• Hardware
— ProLiant Server
• Disk space
— 36 MB
• System memory
— 256 MB of RAM
• HP Server Management Drivers and Agents
— hpasm RPM 7.0 or later
Note: The SNMP services must be active with at least one community string defined
to allow read access, must be configured for software inventory and status features to
be functional.
Client requirements
Requirements for client access to the VCA from Linux operating systems are outlined.
Hardware and software
• Supported Operating Systems
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for x86
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for AMD64 and x86
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 for x86, Update 2
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T, Update 2
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 3 for x86, Update 6
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 3 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T (starting with the
ProLiant Support Pack 7.2 and later), Update 6
— Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 Update 5
— SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86, Service Pack 2
— SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T (starting with the ProLiant
Support Pack 7.2 and later), Service Pack 2
— SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64 (starting with the ProLiant Support Pack
7.2 and later), Service Pack 4
— UnitedLinux 1.0, Service Pack 4
• Browsers
— Mozilla 1.7 (local or remote access) or later
— Firefox 1.0 or later
• System memory
— 128 MB of RAM
Note: You can browse to a Linux server from a Windows system using Internet Explorer 6.0 or
higher.
Installing the VCA for Linux
The VCA installation process installs the necessary files and starts the services, which are
registered for automatic execution on the next system initialization. A reboot is not necessary
after the installation process.
The VCA for Linux requires the VCRM 2.0.1.30 or later.
To install the VCA on a Linux system:
26 Installing the VCA on Linux operating systems