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Introduction
HP SUM overview
About the graphical user interface
Status icon descriptions
HP SUM new terms
Launching HP SUM
Downloading HP SUM
Downloading HP SUM from the HP SUM website
Downloading HP SUM from the SDR website
Migrating nodes from HP SUM 5.x to HP SUM 6.0.1
Deploying HP SUM
Running HP SUM
Deploying firmware for HP ProLiant servers using the HP Service Pack for ProLiant
Deploying HP Integrity firmware bundles with HP SUM
Deployment modes
Deployment scenarios
Disabling BitLocker to permit firmware updates (Windows only)
Logging out of the HP SUM GUI
Using the HP SUM GUI
Using the Home screen
Using the Activity screen
Using Localhost Guided Update
Using the Baseline Library screen
Adding a baseline
Creating a custom baseline
Deleting a baseline
Configuring components
Using the Nodes screen
Selecting multiple nodes
Adding a node
To add a node
To add a node by searching a range of IP addresses
Editing a node
To edit a node
Aborting a node update
Node inventory
To inventory a node
Deploying a node
To deploy a node
Deploying all partitions in an HP Integrity BL870c i4 or BL890c i4 node
Node reports
To generate a report
Deleting a node
Server overview
Integrity node overview
Using the Enclosures screen
Adding an enclosure
To add a node
Editing an enclosure
To edit a node
Aborting an enclosure update
Enclosure inventory
To inventory a node
Deploying an enclosure
To deploy a node
Enclosure reports
To generate a report
Deleting an enclosure
Using the Servers screen
Adding a server
To add a node
Editing a server
To edit a node
Aborting a server update
Server inventory
To inventory a node
Deploying a server
To deploy a node
Server reports
To generate a report
Deleting a server
Using the Switches screen
Adding a switch
To add a node
Editing a switch
To edit a node
Aborting a switch update
Switch inventory
To inventory a node
Deploying a switch
To deploy a node
Switch reports
To generate a report
Deleting a switch
Using the VM Hosts screen
Adding a VM host
To add a node
Editing a VM host
To edit a node
Aborting a VM host update
VM hosts inventory
To inventory a node
Deploying a VM host
To deploy a node
VM host reports
To generate a report
Deleting a VM host
Using the iLO screen
Adding an iLO
To add a node
Editing an iLO
To edit a node
Aborting an iLO update
iLO inventory
To inventory a node
Deploying an iLO
To deploy a node
iLO reports
To generate a report
Deleting an iLO
Using the Intelligent Power Distribution Units screen
Adding an iPDU
To add a node
Editing an iPDU
To edit a node
Aborting an iPDU update
iPDU inventory
To inventory a node
Deploying an iPDU
To deploy a node
iPDU reports
To generate a report
Deleting an iPDU
Using the Virtual Connects screen
Adding a Virtual Connect
To add a node
Editing a Virtual Connect
To edit a node
Aborting a Virtual Connect update
Virtual Connect inventory
To inventory a node
Deploying a Virtual Connect
To deploy a node
Virtual Connect reports
To generate a report
Deleting a Virtual Connect
Advanced topics
Configuring IPv6 networks
Network ports used by HP SUM
GatherLogs
Troubleshooting
Collecting trace directories
Baseline troubleshooting
HP SUM lists SUSE Enterprise Linux dependencies for Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems
HP SUM displays two versions of the same component when creating a custom baseline
HP SUM stops responding when performing inventory on large baselines
Node troubleshooting
HP SUM does not respond when editing a node with sudo
HP SUM does not display the Deploy button on the Deploy Nodes screen
An HP-UX node displays the error Inventory failed. The pciinfo module requires manual update on remote target
HP SUM does not detect solid state hard drives
After HP SUM finishes an inventory, the inventory screen does not close
Cannot add a Windows node when running HP SUM on a Linux host
HP SUM does not display the Reboot button after it finishes a deployment
HP SUM does not automatically reboot a node
HP SUM does not display a reboot message in Guided Update
When multiple nodes are selected, HP SUM does not display the most correct status
HP SUM displays message Unable to locate the item you requested
HP SUM stops responding when performing inventory on multiple nodes
HP SUM displays the message Unable to login or identify node as a supported device when HP SUM cannot find a node
HP SUM displays the message Ready for deployment while HP SUM is performing inventory on a node
HP SUM does not display an entire screen
HP SUM displays extra credentials boxes on the Edit Node screen
You can edit a node while HP SUM is deploying updates to the node
HP SUM displays an associated node multiple times
HP SUM automatically performs inventory on a node after editing the node
Activity screen troubleshooting
HP SUM does not update the Activity screen accurately
VMware troubleshooting
HP SUM displays an inventory error on a VMware node
Reports troubleshooting
HP SUM does not generate reports for nodes that are offline
HP SUM displays only requested reports in CSV and XML format
HP SUM service troubleshooting
HP SUM service stops running when HP SUM is mounted from a virtual media source
HP SUM allows all users to log in
Some screens are not translated from English
Legacy CLI commands troubleshooting
HP SUM does not deploy multiple components if all specified separately in one command
The /use_web Legacy CLI command does not work
Support and other resources
Contacting HP
Subscription service
Related information
Typographic conventions
HP Insight Remote Support software
HP Insight Online
Documentation feedback
Glossary