HP Smart Update Manager (User Guide) User Manual
Page 8
HP deliverable
HP SUM command
Description
Scenario
Use this scenario when you:
Interactive, graphical
deployment on a local host
•
Online:
◦
HP Service Pack for
ProLiant (SPP)
•
Windows:
hpsum
•
Are not familiar with
command line tools
Run HP SUM on the server
being updated.
•
Linux:
./hpsum
•
Are deploying
components on a local,
single host
•
Offline:
◦
HP SPP
•
Do not require scripting
•
Want to select the
components to be
installed
Use this scenario when you:
Scripted deployment on a
local host
•
Online:
◦
HP SPP
•
Windows:
hpsum -s
•
Are familiar with
command line tools
Run HP SUM from a network
share on a local server.
•
Linux:
./hpsum -s
•
Are deploying
components on a local,
single host
•
Offline:
None
•
Must perform a
customized, scripted
deployment
•
Are unable to unlock the
required HP SUM
network ports for remote
deployment
Use this scenario when you:
Interactive, graphical
deployment to a remote host
•
Online:
•
Windows:
hpsum
•
Are not familiar with
command line tools
◦
HP SPP
Run HP SUM from a
workstation and update
•
Linux:
./hpsum
◦
HP Integrity Smart
Update Firmware
bundles
•
Do not require scripting
remote hosts over the
network using the GUI.
•
Want to select the
components to be
installed
Targets can be a
Windows, Linux, or
VMware ESXi 5.0 server,
•
Offline:
None
•
Need to update multiple
targets including OA,
VC, and server-based
firmware
OA, iLO, or VC IP
address or DNS name.
•
Need to select individual
firmware to update
•
Need to select individual
hardware devices to be
updated
•
Need to target VMware
host servers
Use this scenario when you:
Scripted deployment to a
remote host
•
Online:
•
Windows:
hpsum -s -target
Target1 -target
•
Are familiar with
command line tools
◦
HP SPP
Run HP SUM from a
workstation and update a
◦
HP Integrity Smart
Update Firmware
bundles
Target2 -username
User1 -password
PW1
•
Must perform a
customized, scripted
deployment
remote host over the network
using scripts.
•
Need to update multiple
targets including OA,
•
Linux:
./hpsum -s -target
Target1 -target
•
Offline:
SmartStart Scripting
Toolkit (G7 and older)
VC, and server-based
firmware
Target2 -username
Scripting Toolkit (Gen8
and older)
8
Introduction