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The “inventoryList.xml” file is read from the file system and its contents are then sent directly
to the ESA web service. The ESA web service processes the returned XML document and hands it
back to logical server management (LSM), which functions as the upper level inventory manager.
LSM then makes a second workflow call for each server.

serverInfo.xml

The file ..\Program Files\HP\Matrix infrastructure orchestration\
esa_extensions\server\serverInfo.xml

contains a detailed definition for each of the

servers declared in the inventoryList.xml file. The following example is a definition for an
HP rack mount server. The and elements tie this entry back to the
inventoryList.xml

file and must match.

The element is used to declare a single direct attach boot disk that is 68 GB
in size.

The element is used to declare the set of one or more NICs for the server.
It is critical that both the and the be correctly specified.
Specifically, the corresponds to a named network from the infrastructure
orchestration Networks tab. This declares which named network the NIC is attached to within the
data center.


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