Creating a custom baseline

Outside of HP SUM, create a new, empty directory where you want to save the custom baseline.

	NOTE: Make sure that you save custom baselines in an empty directory. This prevents HP SUM from deleting files in the directory when it creates the custom baseline.

From the Baseline Library screen, click Actions → Create Custom.

In the Description text box, enter a description for the baseline. The maximum length for the description is 50 characters.

Select a date for the Version, and enter a 1 or 2-character identifier, for example, 1 or 1a.

	NOTE: The Baseline Name is automatically generated by combining the description and version.

In the Output Location field, click Browse to navigate to an empty directory where you want to save the baseline. HP SUM deletes all files in a directory before it writes the custom baseline components.

	NOTE: HP SUM does not support creating a new directory when it creates the custom baseline. Create the new directory outside of HP SUM.

Select Make Bootable ISO file if you want to create a bootable ISO with your baseline.

	NOTE: To create a custom bootable ISO, you must have a bootable HP SPP or HP SUM ISO available in your source baselines.

If you choose to make a bootable ISO, click Browse and choose a directory where HP SUM can find the source for the bootable ISO. The custom baseline bootable ISO includes the version of HP SUM included in the source ISO.

Select whether you want to Run in background or not.

If you select to create the baseline in the background, you can monitor the progress in the Activity screen. For more information, see Using the Activity screen.

In the Baseline Sources section, select the baselines that contain the components you want to include in the custom baseline.

	NOTE: If the same component is included in more than one source baseline, HP SUM lists the component multiple times. If you select the component from multiple baselines, HP SUM displays the component multiple times when you add it as a baseline, but the baseline only includes one copy of the component file.

In the Filters section, select the Component Type you want to choose, Firmware, Software, or Both.

	NOTE: Create a custom baseline with only firmware or software components to update only a node’s firmware or software automatically.

In the Filters section, select each kind of update you want to include in the baseline:

Select the Advanced Filters you want to apply to the baseline:

Click Apply Filters. HP SUM displays a list of available updates.

Select the individual component updates you want to include in your baseline.

Use the search function to find specific updates in the list.

Click Create ISO or Save Baseline to create the baseline.

When you click Create ISO or Save Baseline, HP SUM does not close the Create Custom Baseline screen, in case you want to create another custom baseline.

	NOTE: If you create an ISO, HP SUM also creates a baseline in the directory. You can add this baseline to HP SUM so you can use it locally.

	IMPORTANT: Do not create more than one custom baseline containing a large number of components at a time.

Click Close to close the Create Custom Baseline screen.