# About node status

SUM assigns the following statuses to nodes after you add the node and deploy updates:

- Scouting: SUM verifies the node address and user credentials. If required, scouting also installs a CHIF driver. For Gen10 iLO 5 nodes, scouting retrieves the iLO Repository details.

- Preinventory (remote Windows and Linux nodes only): SUM runs commands on the remote node to determine operating system details, installed hardware, and installed RPMs (Linux nodes).

- Inventory: SUM gathers information from the node and determines which updates apply, and if there are any dependency issues. For remote Windows and Linux nodes, SUM copies a version of itself along with required the baseline components required to determine applicability.

  - Deploy/install updates: SUM deploys updates to the node. For remote Windows and Linux nodes, all components required for deployment are copied to the remote node and SUM runs on the remote node. For iLO 5 nodes, SUM uploads components to the iLO Repository, and saves components for install sets. iLO 5 saves the components as install set on the iLO Repository. However, it can be disabled by clearing the option Save Components as an Install Set on iLO Repository.
    NOTE:

    For Gen10 Windows/Linux, if you select the option to save components as install set to iLO NAND, SUM uploads components along with their configuration and creates an install set in iLO NAND. This install set will be initiated and the resultant task queue will be processed.

- Complete installation: SUM finishes updates and, if necessary, reboots the node.