Patrick wrote:
Imo, the arrays or SP's should automatically check in for updates and pre-stage the bits/hash check them/ect automatically. Then notify via email locally and via the interface that new updates are ready to load....
Patrick, the SP can already do this - if it has been enabled to do so (inbound communications must be allowed from HPE to the SP).
Once a patch or update has been pre-staged to the SP, an info-level alert appears on the 3PAR being monitored by the SP, saying that "An Update is Available".
The SP can also be configured to send (or supress) email alerts, based on default or user-defined notification rules.
Once on the SP, if you go to the [Update] HPE 3PAR OS [Upgrade] page (depending on SP version), and select the Pre-loaded button, you can see these, and apply them at a time to suit you.
Check the SP User's Guides on HPESC (
http://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc) for more info.