HP Smart Update Best Practices Overview

Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................4
Overview................................................................................................................................4
Explanation of guides...............................................................................................................4
2 Deployment strategies and baseline creation..................................................5
Custom baseline creation...........................................................................................................5
HP ProLiant recommended update deployment strategies...............................................................5
Hot Fixes............................................................................................................................6
HP Integrity recommended firmware deployment strategies.............................................................6
3 HP Firmware Management Services..............................................................8
HP Firmware Management Services overview...............................................................................8
Gap analysis and process review...............................................................................................8
4 Performing the updates................................................................................9
5 Support and other resources......................................................................10
Information to collect before contacting HP.................................................................................10
How to contact HP..................................................................................................................10
Subscription service................................................................................................................10
Related information.................................................................................................................10
Typographic conventions.........................................................................................................11
6 Documentation feedback...........................................................................13
Acronyms and abbreviations.........................................................................14
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