HP Smart Update Manager User Manual

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HP deliverable

HP SUM command

Description

Scenario

Use this scenario when you:

Interactive, graphical
deployment on a local host

•

Online:

•

Windows:

hpsum

•

Are not familiar with
command line tools

◦

HP Smart Update
Firmware DVD

Run HP SUM on the server
being updated.

•

Linux:

./hpsum

•

Are deploying
components on a local,
single host

◦

HP Service Pack for
ProLiant

•

Do not require scripting

•

Offline:

•

Want to select the
components to be
installed

◦

HP Smart Update
Firmware DVD

◦

HP Service Pack for
ProLiant

Use this scenario when you:

Scripted deployment on a
local host

•

Online:

•

Windows:

hpsum -s

•

Are familiar with
command line tools

◦

HP Smart Update
Firmware DVD

Run HP SUM from a network
share on a local server.

•

Linux:

./hpsum -s

•

Are deploying
components on a local,
single host

◦

HP Integrity bundles

◦

HP Service Pack for
ProLiant

•

Must perform a
customized, scripted
deployment

•

Offline:

None

•

Are unable to unlock the
required HP SUM
network ports for remote
deployment

Use this scenario when you:

Interactive, graphical
deployment to a remote host

•

Online:

•

Windows:

hpsum

•

Are not familiar with
command line tools

◦

HP Service Pack for
ProLiant

Run HP SUM from a
workstation and update

•

Linux:

./hpsum

•

Do not require scripting

◦

Smart Update
Firmware DVD

remote hosts over the
network using the GUI.

•

Want to select the
components to be
installed

Targets can be a
Windows, Linux, or
VMware ESXi 5.0 server,

◦

HP Integrity Support
bundles

•

Need to update multiple
targets including OA,

OA, iLO, or VC IP
address or DNS name.

◦

HP Integrity BL8x0c
i2, rx2800 i2 and
Superdome 2 Servers

VC, and server-based
firmware

NOTE:

HP SUM can

detect updates that are
available for a VMware
server and generate
reports, it cannot deploy
updates.

Bundles for Windows
and Linux

•

Need to select individual
firmware to update

•

Need to select individual
hardware devices to be
updated

•

Offline:

None

•

Need to target VMware
host servers

Use this scenario when you:

Scripted deployment to a
remote host

•

Online:

•

Windows:

hpsum -s -target

Target1 -target

•

Are familiar with
command line tools

◦

HP ProLiant Support
Pack for Windows
and Linux

Run HP SUM from a
workstation and update a

Target2 -username

User1 -password

PW1

•

Must perform a
customized, scripted
deployment

remote host over the network
using scripts.

◦

HP Smart Update
Firmware DVD

•

Need to update multiple
targets including OA,

•

Linux:

./hpsum -s -target

Target1 -target

◦

HP Integrity Support
Pack for Windows

VC, and server-based
firmware

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