HP Smart Update Manager 5.1 Release Notes

NOTE: HP Smart Update Manager requires the user to be logged in using Administrator credentials.
A user account elevated to “Run as administrator” in most cases does not have sufficient rights because
access to protected system files and the Windows registry is restricted. This access is needed to deploy
most firmware and driver updates. If the logged-in account is unable to perform the net use
*\\server\ADMIN$ for Microsoft Windows targets, you do not have sufficient privileges to run HP
SUM to remote targets. Deployment of some software updates on a local server may still be possible
in some instances, but is not recommended.
NOTE: When attempting to use the remote deployment functionality of HP SUM on any edition of
Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista, you must ensure that the File and Print Services feature is
enabled and that the File and Print Services exception has been enabled in the Windows firewall.
Failure to do so prevents HP SUM from deploying remote Windows targets.
Enable the network ports that HP SUM uses. For more information, see "Enabling ports" in the HP
Smart Update Manager User Guide.
Minimum requirements for Windows
IMPORTANT: Before deploying any components to a system, be sure that a recent backup of the
system is available in the event the deployment procedure fails.
To successfully use HP SUM to deploy firmware and software to targets running a Windows operating
system, the following must be available:
• Hosts: Windows Vista or Windows 7
• Servers: Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit), or Windows 2008 R2
(64-bit)
• A local administrative system with at least 1 GB of memory
NOTE: The HP SPP or HP Integrity Smart Update firmware bundle that delivered HP SUM might
require more memory than HP SUM. Check the release notes for those products for information
on the memory requirements.
• Sufficient hard-drive space of at least twice the file size of the components to be deployed
• WMI enabled on all targets
• All remote targets must be visible on the network by the administrative system running HP SUM
• An account with administrator privileges on each target server
NOTE: HP recommends that the user name and password for the administrator account on each
target server be the same as those on the local administrative system. If administrator privileges
are not set up in this manner, you must have the user name and password available for each
remote server accessible. Alternatively, you can use a domain account on the local administrative
system that has administrator privileges on the target servers.
NOTE: HP SUM requires the user to be logged in using administrator credentials. A user account
elevated to “Run as administrator” in most cases does not have sufficient rights because access
to protected system files and the Windows registry, which is needed to deploy most firmware and
driver updates, is restricted. If the logged in account is unable to perform the net use * \\server\
ADMIN$ for Microsoft Windows targets, you do not have sufficient privileges to run HP SUM to
remote targets.
• The beginning and ending IP addresses entered for the range of targets must both be on the same
subnet.
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