Deploying a node

The deploy screen allows you to change the settings for the node you are deploying. You can change the:

  • Installation options

  • Scheduling options

  • Reboot options

  • iLO Repository options (iLO Repository nodes only)

  • Components to deploy. Configure components from the Baseline Library screen.

IMPORTANT:

  • Do not deploy updates to the localhost if you are running SUM on a virtual machine, only deploy updates to remote nodes.

  • When SUM activates the Deploy button, do not manually update or downgrade a component that SUM manages. Updating the component manually will cause SUM to skip the component and report an error.

  1. From the Nodes screen, select a node to update, and then select Actions > Review/Deploy.
  2. Select the Installation Options tab to change:

    • Downgrade and Re-write options

      Upgrade Firmware and Software

      Upgrades firmware and software components.

      Upgrade Firmware

      Upgrades only firmware components.

      Upgrade Software

      Upgrades only software components.

      Downgrade and Rewrite both

      Upgrades, downgrades, and rewrites firmware and software components.

      Downgrade and Rewrite Firmware

      Upgrades, downgrades, and rewrites only firmware components.

      Downgrade and Rewrite Software

      Upgrades, downgrades, and rewrites only software components.

      Downgrade both

      Upgrades and downgrades firmware and software components.

      Downgrade Firmware

      Upgrades and downgrades only firmware components.

      Downgrade Software

      Upgrades and downgrades only software components.

      Rewrite both

      Upgrades and rewrites firmware and software components.

      Rewrite Firmware

      Upgrades and rewrites only firmware components.

      Rewrite Software

      Upgrades and rewrites only software components.

    • Verbose logging or normal logging

    • Skip Components with Dependency Failures

    • Select to clean up temporary files after deployment.

    NOTE:

    If an OA is in FIPS mode, SUM does not support downgrading or rewriting firmware. SUM displays a message and turns off the downgrade and rewrite options.

  3. Select the Reboot Options tab to select the following:
    1. Select an option to reboot the system: Never, If needed, Always.
    2. Enter the number of minutes to delay rebooting the node. Select 1-60 minutes.
    3. Enter a reboot message, up to 255 characters, to display.
  4. iLO Repository nodes only: Select the iLO Repository Options tab to manage the iLO Repository.
    1. Select Save Components as an Install set on iLO Repository to create an install set that is saved on the iLO Repository. Enter a name and description for the install set.
    2. Select one of the following:

      • SUM manages iLO Repository space allows to automatically create space on the iLO Repository if necessary.

      • Manually manage iLO Repository space requires you to make sure there is enough space on the iLO Repository before SUM can deploy updates to the iLO Repository.

  5. Select the components from the Baseline and Associated Packages tabs that you want to deploy.

    If you are deploying updates to an iLO5 node, SUM automatically selects components based on the operating system that is running SUM. Windows systems select .exe files, Linux systems select RPM files. Select RPM or EXE files if the iLO 5 node server uses a different operating system.

  6. Click Deploy. SUM verifies any changes that you made are valid and then begins deploying components.
    NOTE:

    To begin the deployment, all dependency issues must be resolved, or clear the component so it does not install.

  7. In the General section of the Node screen, click View log for the node, and then click View log for the component you installed to view the details of the installation.
    NOTE:

    On the node page, click the Live Log button to view the deployment status.