1 Activate
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activate enables you to activate updates previously staged or installed.
This may involve rebooting or other processes based on specific devices.
1.1 Syntax
hpsum activate [--nodes [nodelist]] [--cancelpending]
1.2 Parameters
The activate command provides the following options:
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| Option | Description |
|--------------------+---------------------------------------------------|
| hpsum | The HP SUM script initiates this action. |
|--------------------+---------------------------------------------------|
| activate | The command to activate pending HP SUM updates. |
|--------------------+---------------------------------------------------|
| | A list of the nodes (full hostname or IP address) |
| --nodes [nodelist] | on which to perform the activate nodes operation. |
| | If you do not provide any, the command applies to |
| | all nodes in the session. |
|--------------------+---------------------------------------------------|
| --cancelPending | When specified, the pending firmware update is |
| | cancelled instead of activated. |
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1.3 Return codes
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| Return Code | Windows | Linux | Text |
|--------------------------+---------+-------+---------------------------|
| SUCCESS_NO_REBOOT | 0 | 0 | The command was |
| | | | successful. |
|--------------------------+---------+-------+---------------------------|
| | | | The command completed |
| | | | successfully, but was not |
| SUCCESS_NOT_REQUIRED | 3 | 3 | required or everything |
| | | | was already current <No |
| | | | activation was needed> |
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| | | | A general failure |
| FAILURE_GENERAL | -1 | 255 | occurred. For details, |
| | | | see the logs. |
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| | | | A bad input parameter was |
| FAILURE_BAD_PARM | -2 | 254 | encountered. For details, |
| | | | see the logs. |
|--------------------------+---------+-------+---------------------------|
| FAILURE_COMPONENT_FAILED | -3 | 253 | The installation of the |
| | | | component failed. |
|--------------------------+---------+-------+---------------------------|
| FAILURE_COMMAND_FAILED | -4 | 252 | The command failed. For |
| | | | details, see the logs. |
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1.4 Example
Windows sample command line
C:\> hpsum activate /nodes a.b.c.d a.b.c2.d2
Activating a.b.c.d
Linux/HP-UX sample command line
$ hpsum activate --nodes a.b.c.d a.b.c2.d2
Activating a.b.c.d
Activating a.b.c2.d2