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which applies to all targets in that section. If you want to use the current host's login credentials
to log into one or more remote targets, you can do so by setting the variable
USECURRENTCREDENTIAL to YES. Login credentials for one or more hosts can be supplied using
the variables UID and PWD. If given at the beginning of a TARGETS section, both variables must
be used. If given in the middle of a TARGETS section, one or the other can be used to override
the selected variable and continue using the active value for the remaining variable.
o Remote Target: A remote target can be specified using the variable HOST. Possible values are a
DNS Name or an IP address.
File encoding
To allow for the inclusion of double-byte characters, the input file is in UTF-8 format.
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__.raw.
Input file parameters
Parameter Description Possible values
SILENT This argument 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 argument forces both firmware and software
components. YES, NO
FORCEROM This argument forces updates to firmware
components. YES, NO
FORCESOFTWARE This argument forces updates to software
components. YES, NO
FORCEBUNDLE This argument enables you to override or
downgrade an existing installation of
components in the selected bundle. YES, NO
DOWNGRADE (Applies to firmware only.) This argument
enables you to downgrade to an earlier version
of firmware for multi-target devices such as hard
drives and array controllers. YES, NO
REWRITE (Applies to firmware only.) This argument
enables you to rewrite the same version of
firmware only for multi-target devices such as YES, NO