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
  • Migrating nodes from HP SUM 5.x to HP SUM 6.x
  • Migrating nodes from 6.x to 6.3.0
  • 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
  • Updating a node with HP SUM example
  • Using the Home screen
  • Using the Activity screen
  • Using Localhost Guided Update
  • Using the Baseline Library screen
    • Adding a baseline
    • Baseline reports
    • Creating a custom baseline
    • Deleting a baseline
    • Configuring components
  • Using the Nodes screen
    • Adding a node
      • To add a node
    • Editing a node
      • To edit a node
    • Aborting a node update
    • Node inventory
      • To inventory a node
    • Deploying a node
      • To deploy a node
      • Deploying all partitions in an HP Integrity BL870c i4 or BL890c i4 node
    • Node reports
      • To generate a report
    • Deleting a node
    • Server overview
    • Integrity node overview
  • Using the Enclosures screen
    • Adding an enclosure
      • To add a node
    • Editing an enclosure
      • To edit a node
    • Aborting an enclosure update
    • Enclosure inventory
      • To inventory a node
    • Deploying an enclosure
      • To deploy a node
    • Enclosure reports
      • To generate a report
    • Deleting an enclosure
  • Using the Servers screen
    • Adding a server
      • To add a node
    • Editing a server
      • To edit a node
    • Aborting a server update
    • Server inventory
      • To inventory a node
    • Deploying a server
      • To deploy a node
    • Server reports
      • To generate a report
    • Deleting a server
  • Using the Switches screen
    • Adding a switch
      • To add a node
    • Editing a switch
      • To edit a node
    • Aborting a switch update
    • Switch inventory
      • To inventory a node
    • Deploying a switch
      • To deploy a node
    • Switch reports
      • To generate a report
    • Deleting a switch
  • Using the VM Hosts screen
    • Adding a VM host
      • To add a node
    • Editing a VM host
      • To edit a node
    • Aborting a VM host update
    • VM hosts inventory
      • To inventory a node
    • Deploying a VM host
      • To deploy a node
    • VM host reports
      • To generate a report
    • Deleting a VM host
  • Using the iLO screen
    • Adding an iLO
      • To add a node
    • Editing an iLO
      • To edit a node
    • Aborting an iLO update
    • iLO inventory
      • To inventory a node
    • Deploying an iLO
      • To deploy a node
    • iLO reports
      • To generate a report
    • Deleting an iLO
  • Using the Intelligent Power Distribution Units screen
    • Adding an iPDU
      • To add a node
    • Editing an iPDU
      • To edit a node
    • Aborting an iPDU update
    • iPDU inventory
      • To inventory a node
    • Deploying an iPDU
      • To deploy a node
    • iPDU reports
      • To generate a report
    • Deleting an iPDU
  • Using the Virtual Connects screen
    • Adding a Virtual Connect
      • To add a node
    • Editing a Virtual Connect
      • To edit a node
    • Aborting a Virtual Connect update
    • Virtual Connect inventory
      • To inventory a node
    • Deploying a Virtual Connect
      • To deploy a node
    • Virtual Connect reports
      • To generate a report
    • Deleting a Virtual Connect
  • Using the iLO Federation screen
    • Adding an iLO Federation
      • To add a node
    • Editing an iLO Federation
      • To edit a node
    • iLO Federation inventory
      • To inventory a node
    • Deleting an iLO Federation
• 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
  • 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 deletes the baselines and nodes after quitting a Remote Desktop session
  • 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 a reboot message in Guided Update
    • 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
    • You can edit a node while HP SUM is deploying updates to the node
    • HP SUM automatically performs inventory on a node after editing the node
    • NIC firmware does not activate during reboot from HP SUM
    • HP SUM returns an update error for HP host bus adapters H220, H221, H222, and H210
  • Activity screen troubleshooting
    • HP SUM does not update the Activity screen accurately
  • VMware troubleshooting
    • HP SUM displays an inventory error on a VMware node
    • HP SUM cannot downgrade Virtual Connect from 4.10 to 4.01
  • 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 engine troubleshooting
    • HP SUM engine 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
    • HP SUM displays the error message “Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user...”
    • HP SUM does not use the expected language
    • HP SUM on a mapped drive stops working after an idle period
  • Legacy CLI commands troubleshooting
    • HP SUM does not deploy multiple components if all specified separately in one command
    • The /use_web Legacy CLI command does not work
• 7 Console Commands
  • Abort
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • Activate
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • Add
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • Delete
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • Deploy
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • FindAvailableNodes
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • GenerateReports
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • GetAttributes
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • GetBaselines
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • GetComponentLogs
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • GetCurrentlyInstalledVersions
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • GetEngineStatus
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • GetLogs
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • GetNeededUpdates
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • GetNodes
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • Inventory
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Example
  • Login
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • SetAttributtes
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
  • ShutdownEngine
    • Syntax
    • Parameters
    • Return codes
    • Example
• 8 Support and other resources
  • Contacting HP
  • Subscription service
  • Related information
  • Typographic conventions
  • HP Insight Remote Support software
  • HP Insight Online
• 9 Documentation feedback
• Glossary
• Index