HP Web Jetadmin - OXPd Solution Installer in HP Web Jetadmin

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This white paper assumes that:
 HP Web Jetadmin is installed.
 Depots are set up and configured properly.
 A version of OXPd:SolutionInstaller is available.
HP WEB JETADMIN FEATURES FOR SOLUTION
MANAGEMENT
HP Web Jetadmin features related to solution management include:
 Device group import/export
 Firmware upgrade policies
 Device solution management templates
 Device solution management policies
These features complement existing HP Web Jetadmin group, filter, and policy features to enable the
creation of workflows designed to manage solutions across a fleet of devices. Although solutions can
still be manually installed on a device or set of devices, workflows provide a number of advantages.
Feature
Advantage
Multistage
installation
Install firmware, update device settings, upload device applications in a
single workflow, and control the exact order in which steps are performed.
Automatic
maintenance
Automatically reapply a workload if a device loses any part of the
installation.
Automatic filtering
Set criteria (device model, RAM, and so on) to automatically select all
eligible devices for workflow operations.
Add new devices
Apply the workflow to another device by using the drag-and-drop feature to
add the device to the workflow sequence.
Replication
assistance
Export groups and filters from one HP Web Jetadmin system and import
them into another HP Web Jetadmin system, simplifying the task of creating
a workflow on a new server.
More information about these new HP Web Jetadmin features for solution management is provided
later in this white paper.
Import and Export Device Groups
Automatic groups with filters are used to drive workflows. Defining and testing automatic groups and
filters can be a time-consuming activity. With HP Web Jetadmin, you can define and test these groups
and filters once at your site and then export them to several sites during a rollout.
In HP Web Jetadmin, only the groups and the filters are exported. Importing and exporting group
policies is not supported because this work is easily repeated at each customer location.
Firmware Upgrade Policies
Some solutions might have a dependency on a specific older version of device firmware (not the
latest). Ensuring that the proper device firmware version is installed is critical to a successful solution
deployment.