What is the HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM)?
HP Smart Update Manager (HP SUM) is the deployment engine for the HP ProLiant Support Pack for Windows and Linux, as well as other products. HP SUM is designed for maximum flexibility. It provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and a command-line, scriptable interface. HP SUM has an integrated hardware and software discovery engine that discovers the installed hardware (excluding RPMs) and current versions of firmware and software in use on target servers. This prevents extraneous network traffic by only sending the components that are needed to a target host. HP SUM also has logic to install updates in the correct order and ensure all dependencies are met before deployment of an update. It also contains logic to prevent version-based dependencies from derailing an installation and ensures updates are handled in a manner that reduces downtime. HP SUM does not require an agent for remote installations as it copies a small, secure SOAP server to the target server for the duration of th
