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Selecting remote hosts or groups – HP Integrity rx2800 i2 Server User Manual

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HP SUM User Interface 47

screen appears while HP SUM builds an inventory of available updates. When the inventory process is

complete, the Select Installation Host(s) screen appears.

Selecting remote hosts or groups

The Select Installation Host(s) screen enables you to choose multiple hosts and groups for component

installation. A remote host can be the IP address or DNS name of a remote server, remote iLO NIC port,
Virtual Connect Ethernet or Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem, BladeSystem Onboard

Administrator, or 3 Gb SAS BL Switch firmware.

To search for remote hosts, see "Searching for remote hosts (on page

48

)." To add hosts, see "Managing

hosts (on page

48

)." To add groups, see "Managing groups (on page

52

)."

To continue with the deployment process:

1.

Select one or more hosts or groups.

2.

To continue, click Next.

3.

Enter the credentials for the host ("

Entering credentials for hosts

" on page

55

).

4.

Click OK to proceed, as described in Selecting components to install on multiple hosts (on page

60

).

5.

When the installation is complete, the Installations results for multiple hosts screen ("

Viewing the

installation results for multiple hosts

" on page

64

) appears.

NOTE:

When running on a Linux system and the expect-5.x package is not installed, HP

SUM displays a pop up error message reporting that the package is missing and you are not able

to deploy to remote systems. However, you can still deploy to the local host. To perform a remote