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
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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 6
HP Smart Update Manager overview ........................................................................................................... 6
Using this guide ........................................................................................................................................ 7
New features of HP SUM 4.2.0 .................................................................................................................. 7
Minimum requirements ............................................................................................................................... 7
Minimum requirements for Windows servers ....................................................................................... 7
Minimum requirements for Linux x86 servers ....................................................................................... 8
Supported deliverables overview ............................................................................................................... 12
Obtaining the HP SUM utility .......................................................................................................... 12
Support and limitations of HP SUM .................................................................................................. 13
Deployment from HP SUM ........................................................................................................................ 14
Executing HP SUM ......................................................................................................................... 14
Deploying software using the ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) for Microsoft Windows .................................. 16
Deploying software using the Integrity Support Pack (ISP) for Microsoft Windows .................................. 16
Deploying software using the ProLiant Support Pack for Linux .............................................................. 17
Deploying firmware for ProLiant servers using the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD ................................ 17
Deploying firmware using the HP Smart Update Firmware - HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 Servers
Bundles ........................................................................................................................................ 24
HP SUM User Interface ................................................................................................................ 25
Deployment scenarios .............................................................................................................................. 25
Graphical deployment on a local host .............................................................................................. 25
Scripted deployment on a local host ................................................................................................ 25
Deployment to multiple remote hosts ................................................................................................. 26
Keyboard support.................................................................................................................................... 26
Local host installations .............................................................................................................................. 27
Selecting the location to check for updates ........................................................................................ 27
Download Permission (applicable only for ProLiant servers) ................................................................. 30
Selecting an installation host ........................................................................................................... 31
Selecting bundles to filter ................................................................................................................ 33
Selecting components to install ........................................................................................................ 35
Component selection pane ............................................................................................................. 39
Viewing the installation results ......................................................................................................... 44
Multiple-host installations .......................................................................................................................... 46
Selecting remote hosts or groups ..................................................................................................... 47
Searching for remote hosts .............................................................................................................. 48
Managing hosts ............................................................................................................................ 48
Managing groups .......................................................................................................................... 52
Entering credentials for hosts ........................................................................................................... 55
Selecting bundles to filter on multiple hosts ........................................................................................ 59
Selecting components to install on multiple hosts ................................................................................ 60
Updating Firmware on HP Integrity BL860c/BL870c/BL890c i2 Servers ............................................... 61
Viewing the installation results for multiple hosts ................................................................................ 64
Scripted deployment ................................................................................................................... 66
Command-line interface ........................................................................................................................... 66
Command-line syntax ..................................................................................................................... 66