Validating a baseline

SUM can validate a baseline against the following sources:

  • Bundle file—Allows you to validate against a bundle, for example an SPP. You can use this feature after you pull an SPP from the web or copy a bundle between systems.

    If a component has been unpublished after the SPP or MSB was published, SUM does not pull the component from the web. SUM displays a message that there is a missing component when it validates the bundle. You can look up the component on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website to see if it is available for download.

  • CloudSystem Matrix file—Allows you to verify that a custom baseline matches a downloaded version of CloudSystem Matrix. For more information, see https://www.hpe.com/info/matrixcompatibility.

    SUM no longer supports validating a baseline against a CloudSystem Matrix file on hpe.com.

    After SUM validates a baseline matches a CloudSystem Matrix configuration file, you can use the baseline to inventory nodes to confirm the nodes match the configuration. Node inventory reports whether the baseline is an exact match to the installed versions, or if the node needs updates to match the CloudSystem Matrix configuration. Inventory also reports if installed components are at a later version than the HPE Helion CloudSystem configuration file.

NOTE:

SUM no longer supports validating a baseline against a CloudSystem Matrix file on hpe.com.

Procedure
  1. From the Baseline Library screen, select a baseline, and then select Actions > Validate.

    SUM displays the baseline and baseline bundle file location.

  2. Select a validation type, Validate against bundle file, or Validate against CloudSystem Matrix version on your local system.
    1. In Matrix Definition XML File, select Latest MatrixConfig.xml file from local.
    2. Enter the path, or browse, to the Matrix XML file.