HP SUM deploys updates from a local host to one or more remote hosts. If the host running HP SUM is using Windows, you can update Windows, Linux, VMware, or HP-UX targets. If the host running HP SUM Is using Linux, you can update Linux, VMware, or HP-UX nodes. You can also update remote HP ProLiant or HP Integrity iLO, OA, and VC nodes from Windows or Linux systems.

The following table describes when typical HP SUM deployment scenarios are used.