HP Integrity Superdome 2 16-socket HP Smart Update Manager 6.0.1 Release Notes - Page 4

HP SUM deployment, VMware ESXi operating systems, VMware firmware

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#Defaults targetpw # ask for the password of the target user. For example, WARNING! Only use this option with Defaults targetpw. • To use super user functionality, configure the user as a super user with all root privileges. You can also use non-root user with a root user to update components. HP SUM deployment HP SUM runs on/Deploys to Windows4 Firmware Software Windows Yes Yes Linux N/A N/A Offline SPP Yes N/A Linux4 Firmware Yes Yes Yes Software Yes Yes N/A VMware ESXi/vSphere4 HP-UX5 Firmware Yes1 Yes1 Software N/A N/A Firmware Yes2,3 Yes2,3 Yes N/A N/A Software N/A N/A N/A 1. VMware ESXi 5.0 and later 2. I/O via online HP-UX 3. Platform firmware via iLO 4. HP ProLiant nodes running a supported OS version 5. HP Integrity nodes running HP-UX NOTE: You can update non-supported operating systems offline. Refer to documentation for confirmation. VMware ESXi operating systems You can update servers running VMware vSphere 5.1 or later operating systems remotely while running HP SUM on a Linux or Windows system. HP SUM only supports updating firmware for VMware nodes. Firmware that HP releases is available in the HP SPP. For information on the recommended driver and firmware versions for HP ProLiant servers running VMware vSphere 5, see the VMware firmware and software recipe available on the HP Online Depot website at http://vibsdepot.hp.com/. For more information on the firmware updates available in the HP SPP, see the HP Service Pack for ProLiant Release Notes. VMware firmware The following must be true to update a VMware vSphere node: • The node must be running VMware vSphere 5 or later. • The node must be active on the network so HP SUM can detect it. • You are executing HP SUM on a Windows or Linux host computer. 4 Operating systems and devices

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#Defaults targetpw
# ask for the password of the target user. For example,
WARNING!
Only use this option with
Defaults targetpw
.
•
To use super user functionality, configure the user as a super user with all root privileges. You
can also use non-root user with a root user to update components.
HP SUM deployment
HP-UX
5
VMware ESXi/vSphere
4
Linux
4
Windows
4
HP SUM
runs
on/Deploys
to
Software
Firmware
Software
Firmware
Software
Firmware
Software
Firmware
N/A
Yes
2,3
N/A
Yes
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Windows
N/A
Yes
2,3
N/A
Yes
1
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Linux
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
N/A
Yes
Offline SPP
1.
VMware ESXi 5.0 and later
2.
I/O via online HP-UX
3.
Platform firmware via iLO
4.
HP ProLiant nodes running a supported OS version
5.
HP Integrity nodes running HP-UX
NOTE:
You can update non-supported operating systems offline. Refer to documentation for
confirmation.
VMware ESXi operating systems
You can update servers running VMware vSphere 5.1 or later operating systems remotely while running
HP SUM on a Linux or Windows system. HP SUM only supports updating firmware for VMware nodes.
Firmware that HP releases is available in the HP SPP. For information on the recommended driver and
firmware versions for HP ProLiant servers running VMware vSphere 5, see the VMware firmware and
software recipe available on the HP Online Depot website at
h
t
tp://v
ib
sdepo
t
.hp
.co
m/
. For more
information on the firmware updates available in the HP SPP, see the
HP Service Pack for ProLiant
Release Notes
.
VMware firmware
The following must be true to update a VMware vSphere node:
•
The node must be running VMware vSphere 5 or later.
•
The node must be active on the network so HP SUM can detect it.
•
You are executing HP SUM on a Windows or Linux host computer.
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Operating systems and devices