Deployment scenarios
HP Smart Update Manager deploys smart firmware components on a local host or one or more remote hosts. The remote hosts must be online and running the same operating system as the system running HP Smart Update Manager. For example, when the remote hosts are running Linux, the HP Smart Update Manager must also be running on a Linux operating system. HP Smart Update Manager supports the following operating systems:
- Windows Server® 2003
- Windows Server® 2003 x64
- Windows Server® 2008
- Windows Server® 2008 x64
- Windows Server® 2008 R2 x64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
The following table describes typical HP Smart Update Manager deployment scenarios.
Scenario |
Description |
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Graphical deployment on a local host |
Use this scenario when you:
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Scripted deployment on a local host |
Use this scenario when you:
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Graphical deployment to a remote host |
Use this scenario when you:
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Scripted deployment to a remote host |
Use this scenario when you:
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