HP Smart Update Manager 6.3.0 User Guide

Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................9
HP SUM overview.....................................................................................................................9
About the graphical user interface............................................................................................10
Status icon descriptions...........................................................................................................10
HP SUM new terms.................................................................................................................11
2 Downloading, installing, and launching HP SUM..........................................12
Downloading HP SUM............................................................................................................12
Migrating nodes from HP SUM 5.x to HP SUM 6.x.....................................................................13
Migrating nodes from 6.x to 6.3.0............................................................................................13
Deploying HP SUM.................................................................................................................13
Running HP SUM...............................................................................................................14
Deploying firmware for HP ProLiant servers using the HP Service Pack for ProLiant.......................14
Deploying HP Integrity firmware bundles with HP SUM...........................................................14
Deployment modes............................................................................................................15
Deployment scenarios.........................................................................................................15
Disabling BitLocker to permit firmware updates (Windows only)....................................................16
Launching and logging into HP SUM.........................................................................................17
Launching HP SUM............................................................................................................17
Logging into HP SUM.........................................................................................................18
Logging out of the HP SUM GUI...............................................................................................18
3 Using the HP SUM GUI.............................................................................19
Updating a node with HP SUM example...................................................................................19
Using the Home screen............................................................................................................19
Using the Activity screen..........................................................................................................19
Using Localhost Guided Update...............................................................................................19
Using the Baseline Library screen..............................................................................................21
Adding a baseline.............................................................................................................22
Baseline reports.................................................................................................................23
Creating a custom baseline.................................................................................................23
Deleting a baseline............................................................................................................24
Configuring components.....................................................................................................25
Using the Nodes screen..........................................................................................................25
Adding a node..................................................................................................................26
Editing a node...................................................................................................................29
Aborting a node update.....................................................................................................29
Node inventory.................................................................................................................29
Deploying a node..............................................................................................................30
Node reports....................................................................................................................32
Deleting a node.................................................................................................................32
Server overview.................................................................................................................32
Integrity node overview.......................................................................................................32
Using the Groups screen..........................................................................................................33
Adding a group.................................................................................................................33
Editing a group.................................................................................................................33
Group inventory................................................................................................................33
Deploying a group.............................................................................................................34
Group reports....................................................................................................................34
Aborting a group update....................................................................................................34
Deleting a group...............................................................................................................34
Using the Enclosures screen.....................................................................................................34
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