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

Scripted deployment 77
Error reporting
If errors are encountered in the input file, HP Smart Update Manager exits with a return value of -2 (bad
parameter). The details of the location and nature of the error are recorded in
hpsum_execution_log_<date>_<time>.raw.
Input file parameters
Parameter Description Possible values
SILENT
This parameter causes the installation to run silently
without GUI or console output. All data is written to
the log file. Any generated prompts use the default
option and continue the installation without user
input.
If a component requires input before installation
(such as configuration information), then the
component installation fails (unless the
IGNOREERRORS = "FailedDependencies"
parameter is supplied), and an error message is
written to the log file.
YES, NO
FORCEALL
This parameter forces both firmware and software
components.
YES, NO
FORCEROM
This parameter forces updates to firmware
components.
YES, NO
FORCESOFTWARE
This parameter forces updates to software
components.
YES, NO
FORCEBUNDLE
This parameter enables you to override or
downgrade an existing installation of components
in the selected bundle.
YES, NO
DOWNGRADE
This parameter enables you to downgrade to an
earlier version of firmware for multi-target devices
such as hard drives and array controllers. (Applies
to firmware only.)
YES, NO
REWRITE
This parameter enables you to rewrite the same
version of firmware only for multi-target devices
such as hard drives and array controllers. (Applies
to firmware only.)
YES, NO
REBOOTALLOWED
This parameter enables you to reboot, if required. YES, NO
REBOOTMESSAGE
This parameter enables you to create a message to
be displayed prior to rebooting.
Any string (not exceeding
256 characters)
REBOOTDELAY
This parameter enables you to delay before
rebooting.
Time in seconds
COMPONENTSLIST
This parameter enables you to limit the list of
components to be updated.
Component names with file
extensions (.exe, .rpm, or
.scexe)
BUNDLESLIST
This parameter enables you to limit the list of bundle
xml files to be filtered.
Bundle file names
ALLOWUPDATEBUNDLE
This parameter is a filter switch and enables you to
install newer versions of components defined in a
PSP, ISP, or bundle.
This parameter enables these components to
replace the older versions of the same component
that might have shipped with the bundles.
YES, NO