File encoding, Error reporting, Input file parameters – HP Smart Update Manager User Manual

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the variable USECURRENTCREDENTIAL to YES. You can supply login credentials for
one or more hosts by using the variables UID and PWD. If you want to provide the variables
at the beginning of a TARGETS section, use both of them. If you want to provide the
variables in the middle of a TARGETS section, use one or the other to override the selected
variable and continue using the active value for the remaining variable.

Remote target: You can specify a remote target by using the variable HOST. Possible
values are a DNS name or an IP address.

File encoding

To allow for the inclusion of double-byte characters, the input file is in UTF-8 format.

Error reporting

If errors occur in the input file, HP SUM exits with a return value of –2 (bad parameter). The details
of the location and nature of the error are recorded in
hpsum_execution_log_<date>_<time>.raw

.

Input file parameters

Possible values

Description

Parameter

YES

, NO

This parameter causes the installation to
run silently without GUI or console output.

SILENT

All data is written to the log file. Any
generated prompts use the default option
and continue the installation without user
input.

If a component requires input before
installation (such as configuration
information), the component installation
fails (unless the IGNOREERRORS =
"FailedDependencies" parameter is
supplied), and an error message is written
to the log file.

YES

, NO

Forces updates to both firmware and
software components.

FORCEALL

YES

, NO

Forces updates to firmware components.

FORCEROM

YES

, NO

Forces updates to software components.

FORCESOFTWARE

YES

, NO

Enables you to override or downgrade an
existing installation of components in the
selected bundle.

FORCEBUNDLE

YES

, NO

Downgrade to an earlier version of
firmware for multi-target devices such as

DOWNGRADE

hard drives and array controllers. (Applies
to firmware only.)

YES

, NO

Rewrite the same version of firmware only
for multi-target devices such as hard drives

REWRITE

and array controllers. (Applies to firmware
only.)

YES

, NO

Enables you to reboot, if required.

REBOOTALLOWED

Any string (not exceeding 256 characters)

Create a message to be displayed prior
to rebooting.

REBOOTMESSAGE

Time in seconds

Delay before rebooting.

REBOOTDELAY

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