Have you been able to get this to work on a system?
We are testing to help rollout updates to about 100 PCs without manually touching each system, but so far SDM/SSM solution is not working.
Since I do not see where to attach a log file, below is the SSMTRACE contents from a test Z400 system.
In order to setup the deployment server, we followed the SSM user guide and posts we have found online, such as HP Driver / Bios Updates during OSD with System Software Manager, which we used for the SDM/SSM setup/config.
ue Jan 9 13:56:59 2018: ===========================================================================================
Tue Jan 9 13:56:59 2018: ================================ SSM begins execution ===================================
Tue Jan 9 13:56:59 2018: SSM Version: 3.2.7.1 (3,2,7,1)
Tue Jan 9 13:56:59 2018: User Name:administrator
Tue Jan 9 13:56:59 2018: Command-line parameters:/TEMP:C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\SSM958E.tmp /SSMFS:K: /SSMPATH:K: ./install /accept /log:\\sepm\HP-SSM-LOGS /d /reboot
Tue Jan 9 13:56:59 2018: ===========================================================================================
Tue Jan 9 13:56:59 2018: InstallDatabaseEngine: Init: temppathnm=[C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\SSM958E.tmp\]
Tue Jan 9 13:56:59 2018: InstallDatabaseEngine: Found later version at pathandfn=[C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\DAO350.DLL]
Tue Jan 9 13:56:59 2018: : CreateProcess(..., "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\SSM958E.tmp\REGSVR32.EXE /s "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\DAO\dao350.dll"",...)
Tue Jan 9 13:56:59 2018: : Process return code=0x0
Tue Jan 9 13:56:59 2018: : CreateProcess(..., "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\SSM958E.tmp\REGSVR32.EXE /s "C:\Windows\system32\Msjet35.dll"",...)
Tue Jan 9 13:57:00 2018: : Process return code=0x0
Tue Jan 9 13:57:00 2018: : CreateProcess(..., "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\SSM958E.tmp\REGSVR32.EXE /s "C:\Windows\system32\Msrd2x35.dll"",...)
Tue Jan 9 13:57:00 2018: : Process return code=0x0
Tue Jan 9 13:57:02 2018: InstallDatabaseEngine: End: retvalue=[1]
Tue Jan 9 13:57:02 2018: Read client information: Start
Tue Jan 9 13:57:02 2018: MachineID: [0B4CH], Manufacturer: [Hewlett-Packard]
Tue Jan 9 13:57:02 2018: OS Version: [W764PR], ProductType=[48], dwMajorVersion=[6], dwMinorVersion=[1], wServicePackMajor=[1], wServicePackMinor=[0]
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: Read client information: End
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: Find possible updates: Start
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: DB.Create:Init. Db path =[C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\SSM958E.tmp\CVAFILES\ssmcva.mdb], admin mode=[0]
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: DB.Create:strDbpath =[C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\SSM958E.tmp\CVAFILES\ssmcva.mdb]
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: Query Size - Recordset not open.
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: QueryCVA(...) Result has 0 records.
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: MachineID: [0B4CH], Manufacturer: [Hewlett-Packard]
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: ------------------------------ QuerySystem(): SELECT DISTINCT
HPCMS_CVA.CVAFile, HPCMS_CVA.CVAPath, HPCMS_CVA.KeyFile, HPCMS_CVA.KeyPath, HPCMS_CVA.DeliverableID,
HPCMS_CVA.VersionID, HPCMS_CVA.MajorVersion, HPCMS_CVA.MinorVersion, HPCMS_CVA.MajorRevision,
HPCMS_CVA.MinorRevision, HPCMS_CVA.IsCpqSoftPaq, HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.OSVer, HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.MinServiceRelease,
HPCMS_CVA_Lang.LangID, HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysID AS ID, HPCMS_CVA_SysID.MktingName AS MarketName
FROM ((((HPCMS_CVA LEFT JOIN HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion ON HPCMS_CVA.CVAFile = HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.CVAFile)
LEFT JOIN HPCMS_CVA_Lang ON HPCMS_CVA.CVAFile = HPCMS_CVA_Lang.CVAFile)
LEFT JOIN HPCMS_CVA_SysID ON HPCMS_CVA.CVAFile = HPCMS_CVA_SysID.CVAFile)
LEFT JOIN HPCMS_CVA_DeviceID ON HPCMS_CVA.CVAFile = HPCMS_CVA_DeviceID.CVAFile)
WHERE ((HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.OSVer like 'W764') OR (HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.OSVer = 'ALL') OR (HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.OSVer = 'W764PR'))
AND ((HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.MinServiceRelease <= 'SP1') OR (HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.MinServiceRelease = 'ALL'))
AND ((HPCMS_CVA_Lang.LangID = 'US') OR (HPCMS_CVA_Lang.LangID = 'ALL'))
AND (HPCMS_CVA_DeviceID.DevID = 'ALL')
AND (((HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysID = '0B4C') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysID = '0B4CH') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysID = 'ALL'))
AND ((HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysMan = 'HEWLETT-PACKARD') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysMan = 'ALL'))
AND ((HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysProd = 'HP Z400 WORKSTATION') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysProd = 'ALL'))
AND ((HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysVer = '') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysVer = 'ALL'))
AND ((HPCMS_CVA_SysID.BoardMan = 'HEWLETT-PACKARD') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.BoardMan = 'ALL'))
AND ((HPCMS_CVA_SysID.BoardVer = 'D') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.BoardVer = 'ALL')) )
ORDER BY HPCMS_CVA.CVAFile DESC
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: QuerySystem(W764PR, SP1, US, 0B4C, All Devices, ...) Result has 0 records.
