What's new in HP System Software Manager 3.1.17.1
Feb 25, 2015
- Fixed issue where the advanced client options from Admin Wizard may not work correctly.
- Updated the installer
New in HP System Software Manager 3.1.15.1 (Feb 25, 2015)
- Fixed issue where SSM fails to install recommended Software application via HP Software Setup.
- Updated following built-in BIOS update tools:
- HPBIOSUPDREC 1.1.12.1.
- HPQPswd 1.1.12.1
- Updated the installer
New in HP System Software Manager 3.1.13.1 (Feb 25, 2015)
- Fixed issue where install HP Wireless Hotspot from HP Software Setup would last over 10 minutes.
- Corrected User Guide where using /CurSetupPasswordFile:"filename" command with SSM returns syntax error.
- Corrected User Guide where using /sort ascending or /sort descending command with SSM returns syntax error.
- Moves the start menu shortcuts to the HP group.
- Adds links the Manageability website to Installshield.
- Improves performance when the password input to enter the BIOS menu does not work.
New in HP System Software Manager 3.1.10.1 (Feb 25, 2015)
- Fixed issue where SSM GUI terminates with an error "HP System Software Manager has stopped working" when /edebug specified .
- Fixed issue where an AdminPwd.bin file is created when you launch the wizard to create an encrypted password file (password.bin) and store the resulting .
- Removed "Edebug error" warning message when /edebug is specified
- Removed user guide and white-paper from installation
- Updated build-in Hpqflash.exe version to 5.1.26.1.
- Output SoftPaq names to SSMtrace file in debug mode.
- Improved html and SSMtrace logs:
- Display raw silent install command in html log.
- Display raw silent install command in ssmtrace log.
- Log the event when DetailFileInformation is empty.
New in HP System Software Manager 3.1.7.1 (Feb 25, 2015)
- Fixed issue in resulting an error message when upgrading Bios on HP ElitePad.
New in HP System Software Manager 3.1.6.1 (Feb 25, 2015)
- Added support Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry.
- Removed the "repair" support from control panel.
- Updated the following built-in BIOS update tools:
- HPBIOSUPDREC 1.0.27.1.
- HPQPswd 1.0.27.1
- HpqFlash 5.1.26.1
- Copied log files to system.sav directory.
- Fixed issue resulting in an error message and inability to continue in administrator mode on non-English system.
- Fixed issue where SSM installs SoftPaqs very slowly and duplicates contents of C drive into C:\SSMExtract after removing a SoftPaq.
New in HP System Software Manager 3.0.7.1 (Feb 25, 2015)
- Updated UI, including translations
- Updated user guide in installation package
- Added command line support help parameters: /? /h and /help
- Removed cab select page from admin wizard.
- Write user account name to log & trace file.
- Support of Win XP has been deprecated.
New in HP System Software Manager 2.53 Rev. 10 (Feb 25, 2015)
- Add support for Windows 8.1
- Updated HpqPswd.exe in .cab file to version 1.0.15.1.
- Fixed issue when /SSMFS and /TEMP folders are same.
- Removed support of plain text BIOS setup password.
- Use BIOS Configuration Utility to change BIOS settings
- Support import encrypted password file in Admin Mode.
- Support encrypted password file via command line.
- Supported tools: HpqFlash, HpqRun, FDSetup and HPBIOSUPDREC.
- Added support for encrypted BIOS setup password file
- Supported tools: HpqFlash, HpqRun, FDSetup and HPBiosUpdRec.
- Added warning dialog when uninstalling.
- Added registry key for other applications to find SSM.
New in HP System Software Manager 2.51 Rev. 7 (Feb 25, 2015)
- Add support for softpaq dependencies by repeating install loop up to 3 times. - Can be overridden by using /NOREPEAT argument on command line.
- Added /CHECKSIGN command. Will allow only signed softpaq's to be installed. Unsigned softpaqs will be skipped.
- SSM default behavior does not require softpaqs to be signed.
