HP Insight Control Software for Linux - Manual (Page 90)

The following table provides a few examples:
Directory name in /opt/repository/instconfig OS version
sll04 SLES Version 10 Service Pack 4
sl111–management-hub SLES Version 11 Service Pack 1(for
Management Hubs)
sl111–virt-host-xen SLES Version 11 Service Pack 1 (for Xen
Virtual Hosts)
sl111–virt-guest-xen SLES Version 11 Service Pack 1 (for Xen
Virtual Guests)
rh057 RHEL Version 5 Update 7
rh057–management-hub RHEL Version 5 Update 7 (for Management
Hubs)
rh061–virt-host-kvm RHEL Version 6 Update 1 (for KVM Virtual
Hosts)
rh061–virt-guest-kvm RHEL Version 6 Update 1 (for KVM Virtual
Guests)
esx041 VMware ESX Version 4.1
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The associated installation configuration files are stored in the OS-specific directory under
/opt/repository/instconfig
and use the same naming convention.
For example, rh061.cfg is the Kickstart installation configuration file associated with RHEL
Version 6 Update 1, and it is located in the /opt/repository/instconfig/rh061
directory.
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Installation configuration files that you customize are stored under directories that match the
name you give them in the repository.
For example, Myrh061.cfg is your customized Kickstart installation configuration file
associated with installing a RHEL Version 6 Update 1 OS, and it is located in the /opt/
repository/instconfig/Myrh061
directory.
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Installation configuration files for installing a virtual host are named according to the format
osver-virt-host , where osver indicates the operating system version, for example
rh057 .
Likewise, installation configuration files for installing a virtual guest follow a similar format:
osver-virt-guest .
9.2.2 Customizing installation configuration files
As part of the installation process for supported operating systems, Insight Control for Linux provides
macros that are replaced with appropriate settings, making it possible to use a single installation
configuration file for multiple operating systems, hardware combinations, or both.
These macros are enclosed inside a double set of percent sign symbols (%%). Insight Control for
Linux interprets and expands the macros before the configuration file is ultimately passed to the
OS installation process.
Successful installation with Insight Control for Linux requires properly using these macros as part
of your installation configuration file. To ensure successful installations, HP recommends that you
understand what these macros do and use a provided file as a template for your own installation
configuration files.
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