Deploying a node

The deploy screen allows you to change the settings for the node you are deploying. You can change the:

  • Installation options

  • Scheduling options

  • Reboot options

  • iLO Repository options (Gen10 iLO 5 Windows and Linux nodes only)

  • Components to deploy. Configure components from the Baseline Library screen.

IMPORTANT:
  • Do not deploy updates to the localhost if you are running SUM on a virtual machine, only deploy updates to remote nodes.

  • When SUM activates the Deploy button, do not manually update or downgrade a component that SUM manages. Updating the component manually will cause SUM to skip the component and report an error.

Procedure

  1. From the Nodes screen, select a node to update, and then select Actions > Review/Deploy.
  2. Select the Installation Options tab to change:
    • Downgrade and Re-write options

      Upgrade Firmware and Software

      Upgrades firmware and software components.

      Upgrade Firmware

      Upgrades only firmware components.

      Upgrade Software

      Upgrades only software components.

      Downgrade and Rewrite both

      Upgrades, downgrades, and rewrites firmware and software components.

      Downgrade and Rewrite Firmware

      Upgrades, downgrades, and rewrites only firmware components.

      Downgrade and Rewrite Software

      Upgrades, downgrades, and rewrites only software components.

      Downgrade both

      Upgrades and downgrades firmware and software components.

      Downgrade Firmware

      Upgrades and downgrades only firmware components.

      Downgrade Software

      Upgrades and downgrades only software components.

      Rewrite both

      Upgrades and rewrites firmware and software components.

      Rewrite Firmware

      Upgrades and rewrites only firmware components.

      Rewrite Software

      Upgrades and rewrites only software components.

    • Verbose logging or normal logging

    • Skip Components with Dependency Failures

    • Select whether to clean up temporary files after deployment.

    • Select whether to clean up debug logs and temporary files after deployment.

    NOTE:

    If an OA is in FIPS mode, SUM does not support downgrading or rewriting firmware. SUM displays a message and turns off the downgrade and rewrite options.

  3. Select the Reboot Options tab to select the following:
    1. Select an option to reboot the system: Never, If needed, Always.
    2. Enter the number of minutes to delay rebooting the node. Select 1-60 minutes.
    3. Enter a reboot message, up to 255 characters, to display.
  4. Gen10 iLO 5 Windows and Linux nodes only: Select the iLO Repository Options tab to manage the iLO Repository.
    1. Select Save Components as an Install set on iLO Repository to upload selected components to the iLO Repository and create an install set. SUM automatically creates a name and description, but you can enter a name and description for the install set. You can use this install set to rollback the server components. The name and description are limited to 63 characters, and the only special characters are - and _.
    2. Select one of the following:
      • SUM manages iLO Repository space: SUM automatically creates space on the iLO Repository if necessary. SUM deletes:
        • Un-referenced components first.

        • Deletes the oldest install set. iLO Repository can save a maximum 8 install sets.

      • Manually manage iLO Repository space: You select the install sets or un-referenced components to delete to free up iLO Repository space.

  5. Select the components from the Baseline and Associated Packages tabs that you want to deploy.

    If you are deploying updates to an iLO5 node, SUM automatically selects components based on the operating system that is running SUM. If SUM cannot detect the operating system of the node, manually select components that apply.

    NOTE:

    Gen10 iLO 5 nodes require all components include a component signature file. If the signature file is missing, then SUM cancels the deployment. Deselect components without signature files to deploy other updates.

  6. Click Deploy. SUM verifies any changes that you made are valid and then begins deploying components.
    NOTE:

    To begin the deployment, all dependency issues must be resolved, or clear the component so it does not install.

  7. In the General section of the Node screen, click View log for the node, and then click View log for the component you installed to view the details of the installation.
    NOTE:

    On the node page, click the Live Log button to view the deployment status.