- Added /EDebug or /EXTENDEDDEBUG or /EXTENDED_DEBUG command line parameter.
- This option is used only when verifying the compliance of a single softpaq and is not used during actual deployment.
New in HP System Software Manager 2.50 Rev. 8 (Feb 25, 2015)
- Added support for Windows 8.
- Disabled native BIOS flash support in SSM. BIOS updates require HPQFlash utility to update successfully.
- Added support for generic OS tags in DetailFileInformation and Operating Systems section of CVA.
- Released BIOS Configuration Utility as a separate softpaq, Disabled REPSET functionality in SSM.
- Added support for Windows MultiPoint Server.
- Added support for debug tracing in admin mode which provides additional information useful in debugging SoftPaq or CVA problems.
- Updated SSM User Guide.
- BIOS config utility has been separated from SSM and is now a separate executable.
New in HP System Software Manager 2.15 Rev A (Feb 25, 2015)
- SSM: In SSM admin mode if a password is set with unsupported characters (for
- example: CapsLock with Keypad characters), an error message is entered in the
- log file.
- SSM: Added a warning message to the log for failed attempts to change the
- BIOS password when an incorrect password is provided.
- SSM: Added the command parameter /USEINSTALLPATH:, to specify the path to
- expand the SoftPaq for installation by SSM. After SSM installs the SoftPaq the
- expanded files are not deleted, allowing end user to utilize the Add/Remove
- Programs repair option, or to reinstall the SoftPaq deliverable.
- SSM: When entering the Setup password in SSM admin mode, a warning popup is
- displayed if Caps Lock is ON. With the Caps Lock turned ON, all the characters
- in the password will have their SHIFT state SET including numeric keys. In F10,
- users must either turn ON the Caps Lock or press the shift key when entering
- the password.
- SSM: Added optional entry DelayAfterInstall in [Install Execution] section of
- the CVA file to introduce a delay in seconds after the install command
- completes, allowing the install process to terminate properly. The maximum
- delay is 10 seconds, therefore any value larger than 10 will delay for 10
- seconds.
New in HP System Software Manager 2.14 Rev A (Mar 5, 2011)
- ENHANCEMENTS\FIXES:
- SSM.EXE: Fix bug when 'Force to update clients systems' option is checked in admin mode. When this setting is set, BIOS updates were failing if the machine had the same version as the BIOS update softpaq. Now, with the option set, BIOS updates are forced even if the machine has updated BIOS version as the softpaq.
- SSM.EXE: Transfer the '/Force' command line parameter or the 'Force to update clients systems' admin option to HPQRun.exe utility used in some BIOS softpaqs. HPQRun will then have to pass this parameter along with password file parameter to the internal HPQFlash command.
- SSM.EXE: Fix bug when setup password is set in Admin mode. Some combinations of characters in password were breaking the creation and parsing of the encrypted ssm.bin file by SSM.
- SSM.EXE: For BIOS updates with multiple ROM images, allow passing of setup password to HPQFlash utility. When SSM finds the utility HPQRun.exe in SilentInstall command, it creates the encrypted password file to be used by HPQRun to pass to HPQFlash. HPQRun invokes HPQFlash with the correct ROM image file for the detected SystemID and password file if set.
- SSM.EXE/BIOSConfigUtility.EXE: Warn users when a valid BIOS Setup password is not provided by using Current BIOS Setup Password switch in command line. Previously SSM/BCU would parse all password parameters including New BIOS Setup passwords to find the password set on the system.
- SSM.EXE/BIOSConfigUtility.EXE: Warn users when more than one New BIOS Setup password parameter is provided in command line.
- SSM.EXE: Fix bug when password includes keys from Number Pad. When setup password included keys from Number Pad, SSM would not transfer the password to the flash utility in the right format during BIOS flash on non_UEFI BIOS systems.
- SSM.EXE: Fix bug when password is set in SSM admin mode which is not transferred to flash utility during BIOS flash on non_UEFI BIOS systems. This is part of a previous bug on UEFI BIOSs.