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
HP SUM User Interface 47
screen appears while HP SUM builds an inventory of available updates. When the inventory process is
complete, the Select Installation Host(s) screen appears.
Selecting remote hosts or groups
The Select Installation Host(s) screen enables you to choose multiple hosts and groups for component
installation. A remote host can be the IP address or DNS name of a remote server, remote iLO NIC port,
Virtual Connect Ethernet or Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem, BladeSystem Onboard
Administrator, or 3 Gb SAS BL Switch firmware.
To search for remote hosts, see "Searching for remote hosts (on page 48)." To add hosts, see "Managing
hosts (on page 48)." To add groups, see "Managing groups (on page 52)."
To continue with the deployment process:
1. Select one or more hosts or groups.
2. To continue, click Next.
3. Enter the credentials for the host ("Entering credentials for hosts" on page 55).
4. Click OK to proceed, as described in Selecting components to install on multiple hosts (on page 60).
5. When the installation is complete, the Installations results for multiple hosts screen ("Viewing the
installation results for multiple hosts" on page 64) appears.
NOTE: When running on a Linux system and the expect-5.x package is not installed, HP
SUM displays a pop up error message reporting that the package is missing and you are not able
to deploy to remote systems. However, you can still deploy to the local host. To perform a remote