(User Guide) Instruction Manual

Prerequisites for using Linux root credentials
• If you have run HP SUM as a root user, remove the temp directory created by HP SUM.
• Make sure you have read/write access permissions to the /tmp and /var directories.
• If you create a sudo user, make sure that you add that user to the /ect/sudousers file. The
following table shows the privileges and specifications for users.
SpecificationPrivilegeUser
ALLALL= (ALL)Root
ALLALL= (ALL)Sudo_user
Switch update commands
G7 and earlier servers do not support AMS agents. The following tables show what updates occur
when you use the switch agent commands.
NOTE: To find out if you have any switches installed, use HP SUM to create the Target Firmware
Details Report.
The following table shows what updates occur if no switches are currently installed.
Gen8 serversG7 and earlier serversCommand
AMSSNMPno switches
NothingNothing/no_mgmt
AMSNothing/use_ams
SNMPSNMP/use_snmp
WBEMWBEM/use_wmi
AMS and SNMPSNMP/use_ams /use_snmp
AMS and WBEMWBEM/use_ams /use_wmi
WBEM and SNMPWBEM and SNMP/use_wmi /use_snmp
AMS, SNMP, and WBEMWBEM and SNMP/use_ams /use_wmi /use_snmp
The following table shows what updates occur if SNMP switches are currently installed.
Gen8 serversG7 and earlier serversCommand
SNMPSNMPno switches
SNMP and AMSSNMP/use_ams
SNMPSNMP/use_snmp
WBEM and SNMPWBEM and SNMP/use_wmi
AMS and SNMPSNMP/use_ams /use_snmp
AMS, SNMP, and WBEMWBEM and SNMP/use_ams /use_wmi
WBEM and SNMPWBEM and SNMP/use_wmi /use_snmp
AMS, SNMP, and WBEMWBEM and SNMP/use_ams /use_wmi /use_snmp
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