HP nPartitions (nPars) manual Installing the latest firmware using HP Smart Update Manager

Installing the latest firmware using HP Smart Update Manager

The HP Smart Update Manager utility enables you to deploy firmware components from either an easy-to-use interface or a command line. It has an integrated hardware discovery engine that discovers the installed hardware and the current versions of firmware in use on target servers. This prevents extraneous network traffic by only sending the required components to the target. HP Smart Update Manager also has logic to install updates in the correct order and ensure all dependencies are met before deployment of a firmware update. It also contains logic to prevent version-based dependencies from destroying an installation and ensures updates are handled in a manner that reduces any downtime required for the update process. HP Smart Update Manager does not require an agent for remote installations.

Key features of HP Smart Update Manager are:

•GUI and CLI–command line interface

•Dependency checking, which ensures appropriate installation order and dependency checking between components

•Intelligent deployment deploys only required updates

•Support for updating firmware on network-based targets, such as the OA, iLO (through the Network Management Port), and VC Ethernet modules

•Improved deployment performance

•Remote command-line deployment

•Windows X86 or Linux X86 support

HP Smart Update Manager is included in the firmware bundles download from http://www.hp.com, and is supported on the BL860c i4, BL870c i4, and BL890c i4.

For more information about HP Smart Update Manager, see the HP Smart Update Manager User Guide (www.hp.com/support/HP_Smart_Update_Manager_UG_en).

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