HP ProLiant DL980 G7 Server - Manual (Page 48)

Software Discovery
This section allows you to specify the source (Reference Catalog Location) for Software Discovery
and to run Software Discovery. The Reference Catalog is a file that lists details about system software
and firmware components, including information about the latest available versions of the
components. For more information, see
“Configuring and initiating Software Discovery” (page 48) .
System software and firmware status
This section of the page lists (from the Reference Catalog) the status of software and firmware
components, as shown in the example in
Figure 42 (page 48) . The table describes each component
and indicates the latest available version of the component and the component status (whether it
is up to date or needs to be upgraded).
Figure 42 System software and firmware status
Configuring and initiating Software Discovery
HP ESO's Software Discovery feature checks to see if the latest HP software, drivers, and firmware
are installed in the system. The Optimization section’s System Software page includes a Software
Discovery section that allows you to select the location for the Software Discovery Reference Catalog
and to initiate the Software Discovery process.
Possible choices for the location of the Software Discovery Reference Catalog are:
•
Web
⇒ HP ESO connects to an HP File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site (ftp.hp.com) to get the latest
catalog. Internet connectivity is required.
•
Local
⇒ Lets you specify a system location for the HP catalog file. When selected, you are
prompted for the ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) Catalog location to use for software discovery.
Specify a directory that contains the PSP and HPSUM components and that is on the system
on which HP ESO is running. The logged-in account for the current Microsoft Windows session
must have access to the specified local directory.
NOTE: When Local is selected, specifying a shared network drive causes the software discovery
to fail by default. To work around this issue, copy the catalog file to a non-networked drive (for
example, C:).
If you must use a network drive, use SysinternalsSuite by Mark Russianovich (http://
technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx). PSEXEC is the only tool needed.
Perform the following steps:
1.
Open up a new command window and run: psexec -s cmd.exe
2. Run the net use command or any other script to create the network drive.
Clicking the Software Discovery RUN button runs the system software discovery and updates.
Results are shown on the same page (in the Optimization section’s System Software page). Status
of the latest discovery also displays below this button.
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