SMS Inventory Tool for HP ProLiant and Integrity Update User Guide

Packages
The inventory tool installer creates the package, HP Updates, to deploy the sync tool and the scan tool.
The following programs are provided with the package:
• HP Updates program (on page 14)
• HP Updates (expedited) program (on page 14)
• HP Updates Sync program (on page 14)
• HP Insight Inventory Collector (on page 60)
CAUTION: The setup wizard automatically generates new packages and collections and overwrites
properties for any existing package or collection with the same name. Be sure to back up or rename any
customized package or collections before beginning the installation.
NOTE: The package, collection, and advertisement names that are created will be prefixed with the name
specified in the Distributions Settings screen of the setup wizard. This document uses "HP Updates" as the
distribution setting name.
Each program is installed with default settings. See "
Advanced topics (on page 34)" for information on
changing the default settings.
HP Updates program
The HP Updates program is distributed for advertising the scan tool. HP Updates executes the scan tool
and returns the result of the scan to the SMS site server at the next hardware inventory cycle.
You can enable the advertisement for HP Updates to the
HP Updates collection (on page 15) when
installing the inventory tool.
HP Updates (expedited) program
Similar to HP Updates, the HP Updates (expedited) program is distributed to advertise the scan tool. HP
Updates (expedited) executes the scan tool and returns the result to the SMS site server by issuing an
immediate hardware inventory collection.
You must manually advertise HP Updates (expedited). The advertisement cannot be enabled when
installing the inventory tool.
HP Updates Sync program
The HP Updates Sync program is used to advertise the sync tool. You can enable the advertisement for HP
Updates Sync to the HP Updates Sync collection ("HP Updates collection" on page 15) when installing the
inventory tool.
HP Updates Sync downloads the latest HP manifest catalog file from HP. The HP manifest catalog contains
a list of the latest software, firmware, and HP ProLiant and Integrity Support Packs. The sync tool
processes and updates this information in the SMS database.
HP Insight Inventory Collector
The HP Insight Inventory Collector program is distributed to advertise the Collect utility to managed client
servers. You must manually advertise the Collect utility. The advertisement cannot be enabled when
installing the inventory tool.
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