HP Integrity Superdome 2 8/16 HP Smart Update Manager 5.1 User Guide - Page 12
Deployment scenarios, Trusted Platform Module
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Term Offline Definition firmware. You might need to reboot the target to activate the firmware. In offline mode, the HP SUM boots a small Linux kernel and enables updates to occur on a single server. • Only updates the local system • Only uses a single repository NOTE: Some features of HP SUM that require the regular local host operating systems are not supported in offline mode These terms can be used in combination to designate the type of environment required for updates to occur, such as local-online or remote-online. Deployment scenarios HP SUM deploys firmware and software on a local host or one or more remote hosts. If the host running HP SUM is using a Windows operating system, you can update Windows, Linux, or VMware target. HP Integrity servers can be running HP-UX or other operating systems, but the updates are driven by a Windows or Linux workstation that performs the updates through the iLO or OA. NOTE: HP SUM can detect updates that are available for a VMware server and generate reports, it cannot deploy updates. The following table describes when typical HP SUM deployment scenarios are used. Scenario Graphical deployment on a local host Scripted deployment on a local host Graphical deployment to a remote host Scripted deployment to a remote host Used when • You are not familiar with command line tools. • You are deploying components on a local, single host. • Updates do not require scripting. • You are familiar with command line tools. • You are deploying components on a local, single host. • Updates require a customized, scripted deployment. • You are not familiar with command line tools. • You are deploying components on one or more remote hosts. • Updates do not require scripting. • You are familiar with command line tools. • You are deploying components on one or more hosts. • Updates require a customized, scripted deployment to one or more host systems. Trusted Platform Module The TPM, when used with BitLocker, measures a system state and, upon detection of a changed ROM image, restricts access to the Windows file system if the user cannot provide the recovery key. HP SUM detects if a TPM is enabled in your system. If a TPM is detected in your system or with any remote server selected as a target, for some newer models of ProLiant servers, HP SUM utilities for HP iLO, Smart Array, NIC, and BIOS warn users prior to a flash. If the user does not 12 Introduction