When you open the Deploy screen, HP SUM displays the IP/DNS address for the node and the node type. To set deployment options:

  1. From the Nodes screen, select a node to update, and then click Actions → Deploy.

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    NOTE: The Deploy function only deploys the current partition if you are updating an HP Integrity BL870c i4 and BL890c i4 server. If you want to deploy an enclosure, see Deploying all partitions in an HP Integrity BL870c i4 or BL890c i4 node.

  2. If you want to change installation options, click Installation Options and then select from the following:

  3. If you want to downgrade or rewrite options to firmware or software only, click Force options can be applied to, and then select from the following:

  4. In the Associated Node Details field, select any nodes that you want to update.

  5. In the Baseline Library field, select each component that you want to update. Use the Search box to type in search terms for the components. For more information about an update, click the version number. If you are deploying a Linux node, HP SUM displays only RPM updates that are valid for your node.

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    NOTE: You can click Force to downgrade of rewrite a component that is available for downgrade or rewrite. If you select Downgrade, Rewrite, or both in the Installation Options, the HP SUM does not display the Force button.

    [Note]

    NOTE: HP SUM supports configuring components on the Baseline Library screen. For more information, see Configuring components.

  6. If you want to change when the node reboots after an update, click Reboot Options and do the following:

  7. Click Analyze, and then click Deploy to begin the deployment.

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    NOTE: To begin the deployment, all dependency issues must be resolved, for example, adding a baseline, administrator credentials, and supported installed versions.

  8. Click View log for the node, in the General section of the Node screen, and then click View log for the component you installed, to view the details of the installation.