Input file parameters

Parameter

Description

Possible values

 

 

 

SILENT

This parameter causes the installation to run

YES, NO

 

silently without GUI or console output. All

 

 

data is written 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), the component installation fails

 

 

(unless the IGNOREERRORS =

 

 

"FailedDependencies" parameter is

 

 

supplied), and an error message is written

 

 

to the log file.

 

 

 

 

FORCEALL

Forces updates to both firmware and

YES, NO

 

software components.

 

 

 

 

FORCEROM

Forces updates to firmware components.

YES, NO

 

 

 

FORCESOFTWARE

Forces updates to software components.

YES, NO

 

 

 

FORCEBUNDLE

Enables you to override or downgrade an

YES, NO

 

existing installation of components in the

 

 

selected bundle.

 

 

 

 

DOWNGRADE

Downgrade to an earlier version of firmware

YES, NO

 

for multi-target devices such as hard drives

 

 

and array controllers. (Applies to firmware

 

 

only.)

 

 

 

 

REWRITE

Rewrite the same version of firmware only

YES, NO

 

for multi-target devices such as hard drives

 

 

and array controllers. (Applies to firmware

 

 

only.)

 

 

 

 

REBOOTALLOWED

Enables you to reboot, if required.

YES, NO

 

 

 

REBOOTMESSAGE

Create a message to be displayed prior to

Any string (not exceeding 256

 

rebooting.

characters)

 

 

 

REBOOTDELAY

Delay before rebooting.

Time in seconds

 

 

 

COMPONENTSLIST

Limit the list of components to be updated.

Component names with file

 

 

extensions (.exe, .rpm, or .scexe)

 

 

 

BUNDLESLIST

Limit the list of bundle xml files to be filtered.

Bundle file names

 

 

 

ALLOWUPDATEBUNDLE

This is a filter switch and enables you to

YES, NO

 

install newer versions of components defined

 

 

in a PSP, ISP, or bundle.

 

 

This parameter enables these components

 

 

to replace the older versions of the same

 

 

component that might have shipped with the

 

 

bundles.

 

 

 

 

SKIPTARGET

Defines the behavior when a remote target

YES, NO

 

has an existing HP SUM session in progress.

 

 

Use this parameter to skip the host if an

 

 

existing HP SUM session already exists. A

 

 

value of NO overrides the session in progress

 

 

and reinitializes the installation framework

 

 

on the remote host.

 

 

 

 

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