HP ProLiant BL685c G5 Server Blade - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5
HP ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD overview ............................................................................................ 5
Minimum requirements .................................................................................................................................. 5
New features ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Supported firmware ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Obtaining the HP ProLiant Firmware Maintenance CD ..................................................................................... 8
Deployment options ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Online deployment ............................................................................................................................. 9
Offline deployment ............................................................................................................................. 9
HP USB key utility ............................................................................................................................... 9
Using a hard drive ........................................................................................................................... 11
Deployment of components not on Firmware Maintenance CD .............................................................. 11
Trusted Platform Module .............................................................................................................................. 11
TPM scenarios ................................................................................................................................. 13
Firmware Maintenance CD powered by HP Smart Update Manager ................................................ 15
Deployment scenarios ................................................................................................................................. 15
Graphical deployment on a local host ................................................................................................ 16
Scripted deployment on a local host ................................................................................................... 16
Deployment to multiple remote hosts ................................................................................................... 16
Keyboard support ...................................................................................................................................... 17
Local host installations using the GUI ............................................................................................................ 17
Selecting the location to check for updates .......................................................................................... 17
Selecting an installation host ............................................................................................................. 20
Selecting components to install .......................................................................................................... 22
Viewing the installation results ........................................................................................................... 30
Multiple-host installations using the GUI ........................................................................................................ 32
Selecting remote hosts or groups ........................................................................................................ 32
Selecting components to install on multiple hosts .................................................................................. 42
Viewing the installation results for multiple hosts .................................................................................. 44
Scripted deployment ................................................................................................................... 46
Command line interface .............................................................................................................................. 46
Command line syntax ....................................................................................................................... 46
Command line arguments ................................................................................................................. 46
Component configuration for Windows components only ..................................................................... 51
Command line examples ................................................................................................................... 51
HP Smart Update Manager return codes............................................................................................. 52
Creating HP Smart Update Manager input files ............................................................................................. 54
Input file format and rules .................................................................................................................. 55
File encoding ................................................................................................................................... 56
Error reporting ................................................................................................................................. 56
Input file parameters ......................................................................................................................... 56
Advanced topics ......................................................................................................................... 61
Deploying firmware and software simultaneously........................................................................................... 61
Server virtualization detection and support.................................................................................................... 62