I thought I had progress. I had the CMS run an install/configure VCA on a new server, and got HP SUM claiming to run:
Waiting for the required components to be located and copied..
Installing HP Version Control Agent for Windows ( 7.3.3.0) using component cp0
23743.exe.
Installing HP System Management Homepage for Windows ( 7.4.0.12) using componen
t cp022466.exe.
Install Return Status: [SKIPPED, HP SUM did not proceed with the installation ei
ther because one or more components are already up-to-date or are not valid for
the selected system]
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// HP Smart Update Manager for Node 10.1.5.51 Started: Tue Jan 13 2015 13:33:58
// HPSUM Version: 7.1.0."18".25197.x64
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Inventory started
Inventory completed
Analysis started
Analysis completed
Analysis started
Analysis completed
Deployment started
Deployment completed
Deployed Components:
Node 10.1.5.51 is up to date, no updates were needed or nothing was installed be
fore exiting.
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// Exit Code for Node 10.1.5.51: 3
// HP Smart Update Manager for Node 10.1.5.51 Finished Tue Jan 13 2015 13:34:30
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WINDOWS_HPSUM_INSTALL_NOTE,C:\cpqsystem\hp\log\10.1.5.51
1) hpsum_log.txt for brief summary of the installation activity.
2) hpsum_detail_log.txt for installation details, including errors, for each com
ponent installed.
Install Agent .......................................................[SUCCESS]
like it was finally communicating. in Deploy \ Manage Softare/FIrmware Baselines it shows me the baselines I've defined, and which systems are in which baseline. But I pick that server that just got good results from HP SUM and do Deploy \ Track Software and Firmware Versions, I get a question mark and a column of installed Version of all installed stuff, but the Support pack Version and Latest Version columns are empty. So I'm still stuck at the beginning, which is:
The VCA on the managed server connects to the VCRM on he CMS, shows me the updates, lets me run them, as always;
But the VCRM with its baselines, that is supposed to be taking over the tracking and installing, doesn't show me what's on the managed server.