Smart Update Manager 8.5.0 User Guide
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Smart Update Manager 8.5.0 User Guide Abstract This guide describes how to use SUM to apply firmware, driver, and system software updates to HPE ProLiant, HPE BladeSystem, HPE Synergy, and HPE Apollo servers and infrastructure and is intended for individuals who understand the configuration and operations of Microsoft Windows, Linux, VMware, smart components, and the risk of data loss from performing updates. Part Number: 881504-008 Published: December 2019 Edition: 1 © Copyright 2009, 2019 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP Notices The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for Hewlett Packard Enterprise products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Hewlett Packard Enterprise shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Confidential computer software. 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Contents Introduction........................................................................................................................7 Smart Update Manager................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Scaling SUM updates in your environment...................................................................................................................................................... 7 About the GUI....................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Status icon descriptions...............................................................................................................................................................................................9 Downloading SUM...........................................................................................................10 Files included in the SUM download..................................................................................................................................................................10 Downloading SUM from the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website..................................................................................................10 Downloading an SPP Custom Download........................................................................................................................................................ 10 Downloading SUM from the SDR website......................................................................................................................................................11 Migrating node information to the current SUM version......................................................................................................................11 SUM and SPP boot environments.......................................................................................................................................................................11 SUM modes.......................................................................................................................13 SUM modes.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 Deployment modes......................................................................................................................................................................................................13 Deployment scenarios................................................................................................................................................................................................14 Deploying firmware for ProLiant servers using the SPP.......................................................................................................................15 Deploying HPE Synergy with SUM.....................................................................................................................................................................15 Log files and changing directory locations.................................................................16 Collecting log files in SUM Online mode..........................................................................................................................................................16 Collecting log files in SUM Offline mode.........................................................................................................................................................16 SUM log file locations.................................................................................................................................................................................................16 SUM log locations.........................................................................................................................................................................................................17 GatherLogs.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 Using the sum.ini file .........................................................................................................................................................................................18 Editing the default sum.ini file ...................................................................................................................................................19 Creating a sum.ini file ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Changing the temporary directory................................................................................................................................................... 19 sum.ini file parameters ...................................................................................................................................................................19 Launching SUM................................................................................................................21 About web browser security certificate...........................................................................................................................................................21 Importing the security certificate to Firefox.................................................................................................................................................21 Importing the security certificate to Google Chrome..............................................................................................................................21 Importing the security certificate to Internet Explorer...........................................................................................................................21 Launching SUM..............................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Launching SUM in GUI mode from an ISO....................................................................................................................................23 Launching SUM from the RPM............................................................................................................................................................23 Using a PXE server to deploy updates...........................................................................................................................................23 HPE Firmware Pack for ProLiant.......................................................................................................................................................25 Using a different version of SUM with an SPP ISO....................................................................................................................................26 3 Disabling BitLocker to permit firmware updates (Windows only)...................................................................................................26 About using SUM with BitLocker.......................................................................................................................................................27