HP SUM new features

New features

Select server type on the Select Targets screen
Linux systems allow users to log in with their user account, and use root credentials to perform an update
NIC /CNA/ FC HBA driver/firmware information for Windows and Linux operating systems added
Drivers/Agents information included in reports

Supported operating systems

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 & 2011 Essentials

Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 (uses Windows Server 2008 R2 drivers)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Hyper-V, HPC and Web x64 Editions (Datacenter Edition is for 2–socket servers and above. Full OS and Server Core OS installations required including Hyper-V standalone.) HyperV is supported remotely only.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation & Foundation R2 - supported on single-socket servers

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Hyper-V, HPC and Web x86 and x64 Editions (Datacenter Edition is for 2–socket servers and above. Full OS and Server Core OS installations required including Hyper-V standalone.)

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

A local administrative system with at least 1 GB of memory

NOTE: The HP SPP or HP Integrity Smart Update firmware bundle that delivered HP SUM might require more memory than HP SUM. Check the release notes for those products for information on the memory requirements.
Red Hat
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for x86
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for x86
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Novell
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 for x86
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 for x86
- SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
- Novell Open Enterprise Server (Linux)
- Novell SUSE Open Linux



	NOTE: For more information about supported operating systems and minimum requirements, see the HP Smart Update Manager Release Notes, available on the HP SUM Information Library website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpsum/documentation



	NOTE: The HP SPP or HP Integrity Smart Update firmware bundle that delivered HP SUM might require more memory than HP SUM. Check the release notes for those products for information on the memory requirements.