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• Online flash components
Service Pack for Hitachi Vantara
SPV is a systems software and firmware solution delivered as a single ISO file download. This solution
uses SUM as the deployment tool and is tested and supports Hitachi Advanced Server, and
infrastructure.
SPV, along with SUM, provides Smart Update system maintenance tools that systematically update
Hitachi Advanced Server, and infrastructure.
SPV can be used in an online mode on a server running Windows, Linux, or VMware vSphere ESXi, or
in an offline mode where the server is booted to an operating system included in the ISO file.
Smart Update Manager
SUM is an innovative tool for maintaining and updating the firmware, drivers, and system software of
Hitachi Advanced Server, infrastructure, and associated options.
SUM identifies associated nodes you can update at the same time to avoid interdependency issues. Key
features of SUM include:
• Discovery engine that finds installed versions of hardware, firmware, and software on nodes.
• SUM deploys updates in the correct order and ensures that all dependencies are met before
deploying an update.
• Interdependency checking.
• Automatic and step-by-step Localhost Guided Update process.
• Web browser-based user interface.
• Ability to create custom baselines and ISOs.
• Support for iLO Repository (later iLO 5 nodes only).
• Simultaneous firmware and software deployment for multiple remote nodes.
• Local offline firmware deployments with SPV deliverables.
• Extensive logging in all modes.
NOTE: Support for Integrity servers has been discontinued from SUM 8.x.
Integrated Smart Update Tools
• SUT: Polls iLO to check for requests from SUM for updates through local iLO using the iLO
channel interface driver installed on the OS and orchestrates staging, deploying, and activating
updates. You can adjust the polling interval by issuing the appropriate command-line option
provided by SUT. Performs inventory on target servers, stages deployment, deploys updates,
and then reboots the servers.
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