HP ProLiant Support Pack - Manual (Page 12)

Introduction 12
Scenario Description HP SUM command HP deliverable
• Need to select
individual hardware
devices to be updated
Scripted deployment to
a remote host
(Run HP SUM from a
workstation and update
a remote host over the
network using scripts.) Use this scenario when
you:
• Are familiar with
command line tools
• Must perform a
customized, scripted
deployment
• Need to update
multiple targets
including OA, VC
and server-based
firmware
• Need to update all
enclosure firmware
• Windows®:
hpsum -s -
target Target1
-target Target2
-username User1
-password PW1
• Linux:
./hpsum -s -
target Target1
-target Target2
-username User1
-password PW1
• Online:
HP ProLiant Support Pack
for Windows® and Linux
or
Smart Update Firmware
DVD
• Offline:
None*
Automatic Deployment
to one or more servers in
a HP BladeSystem
enclosure
(use the HP Smart
Update Firmware DVD
with embedded HP SUM
to deploy firmware
updates to one or more
blades) • Use this scenario
when you:
• Do not have an
operating system
installed on a server
blade
• Want an automatic
way to deploy
firmware updates
• Do not require log
files or user
interaction with the
installation process
• Want to update
multiple blades in an
enclosure in a single
operation
The HP Smart
Update Firmware
DVD takes care of
this automatically • Online:
None
• Offline:
HP Smart Update Firmware
DVD
Update an existing
enclosure manually The same scenario as
shown in the “Interactive,
graphical deployment to
a remote host” or
“Scripted deployment to
a remote host” scenarios
discussed previously • Windows®:
hpsum
• Linux:
./hpsum
• Online:
HP BladeSystem Firmware
Update Bundles for
Windows® and Linux
or
HP Smart Update Firmware
DVD
• Offline:
HP Smart Update Firmware
DVD
IMPORTANT: Before deploying software updates to a target server, be sure that a recent
backup of the target server is available in the event the deployment procedure fails.