﻿1 GetNeededUpdates

   getneededupdates enables you to see the details of needed updates based on
   either the state of the current selections or items passed in as part of
   the command. If you do not specify any nodes, the command uses those
   currently selected in the session.

  1.1 Syntax

   hpsum getneededupdates [--nodes [<nodelist>]]

  1.2 Parameters

   The getneededupdates command provides the following options:

   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | Parameter            | Description                                     |
   |----------------------+-------------------------------------------------|
   | hpsum                | The HP SUM script initiates this action.        |
   |----------------------+-------------------------------------------------|
   | getneededupdates     | The command shows needed updates.               |
   |----------------------+-------------------------------------------------|
   |                      | A list of the nodes on which to perform the     |
   | --nodes [<nodelist>] | check for needed updates operation. If you do   |
   |                      | not specify a nodelist, all nodes in the        |
   |                      | session are used.                               |
   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+

  1.3 Return codes

   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | Return Code            | Windows | Linux | Text                        |
   |------------------------+---------+-------+-----------------------------|
   | SUCCESS_NO_REBOOT      | 0       | 0     | The command was successful. |
   |------------------------+---------+-------+-----------------------------|
   | FAILURE_GENERAL        | -1      | 255   | A general failure occurred. |
   |                        |         |       | For details, see the logs.  |
   |------------------------+---------+-------+-----------------------------|
   |                        |         |       | A bad input parameter was   |
   | FAILURE_BAD_PARM       | -2      | 254   | encountered. For details,   |
   |                        |         |       | see the logs.               |
   |------------------------+---------+-------+-----------------------------|
   | FAILURE_COMMAND_FAILED | -4      | 252   | The command failed. For     |
   |                        |         |       | details, see the logs.      |
   +------------------------------------------------------------------------+

  1.4 Example

    Windows sample command line

   C:\> hpsum getneededupdates /nodes localhost

    Linux/HP-UX sample command line

   $ hpsum getneededupdates --nodes localhost
