HP Smart Update Best Practices Implementer Guide

NOTE: HP SUM only supports updating VMware vSphere 5 firmware.
HP SUM supports online firmware updates on ProLiant servers running VMware vSphere 5 in
remote deployment mode. HP SUM requires the HP Insight Management WBEM Providers installed
and running on the server to perform inventory and updates. After the HP Insight Management
WBEM Providers are installed and running, launch HP SUM on a Windows or Linux host, select
the VMware ESXi host as a remote target or node, and then apply the updates.
Downloading the VMware vSphere 5 offline WBEM bundle
The following must be true to update a VMware vSphere 5 or later target:
• The target must be running VMware vSphere 5 or later.
• The target must be active on the network so HP SUM can detect it.
• You are not attempting to run HP SUM on the VMware vSphere 5 or later target. You cannot
run HP SUM on a VMware ESXi host.
• You are executing HP SUM on a Windows or Linux host.
• The VMware server must be running hp-smx-provider-500.03.01.2–434156 or later. You can
get the bundle from one of the following locations:
◦ Version 1.3.5 or later of the HP Insight Management WBEM Provider offline bundle. You
can download the bundle from the HP Online Depot at http://vibsdepot.hp.com/.
◦ The provider is included in version 5.25 or later of the HP Custom image for vSphere 5
or Version 5.32 or later of the HP Custom Image for vSphere 5.1. You can download
the HP Custom Image ISO from the Custom VMware ESXi Image for HP ProLiant Servers
website at http://www.hp.com/go/esxidownload.
Installing offline bundles on a VMware vSphere 5 host
You can install the offline bundle from VMware vCenter Update Manager as a patch. For more
information and instructions, see HP Deploying and updating VMware vSphere 5.0 on HP ProLiant
Servers at:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c03135150/c03135150.pdf
You can install:
• The offline bundle from VMware Update Manager.
• VMware vSphere Command-Line Interface on a Microsoft Windows or Linux system.
For information about importing or installing the vSphere CLI 5.0, see the VMware vSphere
Command-Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide.
1. Power off any virtual machines that are running on the host and place the host into maintenance
mode.
2. Transfer the offline bundle onto the vSphere 5 host local path, or extract it onto an online
depot.
3. Install the bundle on the vSphere 5 host using one of the following methods:
• Install remotely from client, with offline bundle contents on an online depot: esxcli -s
<server> -u root -p mypassword software vib install -d
<depotURL/bundle-index.xml>.
• Install remotely from client, with offline bundle on vSphere 5 host: esxcli -s <server>
-u root -p mypassword software vib install -d <ESXi local
path><bundle.zip>.
• Install from vSphere 5 host, with offline bundle on vSphere 5 host: esxcli software
vib install -d <ESXi local path><bundle.zip>.
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