About node status

SUM assigns the following statuses to nodes after you add the node and deploy updates:

• Scouting: SUM verifies the node address and user credentials.

• Preinventory (remote Windows and Linux nodes only): SUM runs commands on the remote node to determine operating system details, installed hardware, and installed RPMs (Linux nodes).

• Inventory: SUM gathers information from the node and determines which updates apply, and if there are any dependency issues. For remote nodes, SUM copies a version of itself along with required the baseline components required to determine applicability.

• Deploy/install updates: SUM deploys updates to the node. For remote nodes, all components required for deployment are copied to the remote node and SUM runs on the remote node.

• Complete installation: SUM finishes updates and, if necessary, reboots the node.