Minimum requirements for Windows servers

To successfully use HP SUM to deploy firmware and software to targets running a Windows® operating system, the following must be available:

• A local administrative system with 1 GB of memory
• Sufficient hard-drive space of at least twice the file size of the components to be deployed
• WMI enabled
• All remote targets must be visible by the administrative system running HP SUM.
• An account with administrator privileges on each target server

  HP recommends that the user name and password for the administrator account on each target server are the same as those on the local administrative system. If administrator privileges are not set up in this manner, you must have the user name and password for each remote server available. Alternatively, you can use a domain account on the local administrative system that has administrator privileges on the target servers.

• Make sure your Administrator account is a member of the HP Storage Administrators Group.
• The beginning and ending IP addresses entered for the range of targets must both be on the same subnet.

  NOTE: HP Smart Update Manager requires a true Administrator login and not an elevated RUN AS Administrator. If you are unable to perform the net use * \\server\ADMIN$ for Microsoft Windows® targets, you do not have sufficient privileges to run HP Smart Update Manager.

  NOTE: When attempting to use the remote deployment functionality of HP SUM on any edition of Windows Server® 2008 or Windows Vista®, you must ensure that the File and Print Services feature is enabled and that the File and Print Services exception has been enabled in the Windows® firewall. Failure to do so prevents HP SUM from deploying remote Windows® targets.

  NOTE: When attempting to use the remote deployment functionality of HP SUM on any edition of Windows Server® 2008 or Windows Vista®, you must ensure that the File and Print Services feature is enabled and that the File and Print Services exception has been enabled in the Windows® firewall. Failure to do so prevents HP SUM from deploying remote Windows® target servers.

More information

HP SUM Help Contents

HP SUM Glossary

To download the HP SUM User Guide, go to http://www.hp.com/go/hpsum/documentation.