HP Smart Update Manager 5.1 Release Notes
Version
5.1.0
Description
HP SUM is a technology included in many HP products, including the Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP),
for installing and updating firmware and software components on HP ProLiant and HP Integrity servers,
BladeSystem enclosures, and options.
HP SUM provides a GUI and a command-line scriptable interface for:
• Deployment of firmware for single or one-to-many HP servers and network-based targets such as
iLOs, OAs, and VC Ethernet and Fibre Channel modules.
• Deployment of software for single or one-to-many HP ProLiant servers (supported in Windows and
Linux environments).
HP SUM is delivered with the following products:
• HP SPP
• HP Integrity Smart Update Firmware bundles
Supersedes
5.0.1.
Operating systems and devices
HP ProLiant servers
For a complete list of HP ProLiant servers that HP SUM supports, consult the HP Service Pack for ProLiant
Server Support Guide for SPP 2012.06.0. For a complete list of the supported operating systems,
consult the HP Service Pack for ProLiant Release Notes for SPP 2012.06.0.
HP Integrity servers
HP SUM can deploy firmware to the following servers:
• HP Integrity Superdome 2
• HP Integrity BL860c i2
• HP Integrity BL870c i2
• HP Integrity BL890c i2
• HP Integrity rx2800 i2
HP SUM must be running on a supported Windows or Linux system as noted in the HP Integrity firmware
bundle. HP SUM can update the supported target HP Integrity servers that are running any OS or none
at all at the time of the update.
Enhancements
• New Hardware Support
◦ Support for 6Gb SAS BL switches
• Failed dependency report
A new Failed Dependency report is now available when you generate other reports.
• New report format
The report format has been changed. You can view all reports from one HTML file.
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