HP Smart Update Best Practices Planning Guide

Large data center
This section discusses updating a large data center that includes multiple enclosures, servers, and
other components located in several locations.
DescriptionItem
Storage1
Enclosure2
Management server3
Server4
The following list contains items to consider when creating your update strategy:
• What firmware, software, and driver versions are you using on your servers? Run HP SUM to
create a report.
NOTE: The SPP and HP Integrity bundles include a copy of HP SUM. You can download
the latest version of HP SUM from the HP SUM website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsum.
• Have you created a baseline for all server models?
• How do you group models in your data center? Group the same server models and technologies
together in update groups. For example, group all ProLiant G5 servers together, and all ProLiant
G1 servers together.
• If you have multiple generations of servers in an enclosure, it is recommended that you not
mix servers that are more than two generations apart in the same enclosure. For example,
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