remain in place continuously enforcing the persistence (desired state) of
patches.
The Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack and HP SIM can be installed on a single server (referred to
as a shared configuration) or on a separate server (referred to as a distributed configuration).
The Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack is included on the
Insight Control Data Center Edition
DVD. For more information, see the
HP ProLiant Essentials Vulnerability and Patch Management Pack User
Guide
, or the HP website (
http://www.hp.com
).
HP Insight Control Environment Suites
HP Insight Control Environment and Insight Control Environment for BladeSystem are integrated suites of
software that simplify the management of HP infrastructures.
The HP Insight Control Environment suites are licensing options for HP infrastructure management software
delivered on the Insight Control Management DVD. HP Insight Control Environment provides
comprehensive management for ProLiant ML/DL customers, while HP Insight Control Environment for
BladeSystem provides additional functionality for HP BladeSystem environments.
Using an integrated, wizard-based installer, Insight Control Environment suites install and configure HP
Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) and HP ProLiant Essentials management software rapidly and
consistently. Once installed, Insight Control Environment suites deliver enhanced infrastructure stability by
improving control over IT assets, increasing responsiveness to business needs through flexible deployment
and optimization of compute resources, and providing tangible savings through improved IT staff
efficiency.
The software installed by Insight Control Environment suites delivers core management functionality for HP
ProLiant server and HP BladeSystem lifecycles, including:
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Rapid server deployment
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Health and performance monitoring
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Comprehensive remote control
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Vulnerability scanning and patch management
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Power and thermal measurement, reporting, capping, and regulation
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Integrated management of virtual and physical infrastructure
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Third-party device management
