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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:

The following table describes typical HP Smart Update Manager deployment scenarios.

Scenario

Description

Graphical deployment on a local host

Use this scenario when you:

  • Are not familiar with command line tools.
  • Are deploying components on a local, single host.
  • Do not require scripting.

Scripted deployment on a local host

Use this scenario when you:

  • Are familiar with command line tools.
  • Are deploying components on a local, single host.
  • Must perform a customized, scripted deployment.

Graphical deployment to a remote host

Use this scenario when you:

  • Are not familiar with command line tools.
  • Are deploying components on one or more remote hosts.
  • Do not require scripting.

Scripted deployment to a remote host

Use this scenario when you:

  • Are familiar with command line tools.
  • Are deploying components on one or more hosts.
  • Must perform a customized, scripted deployment to one or more host systems.