HP ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8 Quickspecs page 7

QuickSpecs
Standard Features
HPE Insight
Management
Security
HPE Service Pack for
ProLiant (SPP)
Setup password
DA - 14565 Worldwide QuickSpecs — Version 24 — 12.17.2015
HPE ProLiant MicroServer Generation 8 (Gen8)
HPE Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) and HPE Smart Update
Manager (HPE SUM) version 5 provide a new, comprehensive
approach to firmware and system software maintenance.
Together they provide better operating stability and ensure
maximum uptime. The SPP will be updated at a predictable
cadence, typically coinciding with new HPE server hardware
launches. By enabling all firmware to be updated online and
integrating firmware and system software updates in one
operation HPE SUM and the SPP offer faster updates of
individual servers and dramatically faster updates of entire
BladeSystem enclosures. Further improving system uptime
and stability is the fact that Hewlett Packard Enterprise
provides 12 months of support on each Service Pack for
ProLiant.
The user experience around HPE SUM and the SPP has been
improved in several ways, starting with the web download. A
single web page provides access to a single download
containing both the latest version of HPE SUM version 5 and
the latest SPP. Optional smaller subsets with only specific
types of servers or specific operating systems are offered to
save on download time. The HPE SUM application has been
re-written to provide a more straightforward, intuitive user
interface that guides the user through the steps of discovery,
analyses and update, providing comprehensive information on
available updates, criticality and interdependencies. This
information is also available in reports. By providing the option
of multiple local or shared repositories which can be easily
updated from hp.com, HPE SUM provides the tools to
optimize stability and consistency throughout the company.
While HPE SUM and the SPP will recommend the
combinations of firmware and system software that Hewlett
Packard Enterprise has found to be the best practice, the
application gives customers the flexibility to set their own
specific baseline.
The Service Pack for ProLiant has been rigorously tested with
specific attention for interaction between firmware, drivers and
agents both within the server as well as in interaction with the
BladeSystem enclosure components (Onboard Administrator
and Virtual Connect). This testing ensures the highest quality
as well as providing the input for HPE SUM to deploy updates
taking into account all interdependencies, when determining
the correct updates and order of update deployment.
NOTE: The Service Pack for ProLiant (which includes HPE
SUM 5) can be downloaded from
http://www.hp.com/go/spp/download. More information can be
found: http://www.hp.com/go/spp and
http://www.hp.com/go/hpsum
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