HP SmartStart-Software - Manual (Page 27)

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Advanced topics
Server virtualization detection and support
HP Smart Update Manager, running in the context of a Windows® PSP, supports server virtualization that
runs on a Windows® host. However, HP Smart Update Manager, running in the context of a Windows®
PSP, does not run on a VMware host or on a guest operating system environment regardless of what host
hypervisor you use.
HP Smart Update Manager, running in the context of the Smart Update Firmware DVD, does not support
server virtualization that runs on a Windows® or Linux host and blocks attempts to install firmware from a
guest or child virtual machine. The server virtualization does not run on a VMware host or on a guest
operating system environment regardless of which host hypervisor you use. The Smart Update Firmware
DVD does not boot to a guest operating system environment.
Configuring IPv6 networks with HP Smart Update
Manager
Starting with HP Smart Update Manager version 3.2.0, you can deploy to remote targets in IPv6-based
networks for Windows® and Linux target servers. Using HP Smart Update Manager with IPv6 networks
presents challenges for IT administrators.
For Windows®-based servers, to communicate with remote target servers, HP Smart Update Manager
uses either existing credentials or user-provided user name and password to connect to the admin$ share.
This share is an automatic share provided by Windows Server®. After HP Smart Update Manager
connects to the admin$ share, it copies a small service to the target server for the duration of the
installation. After this service starts, HP Smart Update Manager uses this service to communicate between
the local and remote target server. During this process, HP Smart Update Manager opens ports in the
Windows® firewall to enable HP Smart Update Manager to use SOAP calls over SSL to pass data among
local and remote systems. These ports are defined in Allowing ports in HP Smart Update Manager
("
Enabling ports in HP Smart Update Manager " on page 40 ). After the installation is completed or
canceled, HP Smart Update Manager stops the remote service, removes it from the target server, closes
the port on the Windows® firewall, and then releases the share to the target server admin$ share.
For Linux-based servers, to communicate to remote target servers, HP Smart Update Manager starts by
using the user-provided user name and password to create a SSH connection to the target server. After
the HP Smart Update Manager connects, copies a small service to the target server for the duration of the
installation. After this service starts, HP Smart Update Manager uses this service to communicate between
the local and remote target server. During this process, HP Smart Update Manager opens ports in the
iptables firewall to enable HP Smart Update Manager to use SOAP calls over SSL to pass data between
the local and remote systems. These ports are defined in Allowing ports in HP Smart Update Manager
("
Enabling ports in HP Smart Update Manager " on page 40 ). When the installation is completed or
canceled, HP Smart Update Manager stops the remote service, removes it from the target server, closes
the port in the iptables firewall, and then closes the SSH connection to the target server.