HP ProLiant Support Pack - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4
PSP overview ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Benefits of PSP .......................................................................................................................................... 4
New features ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Obtaining the PSP ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Obtaining PSP from HP SmartStart CD ............................................................................................... 5
HP website ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Updating a PSP ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Subscriber's Choice ......................................................................................................................... 6
Version control ................................................................................................................................ 6
Creating a centralized, network-based software repository ............................................................................. 6
Deploying PSPs ............................................................................................................................ 8
PSP deployment scenarios .......................................................................................................................... 8
Deployment for Microsoft Windows ............................................................................................................. 8
Minimum requirements for Microsoft Windows PSP ........................................................................................ 8
Installing the PSP for Windows .................................................................................................................... 9
Server virtualization detection and support ........................................................................................ 11
Deploying PSPs for Linux .......................................................................................................................... 11
Minimum requirements for Linux servers ..................................................................................................... 12
Installing the PSP for Linux ........................................................................................................................ 14
Advanced topics ......................................................................................................................... 16
Command-line installation ........................................................................................................................ 16
Command-line syntax ............................................................................................................................... 16
Command-line arguments ......................................................................................................................... 17
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 22
Troubleshooting installation of PSP for Microsoft Windows ........................................................................... 22
Troubleshooting installation of PSP for Linux ................................................................................................ 24
Technical support ........................................................................................................................ 27
Reference documentation ......................................................................................................................... 27
Operating system information ................................................................................................................... 27
HP contact information ............................................................................................................................. 28
Acronyms and abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 29
Index ......................................................................................................................................... 31