HP Smart Update Manager - Manual (Page 18)

1. Click Add Repository, and then choose Firmware Only, Software Only, or Both.
You can choose the updates to use when you add or edit a repository. By default, HP SUM
displays firmware and software updates. If you want to view which updates are being used
in an existing repository, select the repository in the Current Repositories table, and then click
Edit Repository.
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Both - HP SUM displays component firmware and software updates that are ready.
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Firmware only - HP SUM only displays component firmware updates that are ready.
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Software only - HP SUM only displays software firmware updates that are ready.
NOTE: If you select firmware or software only, you might not have any updates to apply
to a device on the Select Bundles or Select Components screens.
2. Enter an optional name for the repository in Repository Name.
3. Click Browse to open a navigation window, or enter the path to the directory that holds the
updates in Repository Location.
4. Click OK.
Editing the repository
You can edit a repository to change its name or location, or to filter the repository’s updates.
1.
If you want to change the name of a repository, select the line of the repository you want to
edit, and then click Edit Repository.
NOTE: The check box by the repository name controls whether a repository is used in
updates; it does not select the row for editing or removal.
2. Edit the Repository Name.
3. Select Firmware Only, Software Only, or Both.
You can choose the updates to use when you add or edit a repository. By default, HP SUM
displays firmware and software updates. If you want to view which updates are being used
in an existing repository, select the repository in the Current Repositories table, select the
repository in the Current Repositories table, and then click Edit Repository.
•
Both - HP SUM displays component firmware and software updates that are ready.
•
Firmware Only - HP SUM only displays component firmware updates that are ready.
•
Software Only - HP SUM only displays software firmware updates that are ready.
NOTE: If you select firmware or software only, you might not have any updates to
apply to a device on the Select Bundles or Select Components screens.
Removing the repository
1. Select the repository you want to remove by clicking its row in the table to highlight it.
NOTE: The check box by the repository name controls whether a repository is used in
updates; it does not select the row for editing or removal.
2. When the correct row is highlighted, click Remove Repository.
3. Click Yes if you want to remove the repository, click No to cancel.
Configuring the components
Some components might have required or optional configuration settings. Configuration parameters
can include information necessary to set up the component correctly or passwords required for
18 Using the HP SUM GUI