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Hp smart update manager, Hp rom-based setup utility, Using rbsu – HP ProLiant SL4540 Gen8 Server User Manual

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HP Smart Update Manager

HP SUM is a product used to install and update firmware, drivers, and systems software on HP ProLiant

servers. HP SUM provides a GUI and a command-line scriptable interface for deployment of systems software

for single or one-to-many HP ProLiant servers and network-based targets, such as iLOs, OAs, and VC Ethernet
and Fibre Channel modules.
For more information about HP SUM, see the product page on the HP website

(

http://www.hp.com/go/hpsum

).

To download HP SUM, see the HP website (

http://www.hp.com/go/hpsum/download

).

To access the HP Smart Update Manager User Guide, see the HP SUM Information Library
(

http://www.hp.com/go/hpsum/documentation

).

HP ROM-Based Setup Utility

RBSU is a configuration utility embedded in HP ProLiant servers that performs a wide range of configuration

activities that can include the following:

Configuring system devices and installed options

Enabling and disabling system features

Displaying system information

Selecting the primary boot controller

Configuring memory options

Language selection

For more information on RBSU, see the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide on the Documentation CD or

the HP RBSU Information Library (

http://www.hp.com/go/rbsu/docs

).

Using RBSU

To use RBSU, use the following keys:

To access RBSU, press the F9 key during power-up when prompted.

To navigate the menu system, use the arrow keys.

To make selections, press the Enter key.

To access Help for a highlighted configuration option, press the F1 key.

IMPORTANT:

RBSU automatically saves settings when you press the Enter key. The utility does

not prompt you for confirmation of settings before you exit the utility. To change a selected setting,
you must select a different setting and press the Enter key.

Default configuration settings are applied to the server at one of the following times:

Upon the first system power-up

After defaults have been restored

Default configuration settings are sufficient for proper typical server operation, but configuration settings can
be modified using RBSU. The system will prompt you for access to RBSU with each power-up.