HP Smart Update Manager 4.2 User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP Smart Update Manager User Guide
- Abstract
- Notice
- Contents
- Introduction
- HP Smart Update Manager overview
- Using this guide
- New features of HP SUM 4.2.0
- Minimum requirements
- Supported deliverables overview
- Deployment from HP SUM
- Executing HP SUM
- Deploying software using the ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) for Microsoft Windows
- Deploying software using the Integrity Support Pack (ISP) for Microsoft Windows
- Deploying software using the ProLiant Support Pack for Linux
- Deploying firmware for ProLiant servers using the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD
- Deploying firmware using the HP Smart Update Firmware - HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 Servers Bundles
- HP SUM User Interface
- Deployment scenarios
- Keyboard support
- Local host installations
- Multiple-host installations
- Selecting remote hosts or groups
- Searching for remote hosts
- Managing hosts
- Managing groups
- Entering credentials for hosts
- Selecting bundles to filter on multiple hosts
- Selecting components to install on multiple hosts
- Updating Firmware on HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 Servers
- Viewing the installation results for multiple hosts
- Scripted deployment
- Advanced topics
- Troubleshooting
- Recovering from a failed ROM upgrade
- Recovering from an installation failure
- Recovering from a discovery failure
- Recovering from a loss of Linux remote functionality
- Recovering from a blocked program on Microsoft Windows
- Recovering from operating system limitations when using a Japanese character set
- Recovering from Fatal Error - application will exit message
- Recovering from a missing reboot message when running on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9
- Recovering a lost HP Smart Update Manager connection
- Troubleshooting HP Smart Update Manager in IPv6 networks
- HP SUM found new hardware message
- Non-matching systems error reported when building source Linux RPMs or installing Linux RPMs built from source
- Linux component version discrepancy for source RPMs
- HP SUM displays No components found in the selected repository(ies) message
- Additional/Optional Actions columns are grayed when HP SUM is maximized
- Installation of components failed with 'Update returned an error' when installing Linux RPMs
- Issues related to bundle filtering on the Select Items to be Installed and Select Bundle Filter screens
- HP SUM fails on Windows Vista® due to McAfee firewalls
- Technical support
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Index
Index 123
hosts 31, 47, 48
hosts, entering credentials 55
hosts, installing multiple 46, 47
hosts, managing 48
hosts, viewing installation results 64
HP Integrity servers 24
HP ProLiant Firmware Maintenance DVD, deployment
options 21
HP ProLiant Servers 18
HP Smart Update Firmware DVD 17
HP SUM fails 112
HP website 118
I
iLO (Integrated Lights-Out) 107
input file parameters 76, 77
input file, command-line age 76
installation host 31
installation issues 100, 110
installation options 43
Installation Progress 43
installation results 44
installation status 44
installation, multiple hosts 46, 47
Integrity Support Pack deployment 16
introduction 6
IPv6 network configurations 90, 95
IPv6, troubleshooting 107, 108
K
keyboard support 26
L
Lights-Out Management ROMs 99
limitations, Linux IPv6 environment 97
limitations, Windows Server IPv6 environment 95
Linux component version discrepancy 110
Linux IPv6 environment 95
Linux remote functionality, recovering 102
Linux RPM return codes 75
Linux servers, minimum requirements 8
Linux smart components, return codes 74
Linux, deploying PSP 17
local host installations 27, 37, 38, 43, 44
local host, graphical deployment 25
local host, scripted deployment 25
location, to check for updates 27
M
managing groups 52
managing hosts 48
maximizing a window to single display 110
McAfee firewalls cause HP SUM to fail 112
minimum requirements 7
minimum requirements for Linux servers 8
minimum requirements for Windows servers 7
mounting virtual media 107
multiple hosts, filtering bundles 59
multiple remote hosts, deployment 26
N
new features 7
NIC firmware 43
non-matching system error 109
O
obtaining the HP Smart Update Manager 12
operating system problems 105
operating systems 105, 117
options, installation 43
options, reboot 38
overview 12
overview, HP Smart Update Manager 6
overwriting firmware 43
P
parameters 77
ports, enabling in HP Smart Update Manager 103
PSPs, overview for Linux 17
PSPs, overview for Windows 16
R
Reboot Delay 38
Reboot Options 38
reboot settings 38, 105
reboot, troubleshooting 105
recovering from a failed option ROM upgrade 99
recovering from a failed system ROM upgrade 98,
100
redundant ROM 98
references 117
remote functionality, recovering 102
remote hosts 26, 47, 48
remote hosts, deployment to multiple 26
reports 85
reports, creating 85