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: ------------------------------ QueryDevice(): SELECT DISTINCT
HPCMS_CVA.CVAFile, HPCMS_CVA.CVAPath, HPCMS_CVA.KeyFile, HPCMS_CVA.KeyPath, HPCMS_CVA.DeliverableID,
HPCMS_CVA.VersionID, HPCMS_CVA.MajorVersion, HPCMS_CVA.MinorVersion, HPCMS_CVA.MajorRevision,
HPCMS_CVA.MinorRevision, HPCMS_CVA.IsCpqSoftPaq, HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.OSVer, HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.MinServiceRelease,
HPCMS_CVA_DeviceID.SubSys, HPCMS_CVA_DeviceID.Rev,
HPCMS_CVA_Lang.LangID, HPCMS_CVA_DeviceID.DevID AS ID, HPCMS_CVA_DeviceID.MktingName AS MarketName, HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysID
FROM ((((HPCMS_CVA LEFT JOIN HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion ON HPCMS_CVA.CVAFile = HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.CVAFile)
LEFT JOIN HPCMS_CVA_Lang ON HPCMS_CVA.CVAFile = HPCMS_CVA_Lang.CVAFile)
LEFT JOIN HPCMS_CVA_DeviceID ON HPCMS_CVA.CVAFile = HPCMS_CVA_DeviceID.CVAFile)
LEFT JOIN HPCMS_CVA_SysID ON HPCMS_CVA.CVAFile = HPCMS_CVA_SysID.CVAFile)
WHERE ((HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.OSVer like 'W764') OR (HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.OSVer = 'ALL') OR (HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.OSVer = 'W764PR'))
AND ((HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.MinServiceRelease <= 'SP1') OR (HPCMS_CVA_OSVersion.MinServiceRelease = 'ALL'))
AND ((HPCMS_CVA_Lang.LangID = 'US') OR (HPCMS_CVA_Lang.LangID = 'ALL'))
AND (((HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysID = '0B4C') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysID = '0B4CH') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysID = 'ALL'))
AND((HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysMan = 'HEWLETT-PACKARD') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysMan = 'ALL'))
AND((HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysProd = 'HP Z400 WORKSTATION') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysProd = 'ALL'))
AND((HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysVer = '') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.SysVer = 'ALL'))
AND((HPCMS_CVA_SysID.BoardMan = 'HEWLETT-PACKARD') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.BoardMan = 'ALL'))
AND((HPCMS_CVA_SysID.BoardVer = 'D') OR (HPCMS_CVA_SysID.BoardVer = 'ALL')) )
ORDER BY HPCMS_CVA.CVAFile DESC
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: QueryDevice(W764PR, SP1, US, 0B4C, ...) Result has 0 records.
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: ================================================================================================================================
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: Softpaq list:
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: ================================================================================================================================
Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018:
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Query Field Match Type System CVA
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OSVer NOT MATCH W764PR
MinServiceRelease SP1
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LanguageID NOT MATCH US
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SysID NOT MATCH 0B4C OR 0B4Ch
SysMan Hewlett-Packard
SysProd HP Z400 Workstation
SysVer
BoardMan Hewlett-Packard
BoardVer D
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Tue Jan 9 13:57:03 2018: Find possible updates: End