HP Smart Update Manager 6.0.1 Release Notes (Ed. 3)

Online vs offline mode
UsesMode
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.
Running HP SUM in Interactive vs automatic mode from an ISO with updates
If your ISO contains updates, you can copy the ISO to a DVD or USB key. From the DVD or USB key,
you can run HP SUM in an interactive or automatic mode.
• Automatic mode - Firmware components update without interaction. To launch automatic mode:
Install the DVD or USB key into the server, boot the server to the DVD or USB key.1.
2. HP SUM launches and deploys updates after a short period.
• Interactive offline mode - Allows you to use the GUI mode to deploy updates. To launch offline
interactive mode:
1. Install the DVD or USB key into the server, boot the server to the DVD or USB key.
2. Press a key to launch HP SUM in offline interactive mode.
Launching HP SUM from the RPM
• From the HP SUM path, type hpsum.
Finding help and user documentation
• HP Smart Update Manager User Guide: You can download the user guide from the HP SUM
documentation library at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsum/documentation.
• HP Smart Update Manager Online Help: In the GUI, you can open the online help by clicking
the ? in the right-corner of the application.
• For help with the legacy CLI, see the Using legacy scripts to deploy updates chapter of the HP
Smart Update Manager User Guide. You can also type hpsum /h /s from the directory where
you saved HP SUM.
• For help with the text-based console, see the Console Commands chapter of the HP Smart Update
Manager User Guide. You can also type hpsum /h from the directory where you saved HP SUM.
Migrating nodes from 6.x to 6.3.0
Nodes you added to HP SUM 6.0.1 and 6.2.0 must be migrated before you can use them in HP SUM
6.3.0. Use the script hpsum_migration to perform the migration at any time.
1. From the HP SUM directory, launch hpsum_migration.bat (Windows) or
hpsum_migration.sh (Linux).
2. HP SUM displays a list of previous versions of HP SUM it finds. Select the versions you want to
migrate to HP SUM 6.3.0.
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