Installing the PSP for Windows

NOTE: When attempting to use the remote deployment functionality of HP SUM on any edition of Windows Server 2008, you must ensure that the file and print services feature is enabled and that the file and print services exception has been enabled in the Windows firewall. Failure to do so prevents HP SUM from deploying remote Windows target servers.

•All remote host servers must be connected to the same network and use TCP/IP to enable the systems to be accessed by the administrative system.

•Each host server must have an account with administrator privileges. HP recommends that the user name and password for the administrator account on each host server be the same as those on the local administrative system. If administrator privileges are not set up in this manner, then you must have the user name and password for each remote server available. Alternatively, you can use a domain account on the local administrative system that has administrator privileges on the host servers.

•When installing PSP on a remote host, ensure the following:

◦User specified has administrator rights

◦Remote share \\servername\c$ is available and enabled

•The beginning and ending IP addresses for the range of hosts must both be on the same subnet.

HP SUM enables the deployment of PSP software components from a single, easy-to-use interface that is supported in Windows environments. This utility enables legacy support of existing software components, while simplifying the overall deployment process. You do not have to run the SETUP executable files (SETUPC.EXE, SETUPEX.EXE, and SETUP.EXE). HP SUM provides this functionality. The utility also provides installation logic and version control that automatically check for dependencies, installing only the correct updates for optimal configuration.

With HP SUM version 3.2.0 and later, the storage location for the persistent data (Hosts and Groups) has changed. Persistent data entered with earlier versions of HP SUM is automatically moved to a new location the first time you run HP SUM version 3.2.0 and later. The data is not available for use with earlier versions of HP SUM. This process occurs only once. If an earlier version of HP SUM is run after the persistent data is moved and new persistent data is entered, then the persistent data is not moved to the new storage location when you run HP SUM version 3.2.0 and later.

For more information about HP SUM, see the HP Smart Update Manager User Guide on the HP website at http://www.hp.com/support/HP_Smart_Update_Manager_UG_en.

After downloading the PSP self-extracting executable, perform the following steps:

1.Go to the directory where the PSP executable is saved.

2.Double-click the executable file and extract the PSP.

3.Go to the directory where the extracted PSP is located and double-click hpsum.exe to start the PSP deployment. The Source Selection screen appears.

4.Click Repository Contents to view the contents of the chosen repository and their version number.

5.Click Configure Components to select components to configure.

This option is available only for a local repository with components that require configuration.

6.Click Configure.

7.Click OK to return to the Source Selection screen.

8.After selecting the bundle for all hosts being updated, go to the Select Items to be Installed screen and perform the following tasks:

a. Select the components to be installed.