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

Version
6.0.1
Update recommendation
Required update to HP SUM 6.3.1.
Supersedes
HP SUM version 6.0.1 has been replaced with HP SUM version 6.3.1 because a potential security
vulnerability, CVE-2014-0160, has been found. HP SUM version 6.0.1 includes an affected OpenSSL
version with the vulnerability known as "Heartbleed" that could be exploited remotely resulting in
disclosure of information.
Description
HP SUM is a product included in many HP products for installing and updating firmware and software
on HP ProLiant servers, and firmware on HP Integrity servers.
HP SUM provides a web-based GUI and a command-line scriptable interface for:
• Deployment of firmware for single or one-to-many HP ProLiant and HP Integrity servers and
network-based targets such as iLO, OA, and VC Ethernet and Fibre Channel modules.
• Deployment of software for single or one-to-many HP ProLiant servers (supported in Windows and
Linux environments).
HP SUM has an integrated hardware and software discovery engine that finds the installed hardware
and current versions of firmware and software in use on nodes you identify. HP SUM installs updates
in the correct order and ensures that all dependencies are met before deploying an update. HP SUM
prevents an installation if there are version-based dependencies that it cannot resolve.
Key features of HP SUM include:
• Dependency checking, which ensures appropriate installation order and component readiness
• Web browser-based mode, legacy command-line mode, and text-based console mode and
scripting
• Create custom baselines and ISOs
• Simultaneous firmware and software deployment for multiple remote nodes in GUI and CLI modes
• Intelligent deployment of only required updates
The latest version of HP SUM is available on the HP website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsum.
NOTE: In previous versions of HP SUM, component configuration modified the component file. HP
SUM 6.x no longer modifies the component files. You must configure component files on each system
where you run HP SUM to deploy the components. Remote deployment in HP SUM allows you to
configure the components on the local system, and then deploy from that local system to remote node
systems.
HP SUM modes
DescriptionMode
An easy-to-use browser-based graphical user interface that enables
deployment and maintenance of system software and firmware components
to multiple systems in a single session.
GUI mode
Legacy CLI mode enables you to script custom installations. This mode might
not support all functions of the GUI and text-based console modes.
Legacy CLI mode
Text-based console mode allows you to script most of the commands which
are available in the HP SUM GUI. Functionality available from the console
Text-based console mode
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