SUM overview

SUM is a tool for firmware and driver maintenance on ProLiant servers, BladeSystem enclosures, Moonshot systems, and other nodes. It provides a browser-based GUI or a command-line scripting interface for flexibility and adaptability.

SUM identifies associated nodes you can update at the same time to avoid interdependency issues.

Key features of SUM include:

• Discovery engine that finds installed versions of hardware, firmware, and software on nodes.

• SUM deploys updates in the correct order and ensures that all dependencies are met before deploying an update.

• Interdependency checking.

• Automatic and step-by-step localhost Guided Update process.

• Web browser-based mode.

• Ability to create custom baselines and ISOs.

• Support for iLO Repository.

• Simultaneous firmware and software deployment for multiple remote nodes.

• Local offline firmware deployments with SPP deliverables.

• Remote offline deployment when used with the Scripting Toolkit (ProLiant Gen8 and later) servers, Scripting Toolkit (ProLiant Gen9), RESTful Interface Tool (Gen10), iLO Virtual Media, or PXE booted media.

• Extensive logging in all modes.