HP ProLiant DL360e HP Smart Update Firmware DVD User Guide - Page 24
Advanced topics, Server virtualization detection and support, Configuring IPv6 networks
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5 Advanced topics Server virtualization detection and support HP SUM supports server virtualization that runs on a Windows host. However, HP SUM does not run on a VMware host or on a guest operating system environment regardless of what host hypervisor you use. HP SUM does not support server virtualization that runs on a Windows or Linux host and blocks attempts to install firmware from a guest or child virtual machine. The server virtualization does not run on a VMware host or on a guest operating system environment regardless of which host hypervisor you use. The Smart Update Firmware DVD does not boot to a guest operating system environment. Configuring IPv6 networks You can deploy to remote targets in IPv6-based networks for Windows and Linux target servers. Using HP SUM with IPv6 networks presents challenges for IT administrators. For Windows-based servers, to communicate with remote target servers, HP SUM uses either existing credentials or the user-provided user name and password to connect to the admin$ share. This share is an automatic share provided by Windows Server. After HP SUM connects to the admin$ share, it copies a small service to the target server for the duration of the installation. After this service starts, HP SUM uses this service to communicate between the local and remote target server. During this process, HP SUM opens ports in the Windows firewall to enable HP SUM to use SOAP calls over SSL to pass data among local and remote systems. For more information about the ports used, see "Network ports used by HP SUM" (page 31). After the installation is completed or canceled, HP SUM stops the remote service, removes it from the target server, closes the port on the Windows firewall, and then releases the share to the target server admin$ share. For Linux-based servers, to communicate to remote target servers, HP SUM starts by using the user-provided user name and password to create a SSH connection to the target server. After the it connects, HP SUM copies a small service to the target server for the duration of the installation. After this service starts, HP SUM uses this service to communicate between the local and remote target server. During this process, HP SUM opens ports in the iptables firewall to enable HP SUM to use SOAP calls over SSL to pass data between the local and remote systems. For more information about the ports used, see "Network ports used by HP SUM" (page 31). When the installation is completed or canceled, HP SUM stops the remote service, removes it from the target server, closes the port in the iptables firewall, and then closes the SSH connection to the target server. NOTE: Windows XP clients are not supported in IPv6 networks for HP SUM deployment. Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2003 For information on setting up a Windows Server 2003 operating system within an IPv6 network, see the online Microsoft TechNet article Step-by-Step Guide for Setting Up IPv6 in a Test Lab. Windows Server 2003 requires site-local addresses to provide the necessary file-sharing capabilities needed by HP SUM. This means that link-local and global IPv6 addresses are not supported as remote targets with HP SUM. Before using HP SUM to deploy software and firmware updates to remote Windows Server 2003 servers, you must add a registry entry to enable file sharing connections over IPv6 networks. To make the registry entry: 1. Open the Registry Editor (Regedit32.exe). 2. Locate and click the following key in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters 3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value. 24 Advanced topics