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
Contents 4
Command-line arguments ............................................................................................................... 67
Component configuration for Windows components only ................................................................... 72
Command-line examples ................................................................................................................ 72
Return codes ................................................................................................................................. 74
Windows smart component return codes .......................................................................................... 74
Linux smart component return codes ................................................................................................. 74
Linux RPM return codes .................................................................................................................. 75
Input files ............................................................................................................................................... 75
Command-line usage of input file ..................................................................................................... 76
Input file format and rules ............................................................................................................... 76
File encoding ................................................................................................................................ 76
Error reporting .............................................................................................................................. 77
Input file parameters ...................................................................................................................... 77
Reports .................................................................................................................................................. 85
Advanced topics ......................................................................................................................... 89
Software component configuration ............................................................................................................ 89
Deploying firmware and software simultaneously......................................................................................... 90
Server virtualization detection and support ................................................................................................. 90
Configuring IPv6 networks with HP Smart Update Manager .......................................................................... 90
Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2003 ..................................................................................... 91
Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2008 ..................................................................................... 93
Configuring IPv6 for Linux............................................................................................................... 95
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 98
Recovering from a failed ROM upgrade ..................................................................................................... 98
Recovering from a failed system ROM upgrade ................................................................................. 98
Recovering from a failed option ROM upgrade ................................................................................. 99
Recovering from an installation failure ...................................................................................................... 100
Collecting trace directories ........................................................................................................... 100
Recovering from a discovery failure ......................................................................................................... 101
Troubleshooting connection errors ................................................................................................. 101
HP SUM hangs during discovery ................................................................................................... 102
Recovering from a loss of Linux remote functionality ................................................................................... 102
Configuring firewall settings .......................................................................................................... 102
Recovering from a blocked program on Microsoft Windows ....................................................................... 103
Configuring Windows firewall settings ........................................................................................... 103
Enabling ports in HP Smart Update Manager .................................................................................. 103
Recovering from operating system limitations when using a Japanese character set ........................................ 105
Displaying the user-specified reboot message using a Japanese character set when running on a Linux
operating system ......................................................................................................................... 105
Rebooting with the user-specified reboot message using a Japanese character set when running on a Windows
operating system ......................................................................................................................... 105
Recovering from Fatal Error - application will exit message ......................................................................... 106
Running in a directory path containing double-byte characters .......................................................... 106
Recovering from a missing reboot message when running on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 ........................ 106
Running HP Smart Update Manager on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 ............................................ 106
Recovering a lost HP Smart Update Manager connection ........................................................................... 107
HP Smart Update Firmware DVD mounted using iLO virtual media ..................................................... 107
Troubleshooting HP Smart Update Manager in IPv6 networks...................................................................... 107
Troubleshooting HP Smart Update Manager in IPv6 Windows Server 2003 environment ...................... 107
Troubleshooting HP Smart Update Manager in IPv6 Windows Server 2008 environment ...................... 108
Troubleshooting HP Smart Update Manager in IPv6 Red Hat and Novell SUSE-based Linux environments 108
HP SUM found new hardware message ................................................................................................... 109