HP SoftPaq Download Manager and HP System Software Manager - A Powerful Combination

Setup and Usage Process Overview

1. Download and install HP SDM.

2. Setup SDM configuration for the models of machines you want to update.

3. Download desired SoftPaqs.

4. Run SSM in admin mode to prepare the download directory for SSM usage.

5. Repeat 2 and 3 for any additional file shares that you may want to create and use.

6. Manually share the file share, if necessary.

7. Setup SSM on the client machines to run at predetermined times or run SSM manually.

General Requirements and Setup

HP SoftPaq Download Manager

.Net Framework 3.5 or later

Broadband Internet Connection (Authenticated proxies supported: Basic, Digest, KLM and Kerberos)

512MB RAM minimum, 1GB recommended

Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7

HP System Software Manager

Computer to host a Windows-compatible file share

Supported HP / HP Compaq computers attached to a network, running Windows XP, Vista or

Windows 7

Supported Client PCs and SoftPaqs

HP SDM and SSM are only supported for certain HP business products (desktops, notebooks, tablets,

workstations, and blades). Servers and consumer-level products are not supported with SDM and

SSM. SDM will also indicate whether a SoftPaq is SSM compliant or not. If the SoftPaq is not marked

as SSM compliant, SSM cannot be used to deploy that SoftPaq.

In addition, certain platforms and operating systems may not be supported under SDM and/or SSM.

Consult the documentation that comes with SDM and SSM for details.

Downloading and Installing HP SDM and SSM

The latest versions of HP SoftPaq Download Manager and System Software Manager are available

from HP at

http://www.hp.com/go/sdm and http://www.hp.com/go/ssm respectively.

HP SDM will appear in the Start Menu, under All Programs -> HP -> HP SoftPaq Download Manager.

When you install SSM, no icon will be placed in the Start Menu for SSM; however, the program will

be available in Hewlett-Packard\SSM under the Program Files directory for 32-bit Windows systems

and Program Files (x86) directory for 64-bit Windows systems.