HP SUM overview

HP SUM is a technology you can download and use to deploy firmware, software, and drivers for HP ProLiant servers and firmware on HP Integrity servers.

HP SUM provides a web-based GUI, command-line interface, and an interactive command-line interface for:

Deployment of updates to the localhost running HP SUM.
Deployment of firmware for single or one-to-many HP ProLiant and HP Integrity servers and network-based targets such as iLO, OA, VC Ethernet and Fibre Channel modules.
Deployment of software for single or one-to-many HP ProLiant servers (supported in Windows and Linux environments).

NOTE: HP SUM does not support deploying updates from a Linux host to a Windows node.

HP SUM has an integrated hardware and software discovery engine that finds the installed hardware and current versions of firmware and software in use on nodes you identify. HP SUM installs updates in the correct order and ensures that all dependencies are met before deploying an update. HP SUM prevents an installation if there are version-based dependencies that it cannot resolve.

Key features of HP SUM include:

Dependency checking, which ensures appropriate installation order and component readiness
Automatic and step-by-step Guided Update process
Web browser-based application
Ability to create custom baselines and ISOs
Scalable deployment of iLO Federation group updates
Simultaneous firmware and software deployment for multiple remote nodes in GUI, text-based console, and CLI modes
Local offline firmware deployments with HP Service Pack for ProLiant deliverables
Remote offline deployment when used with the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (HP ProLiant G7 and earlier servers), Scripting Toolkit (HP ProLiant Gen8 and later) servers, iLO Virtual Media, or PXE booted media
GUI, interactive CLI, or CLI scripts with extensive logging
Support for updating firmware on network-based targets such as the OA, iLO through the Network Management Port, VC Ethernet and Fibre Channel switches, and 3Gb/6Gb SAS BL Switch interconnects on HP ProLiant servers
Support for deploying firmware updates to supported Integrity servers and Superdome 2/X enclosures
Support for updating VC modules on Integrity servers

NOTE: HP SUM does not support third-party controllers, including flashing hard drives behind the controllers.
Remote online deployment of I/O Card firmware on HP ProLiant and HP Integrity targets running HP-UX

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	NOTE: HP SUM does not support deploying updates from a Linux host to a Windows node.


	NOTE: HP SUM does not support third-party controllers, including flashing hard drives behind the controllers.