topic Re: Update a Custom Software Basline in Server Management (Insight Manager 7)

Update a Custom Software Basline

DeWayne Gibson — Mon, 29 Sep 2003 11:12:47 GMT

I would like to know if anyone knows how to update a Custom Software Baseline? I assume it is done via the VCRM, but I cannot find anything about how to do it.

Also, is there any way to automatically update all of the the Version Control Agents my servers to reference a specific Custom Software Baseline?

Thanks Much

DeWayne Gibson

Re: Update a Custom Software Basline

Jadrice Toussaint — Mon, 29 Sep 2003 11:50:21 GMT

Yes and Yes. To update all your servers, simply update one client and use that as a reference. To do this, create a group configuration task and then chose the refernce client that you configured. with the correct parameters, then run this task on all your servers or create a query and include only the devices that you need updated.

Re: Update a Custom Software Basline

DeWayne Gibson — Mon, 29 Sep 2003 11:56:10 GMT

Jadrice,

Not sure if you answered my first question, which is how to update the Custome Software Baseline that I created. I want to add addtional components to it.

Thanks

Re: Update a Custom Software Basline

Rob Buxton — Mon, 29 Sep 2003 22:26:49 GMT

DeWayne,

Just been looking for this myself. You can delete the Baseline, but I couldn't find a way of editing an existing Custom Baseline.
Which is a bit of a pain...

Re: Update a Custom Software Basline

DeWayne Gibson — Tue, 30 Sep 2003 16:29:42 GMT

Jandice,

In a previous thread you stated that the proper way to update my servers via IM7 was to create a control task that deploys a Custom Software Baseline to all of my servers. My understanding of what you recommended was to update the Software Baseline if more or new components needed to be updated on the servers. Can you tell me if it is possible to update the Baseline, or does it have to be recreated?

Thank You

DeWayne Gibson

Re: Update a Custom Software Basline

DeWayne Gibson — Wed, 01 Oct 2003 12:14:14 GMT

I'm going to answer my own question here in case anyone else is interested. I called HP Support and was told that the software does not have the capability to update the baseline. He could not give me a good reason why this is so.

His recommendation to update the baseline is to manually edit the XML file that is created when you create the baseline. As I don't know anything about XML programming, this is a dead end for me.

Thanks

DeWayne

Re: Update a Custom Software Basline

Jadrice Toussaint — Wed, 01 Oct 2003 13:01:01 GMT

Dewayne I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. I was working on a project here at work that had a short dealine so I missed your replies.

My apologies.

Re: Update a Custom Software Basline

Scott Shaffer — Wed, 01 Oct 2003 13:06:13 GMT

You can't update an existing baseline, you have to create a new one.

As for why - to be honest, nobody has asked for this before. It does sound like a good idea though - we'll definately consider it for a future release.

Re: Update a Custom Software Basline

Rob Buxton — Wed, 01 Oct 2003 15:31:20 GMT

Scott,
You can definately add my vote for an editing function for the Custom Baseline.

Rob.