HP Service Pack for ProLiant Quick Start Guide

1. Download the SPP ISO that best meets your needs and extract it onto writable media, such
as a USB key or hard drive.
2. Download any Hot Fixes or other components that you want to add to your ISO. Place them
in the \hp\swpackages directory of the SPP.
NOTE: If you want to keep Hot Fixes separate from SPP components, place them in a different
directory, such as \hp\hotfixes.
3. Remove any unneeded components from the \hp\swpackages directory.
4. Validate your custom solution before applying it to the targets. Doing this in a lab environment
will minimize downtime.
Creating a custom ISO
HP SUM 6.2.0 and later supports creating custom baseline and bootable ISOs when you have a
source ISO, which HP SUM 6.2.0 and later includes. You can download the latest version of HP
SUM at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsum.
Add the baselines that include the updates you want to apply to your nodes, and then use the
Create Custom baseline function. For more information, see the HP Smart Update Manager User
Guide, available at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsum/documentation.
If you want to modify an SPP while retaining the ISO format, you can create a custom ISO using
an ISO editor.
To create a custom ISO:
1. Download an SPP ISO.
2. Use an ISO editor to add components to or remove components from the ISO.
NOTE: There are several ISO creation applications available. If you are creating a bootable
ISO, verify that the application you are using can create a valid boot record for your operating
system. You can use HP SUM 6.2 to create a bootable ISO that requires no third-party
applications.
Using the HP USB Key Utility
The HP USB Key Utility is a Windows application that copies Intelligent Provisioning or SPP contents,
and other CD or DVD images to a USB flash drive. After copying data to the USB flash drive, you
can run Intelligent Provisioning or SPP from the USB flash drive instead of from the CD or DVD.
This process is beneficial in headless-server operations. It also simplifies the storage, transportation,
and usage of the CD or DVD contents by allowing you to retrieve their images from the web and
customize them as needed.
HP SUM and SPP Boot environment change
Beginning with HP SUM 6.2.0 and HP SPP 2014.02.0, the HP USB Key Utility no longer supports
multi-boot setups on a single device. HP SUM and SPP ISOs contain signed parts to work with the
UEFI bootloader. This change no longer allows for multi-boot setups on a single device, such as a
USB key.
Prerequisites
Installing applications onto a USB flash drive requires a supported source CD, DVD, or ISO, and
a USB flash drive with adequate storage space for storing the source contents. The USB Key Utility
requires a USB 2.0 flash drive with a storage size larger than the media or ISO image (2 GB or
greater).
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