You have a customer who has thousands of ProLiant servers spanning Gen8, Gen9, and Gen10 across multiple server models (Rack, Tower, Blade, Apollo), all licensed with iLO Advanced. The customer needs an effective way to inventory and update the firmware across the environment.
Which tool should you recommend?
The most appropriate tool for inventorying and updating firmware across a large environment with various server models and generations would be SUM (System Update Manager). SUM is specifically designed to discover installed hardware, identify current versions of firmware, drivers, and system software, provide update recommendations, and apply updates efficiently to minimize operational impact. While iLO Amplifier Pack, OneView, and Intelligent Provisioning have their own useful features, SUM is best suited for this specific task of inventory and firmware updates across a diverse set of servers.
SUM is the correct answer SUM discovers the installed hardware and the current versions of firmware, drivers, and system software, provides an update recommendation, and applies the updates in an efficient order to reduce impact on operations.