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HP Smart Update Manager
The HP Smart Update Manager provides intelligent and flexible firmware and software deployment. This
technology assists in reducing the complexity of provisioning and updating HP ProLiant Servers, options,
and Blades within the datacenter. HP SUM is delivered on The Smart Update Firmware DVD, ProLiant
Support Packs, and Easy Set-up CDs.
HP SUM enables system administrators to upgrade ROM images efficiently across a wide range of servers
and options. This tool has the following features:
• Enables GUI and a command-line, scriptable interface
• Enables scriptable, command-line deployment
• Requires no agent for remote installations
• Enables dependency checking, which ensures appropriate install order and dependency checking
between components
• Deploys software and firmware on Windows and Linux operating systems
• Performs local or remote (one-to-many) online deployment
• Deploys firmware and software together
• Supports offline and online deployment
• Deploys necessary component updates only (except Linux RPMs)
• Downloads the latest components from Web (except Linux RPMs)
• Enables direct update of BMC firmware (iLO and LO100i)
For more information about HP Smart Update Manager and to access the HP Smart Update Manager
User Guide, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/foundation
).
System Online ROM flash component utility
This utility is not available on HP ProLiant G6 servers or later. For more information, see "Firmware (on
page 78)."
The Online ROM Flash Component Utility enables system administrators to efficiently upgrade system or
controller ROM images across a wide range of servers and array controllers. This tool has the following
features:
• Works offline and online
• Supports Microsoft® Windows NT®, Windows® 2000, Windows Server® 2003, Novell Netware,
and Linux operating systems
IMPORTANT: This utility supports operating systems that may not be supported by the server.
For operating systems supported by the server, see the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/support
).
• Integrates with other software maintenance, deployment, and operating system tools
• Automatically checks for hardware, firmware, and operating system dependencies, and installs only
the correct ROM upgrades required by each target server
To download the tool and for more information, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support
).
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