HP SUM supports local and remote deployments. HP SUM runs in Windows and Linux in online and offline mode.
- GUI
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An easy-to-use browser-based GUI that enables deployment and maintenance of system software and firmware components to multiple systems in a single session.
- CLI
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The CLI enables you to script custom installations. This mode might not support all functions of the GUI and interactive CLI. For more information, see the HP Smart Update Manager User Guide.
- Inputfile CLI
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You can call a text file that contains all the HP SUM parameters you want to use. For more information, see the HP Smart Update Manager User Guide.
- Interactive CLI
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The Interactive CLI allows you to script most of the commands that are available in the HP SUM GUI. Functionality available from the interactive CLI includes adding nodes and baselines, deploying nodes, obtaining component logs, and generating reports. For more information, see the HP Smart Update Manager User Guide.
- Linux wrapper
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The Linux wrapper mode offers a simplified deployment mode for Linux nodes. For more information, see the HP Smart Update Manager User Guide.
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NOTE: If you run HP SUM on a virtual machine running a supported operating system, do not deploy updates to the localhost system. Only deploy updates to remote nodes. |
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More information
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