Validating a baseline

HP SUM can validate a baseline against the following sources:

Bundle file – Allows you to validate against a bundle, for example an HP 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If a component has been unpublished after the SPP or MSB was published, HP SUM does not pull the component from the web. HP SUM displays a message that there is a missing component when it validates the bundle. You can look up the component on the HP website to see if it is available for download.
CloudSystem Matrix file – Allows you to verify a custom baseline matches a specific version of CloudSystem Matrix. You can validate the baseline against a downloaded file, or you can pull the latest configuration file from the web.

After HP 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 CloudSystem configuration file.

From the Baseline Library screen, select a baseline, and then select Actions → Validate.

HP SUM displays the baseline and baseline bundle file location.
Select a validation type, Validate against bundle file or Validate against CloudSystem Matrix version.
- Do the following if you are validating against a CloudSystem Matrix file 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.
- Do the following if you are validating against a CloudSystem Matrix file on the HP website:
  1. In Matrix Definition XML File, select Latest MatrixConfig.xml file from hp.com.
  2. Enter the path, or browse, to the working directory.
  3. Select the proxy options, if necessary.
  4. Select the CloudSystem Matrix Version you want to use.
  5. Click Retrieve File.
Click Validate.

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