Document Outline

• HP Smart Update Manager User Guide
• Contents
• 1 Introduction
  • HP SUM overview
  • About the graphical user interface
  • Status icon descriptions
  • HP SUM new terms
• 2 Downloading, installing, and launching HP SUM
  • Downloading HP SUM
    • Downloading HP SUM from the HP SUM website
    • Downloading HP SUM from the SDR website
  • Migrating nodes from HP SUM 5.x to HP SUM 6
  • Deploying HP SUM
    • Running HP SUM
    • Deploying firmware for HP ProLiant servers using the HP Service Pack for ProLiant
    • Deploying HP Integrity firmware bundles with HP SUM
    • Deployment modes
    • Deployment scenarios
  • Disabling BitLocker to permit firmware updates (Windows only)
  • Launching and logging into HP SUM
    • Launching HP SUM
    • Logging into HP SUM
  • Logging out of the HP SUM GUI
• 3 Using the HP SUM GUI
  • Using the Home screen
  • Using the Activity screen
  • Using Guided Update
  • Using the Baseline Library screen
    • Adding a baseline
    • Creating a custom baseline
    • Deleting a baseline
    • Configuring components
  • Using the Nodes screen
    • Selecting multiple nodes
    • Adding a node
    • Editing a node
    • Aborting a node update
    • Node inventory
    • Deploying a node
      • Deploying all partitions in an HP Integrity BL870c i4 or BL890c i4 node
    • Node reports
    • Deleting a node
    • Server overview
    • Integrity node overview
  • Using the Enclosures screen
    • Adding an enclosure
    • Editing an enclosure
    • Aborting an enclosure update
    • Enclosure inventory
    • Deploying an enclosure
    • Enclosure reports
    • Deleting an enclosure
  • Using the Servers screen
    • Adding a server
    • Editing a server
    • Aborting a server update
    • Server inventory
    • Deploying a server
    • Server reports
    • Deleting a server
  • Using the Switches screen
    • Adding a switch
    • Editing a switch
    • Aborting a switch update
    • Switch inventory
    • Deploying a switch
    • Switch reports
    • Deleting a switch
  • Using the VM Hosts screen
    • Adding a VM host
    • Editing a VM host
    • Aborting a VM host update
    • VM hosts inventory
    • Deploying a VM host
    • VM host reports
    • Deleting a VM host
  • Using the iLO screen
    • Adding an iLO
    • Editing an iLO
    • Aborting an iLO update
    • iLO inventory
    • Deploying an iLO
    • iLO reports
    • Deleting an iLO
  • Using the Intelligent Power Distribution Units screen
    • Adding an iPDU
    • Editing an iPDU
    • Aborting an iPDU update
    • iPDU inventory
    • Deploying an iPDU
    • iPDU reports
    • Deleting an iPDU
  • Using the Virtual Connects screen
    • Adding a Virtual Connect
    • Editing a Virtual Connect
    • Aborting a Virtual Connect update
    • Virtual Connect inventory
    • Deploying a Virtual Connect
    • Virtual Connect reports
    • Deleting a Virtual Connect
• 4 Using legacy scripts to deploy updates
  • Command-line interface
    • Command-line syntax
      • Using Linux root credentials
        • Prerequisites for using Linux root credentials
      • Switch update commands
    • Command-line arguments
    • Command-line examples
    • Return codes
    • Windows smart-component return codes
    • Linux smart-component return codes
    • Linux RPM return codes
    • VMware ESXi smart-component return codes
  • Input files
    • Input file format and rules
    • File encoding
    • Error reporting
    • Input file parameters
  • Reports
  • Downloading HP SUM and components from the SDR
• 5 Advanced topics
  • Configuring IPv6 networks
  • Network ports used by HP SUM
  • GatherLogs
• 6 Troubleshooting
  • Collecting trace directories
  • Baseline troubleshooting
    • HP SUM lists SUSE Enterprise Linux dependencies for Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems
    • HP SUM displays two versions of the same component when creating a custom baseline
    • HP SUM stops responding when performing inventory on large baselines
    • HP SUM does not return an error when you enter incorrect credentials forDownload from hp.com
  • Node troubleshooting
    • HP SUM does not respond when editing a node with sudo
    • HP SUM does not display the Deploy button on the Deploy Nodes screen
    • An HP-UX node displays the error Inventory failed. The pciinfo module requires manual update on remote target
    • HP SUM does not detect solid state hard drives
    • After HP SUM finishes an inventory, the inventory screen does not close
    • Cannot add a Windows node when running HP SUM on a Linux host
    • HP SUM does not display the Reboot button after it finishes a deployment
    • HP SUM does not automatically reboot a node
    • HP SUM does not display a reboot message in Guided Update
    • When multiple nodes are selected, HP SUM does not display the most correct status
    • HP SUM displays message Unable to locate the item you requested
    • HP SUM stops responding when performing inventory on multiple nodes
    • HP SUM displays the message Unable to login or identify node as a supported device when HP SUM cannot find a node
    • HP SUM displays the message Ready for deployment while HP SUM is performing inventory on a node
    • HP SUM does not display an entire screen
    • HP SUM displays extra credentials boxes on the Edit Node screen
    • You can edit a node while HP SUM is deploying updates to the node
    • HP SUM displays an associated node multiple times
    • HP SUM automatically performs inventory on a node after editing the node
  • Activity screen troubleshooting
    • HP SUM does not update the Activity screen accurately
  • VMware troubleshooting
    • HP SUM displays an inventory error on a VMware node
  • Reports troubleshooting
    • HP SUM does not generate reports for nodes that are offline
    • HP SUM displays only requested reports in CSV and XML format
  • HP SUM service troubleshooting
    • HP SUM service stops running when HP SUM is mounted from a virtual media source
    • HP SUM allows all users to log in
    • Some screens are not translated from English
  • Legacy CLI commands troubleshooting
    • HP SUM does not deploy multiple components at in one command
    • The /use_web Legacy CLI command does not work
• 7 Support and other resources
  • Contacting HP
  • Subscription service
  • Related information
  • Typographic conventions
  • HP Insight Remote Support software
  • HP Insight Online
• 8 Documentation feedback
• Glossary
• Index