HP Insight Control Software for Linux - Manual (Page 45)

Table 10 Default repository contents
Description Directory name examples Item type
Provides a sample PSP dependency script that installs RPM
dependencies on the managed systems; the PSP installation
process requires the RPM dependencies. example_dependency.sh PSP Dependency
Script
Provides version-specific RHEL Kickstart installation
configuration files, including customized installation files Installation Files rh061
rh061-management-hub
for management hub s, virtual host s, and virtual guest s. In
this example, rh061 indicates RHEL Version 6 Update 1.
rh061–virt-host-kvm
rh061–virt-guest-kvm
Provides version-specific SLES AutoYaST installation
configuration files, including customized installation files Installation File sll04
sll04-management-hub
for management hubs, virtual hosts, and virtual guests. In sll04–virt-host-xen
this example, sll04 is for SLES Version 10 Service Pack
4. sll04–virt-guest-xen
Provides a version-specific automated installation
configuration file for VMware ESX. Installation File esx040
5.1.3 Repository item naming conventions
Repository item names cannot contain spaces, cannot be blank, and must use only the following
characters:
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Lowercase letters a through z
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Uppercase letters A through Z
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Numbers 0 (zero) through 9
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Hyphens (-), periods (.), and underscores (_)
Choose a unique name for each item you register in the repository, regardless of where it is stored
in the repository.
5.2 Registering items in the Insight Control for Linux repository
This section provides an overview of the Insight Control for Linux repository and describes how to
register software items in the repository. The following topics are addressed:
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“Registration overview” (page 45)
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“Registering operating systems” (page 45)
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“Registering PSPs” (page 48)
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“Registering automated installation configuration files (Kickstart and AutoYaST)” (page 49)
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“Registering Linux and PSP dependency scripts” (page 50)
5.2.1 Registration overview
To make operating systems, Kickstart and AutoYaST installation configuration files, boot files,
captured Linux images, and PSPs available in the repository for installation and deployment to
managed systems, you must first register the item in the Insight Control for Linux repository. Firmware
files are not registered in the Insight Control for Linux repository.
When you register an item in the repository, it becomes available as a selection for the Insight
Control for Linux installation and deployment tools. The item type determines the tool that makes
the item available for selection.
5.2.2 Registering operating systems
Registering a supported version of RHEL or SLES, a supported virtualization OS, or a variant of a
Linux OS to make the operating systems available for automated or interactive installations is a
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