HP Smart Update Manager (SUM) manual Command-line arguments

Command	G7 and earlier servers	Gen8 servers
/use_snmp	N/A	AMS and SNMP
/use_wmi	N/A	AMS and WBEM
/use_ams /use_snmp	N/A	AMS and SNMP
/use_ams /use_wmi	N/A	AMS and WBEM
/use_wmi /use_snmp	N/A	AMS, SNMP, and WBEM
/use_ams /use_wmi /use_snmp	N/A	AMS, SNMP, and WBEM

Command-line arguments

HP SUM recognizes the following command-line arguments, which you can use to pre-populate the GUI on the Source Selection and Review/Install Updates screens. If you specify the target and credentials, use the /s[ilent] parameter to proceed with the installation.

You cannot use some arguments, such as /romonly and /softwareonly, together.

Help	Description
/h[elp] or /?	Displays command line help information.
Installation options	Description
/f[orce]	Overrides or downgrades an existing component
	installation. This produces the same results as
	/f:software.
/f[orce]:bundle	Overrides or downgrades the existing installation of
	components in the selected bundle.
/f[orce]:rom	Overrides or downgrades the existing installation of the
	selected firmware components (applies to firmware only).
/f[orce]:software	Overrides or downgrades the existing installation of the
	selected software components.
/f[orce]:all	Overrides or downgrades the existing installation of the
	selected software components, firmware components, and
	bundles.
/g or /downgrade	Downgrades to an earlier version of firmware for
	multi-target devices such as hard drives and array
	controllers (applies to firmware only).
/e or /rewrite	Downgrades to an earlier version of firmware for
	multi-target devices such as hard drives and array
	controllers (applies to firmware only).
/s[ilent]	Causes the installation to run silently with no GUI or console
	output. All data writes to the log file. Any generated
	prompts use the default option and continue the installation
	without user input. If a component requires input before
	installation (such as configuration information), then the
	component installation fails, and an error message writes
	to the log file.
	Failed dependencies are not reported to the user when you
	are using the /s[ilent] argument. To check for failed
	dependencies, remove the /s[ilent] argument and
	reissue the command line. The HP SUM GUI appears.

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