HP Smart Update Manager - Manual (Page 15)

Deployment modes
The following key terms apply when using HP SUM to deploy updates:
Definition Term
The installation runs on the physical hardware you are
updating. For example, running a utility on a server to
update the system ROM of the server. Local
The installation runs on one system, but updates other
physical nodes. For example, updating the OA or HP
Integrity server firmware across a network. Remote
The installation occurs while the host processor is running
in the normal server environment. For example, if the server Online
runs Microsoft Windows Server 2012, the update occurs
under this environment. The update does not require you
to boot to a special environment to update the firmware.
You might need to reboot the node to activate the firmware.
In offline mode, the HP SUM boots a small Linux kernel
and enables updates to occur on a single server. Offline
•
Only updates the local system
•
Only uses a single baseline
NOTE: Some features of HP SUM that require the
regular local host operating systems are not supported
in offline mode.
These terms can be used in combination to designate the type of environment required for updates
to occur, such as local-online or remote-online.
Deployment scenarios
HP SUM deploys updates from a local host to one or more remote hosts. If the host running HP
SUM uses Windows, you can update Windows, Linux, VMware, or HP-UX targets. If the host
running HP SUM uses Linux, you can update Linux, VMware, or HP-UX nodes. You can also update
remote HP ProLiant or HP Integrity iLO, OA, and VC nodes from Windows or Linux systems.
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