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Version 6.0.1 Description HP SUM is a technology that installs and updates firmware and software on HP ProLiant servers, and firmware on HP Integrity servers. HP SUM provides a web-based GUI and a command-line scriptable interface for: • Deployment of firmware for single or one-to-many HP ProLiant and HP Integrity servers and network-based targets such as iLO, OA, and VC Ethernet and Fibre Channel modules. • Deployment of software for single or one-to-many HP ProLiant servers (supported in Windows and Linux environments). NOTE: HP SUM can update some firmware for VMware vSphere 5.x and later. The latest version of HP SUM is available on the HP website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsum. Operating systems and devices Prerequisites IMPORTANT: Before deploying any components to a system, be sure that a recent backup of the system is available in the event the deployment procedure fails. Enable the network ports that HP SUM uses. For more information, see "Network ports used by HP SUM" (page 5). Prerequisites for using Linux root credentials • If you have run HP SUM as a root user, remove the temp directory created by HP SUM. • Make sure you have read/write access permissions to the /tmp and /var directories. • If you create a sudo user, make sure that you add that user to the /etc/sudoers file. The following table shows the privileges and specifications for users. User Root Sudo_user Privilege ALL= (ALL) ALL= (ALL) Specification ALL ALL • Edit the entry in the /etc/sudoers file so the system asks for the sudo user password instead of root user password when you run the sudo command. The following table shows the privileges to comment or remove from /etc/sudoers. User Privilege Specification All ALL= (ALL) ALL This often occurs in SUSE Linux systems. Description 3

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Version
6.0.1
Description
HP SUM is a technology that installs and updates firmware and software on HP ProLiant servers, and
firmware on HP Integrity servers.
HP SUM provides a web-based GUI and a command-line scriptable interface for:
•
Deployment of firmware for single or one-to-many HP ProLiant and HP Integrity servers and
network-based targets such as iLO, OA, and VC Ethernet and Fibre Channel modules.
•
Deployment of software for single or one-to-many HP ProLiant servers (supported in Windows and
Linux environments).
NOTE:
HP SUM can update some firmware for VMware vSphere 5.x and later.
The latest version of HP SUM is available on the HP website at
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/go/hp
sum
.
Operating systems and devices
Prerequisites
IMPORTANT:
Before deploying any components to a system, be sure that a recent backup of the
system is available in the event the deployment procedure fails.
Enable the network ports that HP SUM uses. For more information, see
“Network ports used by HP
SUM” (page 5)
.
Prerequisites for using Linux root credentials
•
If you have run HP SUM as a root user, remove the temp directory created by HP SUM.
•
Make sure you have read/write access permissions to the
/tmp
and
/var
directories.
•
If you create a sudo user, make sure that you add that user to the
/etc/sudoers
file. The
following table shows the privileges and specifications for users.
Specification
Privilege
User
ALL
ALL= (ALL)
Root
ALL
ALL= (ALL)
Sudo_user
•
Edit the entry in the
/etc/sudoers
file so the system asks for the sudo user password instead
of root user password when you run the sudo command.
The following table shows the privileges to comment or remove from
/etc/sudoers
.
Specification
Privilege
User
ALL
ALL= (ALL)
All
This often occurs in SUSE Linux systems.
Description
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