(User Guide) Instruction Manual

HP deliverableHP SUM commandDescriptionScenario
VC IP address or DNS
name.
• Need to select individual
firmware to update
• Need to select individual
hardware devices to be
updated
• Need to target VMware
host servers
Use this scenario when you:Scripted deployment to a
remote host
• Online:• Windows:
hpsum -s -target
Target1 -target
• Are familiar with
command line tools
◦ HP SPP
Run HP SUM from a
workstation and update a
◦ HP Integrity Smart
Update Firmware
bundles
Target2 -username
User1 -password
PW1
• Must perform a
customized, scripted
deployment
remote host over the network
using scripts.
• Need to update multiple
targets, including HP-UX
• Linux:
./hpsum -s -target
Target1 -target
• Offline:
◦ SmartStart Scripting
Toolkit (G7 and older)
11.31 or later, and OA,
VC, and server-based
firmware
Target2 -username
User1 -password
PW1
◦ Scripting Toolkit
(Gen8 and older)
• Need to update all
enclosure firmware
• Need to target VMware
host servers
The HP SPP manages this
automatically
Use this scenario when you:Automatic deployment to
one or more servers in a HP
BladeSystem enclosure
• Online:
None
• Do not have an operating
system installed on a
server blade
Use the HP SPP with
embedded HP SUM to
• Offline:
◦ HP SPP
• Want an automatic way
to deploy firmware
updates
deploy firmware updates to
one or more blades
automatically.
• Do not require log files
or user interaction with
the installation process
• Want to update multiple
blades in an enclosure in
a single operation
The same scenario as shown
in the “Interactive, graphical
Update an existing enclosure
manually
• Online:
◦ HP SPP
• Windows:
hpsum
deployment to a remote
host” or “Scripted
• Linux:
./hpsum
• Offline:
◦ HP SPP
deployment to a remote
host” scenarios discussed
previously in this table
Deploying firmware for HP ProLiant servers using the HP Service Pack for ProLiant
The SPP is a re-packaging of HP ProLiant system software and firmware for HP ProLiant BL/ML/DL/SL
servers and their options, and BladeSystem enclosures including OA,VC, and 3 Gb SAS switches
running supported Windows, Linux, and VMware operating systems. The single SPP image contains
a comprehensive collection of firmware and system software components including drivers, agents,
tools, utilities, and firmware that is tested, managed, and deployed together as a single solution.
The SPP includes HP SUM for deployment of the SPP components.
For a complete list of HP ProLiant systems and software supported by SPP, see the HP Service Pack
for ProLiant Release Notes on the HP website:
http://www.hp.com/go/spp/documentation
Deploying HP SUM 9