SMS Inventory Tool for HP ProLiant and Integrity Update User Guide

Using the software
In this section
Identifying HP servers to manage ............................................................................................................. 19
Modifying the list of scanned systems ....................................................................................................... 19
Running the hpCplVerify.exe utility on Itanium servers................................................................................. 22
Scanning managed servers ..................................................................................................................... 22
Obtaining the latest HP manifest catalog................................................................................................... 23
Software update reports.......................................................................................................................... 25
Authorizing and deploying software updates............................................................................................. 26
Tracking software update deployment....................................................................................................... 32
Identifying HP servers to manage
Multiple collections are created during installation to enable you to identify HP servers within the SMS
environment. These collections can be modified to fit individual needs.
The
HP Updates collection (on page 15) is the default collection targeted for advertising the scan tool.
This collection must be properly updated so that the scan tool is advertised to the correct target system.
Modifying the list of scanned systems
If the installation has proceeded normally, the query statement that performs collections accurately
represents the servers in the collection. However, the statement might need to be modified if new HP
servers are released and should be added to the collection. To modify the list of scanned systems on
which the scan tool runs:
Using the software 19