HP Smart Update Manager 4.2 User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP Smart Update Manager User Guide
- Abstract
- Notice
- Contents
- Introduction
- HP Smart Update Manager overview
- Using this guide
- New features of HP SUM 4.2.0
- Minimum requirements
- Supported deliverables overview
- Deployment from HP SUM
- Executing HP SUM
- Deploying software using the ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) for Microsoft Windows
- Deploying software using the Integrity Support Pack (ISP) for Microsoft Windows
- Deploying software using the ProLiant Support Pack for Linux
- Deploying firmware for ProLiant servers using the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD
- Deploying firmware using the HP Smart Update Firmware - HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 Servers Bundles
- HP SUM User Interface
- Deployment scenarios
- Keyboard support
- Local host installations
- Multiple-host installations
- Selecting remote hosts or groups
- Searching for remote hosts
- Managing hosts
- Managing groups
- Entering credentials for hosts
- Selecting bundles to filter on multiple hosts
- Selecting components to install on multiple hosts
- Updating Firmware on HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 Servers
- Viewing the installation results for multiple hosts
- Scripted deployment
- Advanced topics
- Troubleshooting
- Recovering from a failed ROM upgrade
- Recovering from an installation failure
- Recovering from a discovery failure
- Recovering from a loss of Linux remote functionality
- Recovering from a blocked program on Microsoft Windows
- Recovering from operating system limitations when using a Japanese character set
- Recovering from Fatal Error - application will exit message
- Recovering from a missing reboot message when running on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9
- Recovering a lost HP Smart Update Manager connection
- Troubleshooting HP Smart Update Manager in IPv6 networks
- HP SUM found new hardware message
- Non-matching systems error reported when building source Linux RPMs or installing Linux RPMs built from source
- Linux component version discrepancy for source RPMs
- HP SUM displays No components found in the selected repository(ies) message
- Additional/Optional Actions columns are grayed when HP SUM is maximized
- Installation of components failed with 'Update returned an error' when installing Linux RPMs
- Issues related to bundle filtering on the Select Items to be Installed and Select Bundle Filter screens
- HP SUM fails on Windows Vista® due to McAfee firewalls
- Technical support
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Index
Introduction 15
Scenario Description HP SUM command HP deliverable
deployment
•
Are unable to unlock
the required HP SUM
network ports for
remote deployment
Windows
•
Offline:
None
Interactive, graphical
deployment to a remote
host (Run HP SUM from a
workstation and update
remote hosts over the
network using the GUI)
Use this scenario when you:
•
Are not familiar with
command line tools
•
Do not require scripting
•
Want to select the
components to be
installed
•
Need to update
multiple targets
including OA, VC, and
server-based firmware
•
Need to select
individual firmware to
update
•
Need to select
individual hardware
devices to be updated
•
Windows®:
hpsum
•
Linux:
./hpsum
Targets can be a
server, OA, iLO, or VC
IP address or DNS
name.
•
Online:
HP ProLiant Support Pack for
Windows and Linux
or
Smart Update Firmware DVD
or
HP Integrity Support Pack for
Windows
or
HP Integrity
BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2
Servers Bundles for
Windows® and Linux
•
Offline:
None
Scripted deployment to a
remote host
(Run HP SUM from a
workstation and update a
remote host over the
network using scripts.)
Use this scenario when you:
•
Are familiar with
command line tools
•
Must perform a
customized, scripted
deployment
•
Need to update
multiple targets
including OA, VC, and
server-based firmware
•
Need to update all
enclosure firmware
•
Windows®:
hpsum -s -
target
Target1 -target
Target2
-username User1
-password PW1
•
Linux:
./hpsum -s
-target Target1
-target Target2
-username User1
-password PW1
•
Online:
HP ProLiant Support Pack for
Windows® and Linux
or
Smart Update Firmware DVD
or
HP Integrity Support Pack for
Windows
or
HP Integrity
BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2
Servers Bundles for
Windows® and Linux
•
Offline:
None*
Automatic Deployment to
one or more servers in a
HP BladeSystem enclosure
(use the HP Smart Update
Firmware DVD with
embedded HP SUM to
deploy firmware updates
to one or more blades)
Use this scenario when you:
•
Do not have an
operating system
installed on a server
blade
•
Want an automatic
way to deploy firmware
updates
•
Do not require log files
or user interaction with
the installation process
•
Want to update
multiple blades in an
enclosure in a single
operation
The HP Smart Update
Firmware DVD takes
care of this
automatically
•
Online:
None
•
Offline:
HP Smart Update Firmware
DVD