HP Insight Control Software for Linux - Manual (Page 89)

Table 14 Insight Control for Linux macros for installation configuration files (continued)
Description Macro name
This macro expands to a shell script that puts the trapsink directive in the SNMP
configuration to direct the system to sent a cold-start trap to the CMS when the
server is rebooted.
This macro expands into a shell script that contacts the CMS over HTTP to inform
it that the installation is complete. This is the last macro that runs. %%completion%%
Include this macro on any installation configuration file used to install a system
that Insight Control for Linux will manage.
NOTE: The server might not be completely booted, but it is finished with the
installation process and completes the boot process.
This macro is used to install RHEL Version 5 only. During the installation process,
you are prompted to register the OS and enter a key. This option replaces the %%keyskip%%
keyskip yes option, which skips the registration screen and continues with
the installation.
Specifies the location of the installation media. This macro is substituted with the
network address based on the repository that was selected during the installation
task. %%neturl%%
For example, http://CMS_host_name/os/RHEL6U1-i386 is inserted for
a RHEL Version 6 Update 1 i386 installation.
This macro is unique to Insight Control for Linux. During installation, it expands
to a shell script that downloads and installs certain drivers from the registered %%driverinstall%%
HP PSP. These drivers are required to support the HP servers whose network
controllers are not yet supported by vendor distributions.
Include this macro on any installation configuration file that installs a system that
contains one of these advanced network controllers.
This macro is unique to Insight Control for Linux. %%password%%
It expands to the MD5 hash of the root password that was specified during
Insight Control for Linux installation.
This macro is unique to Insight Control for Linux. %%network%%
For an OS installation using virtual media, this macro is replaced with the network
parameters so that the network can be configured automatically.
For an OS installation using PXE, this macro has no meaning because PXE
acquires its network parameters from DHCP.
This macro is unique to Insight Control for Linux. %%ramdiskup%%
This macro sends a message to the CMS letting it know that the operating system's
RAM Disk has finished loading and is ready to begin the installation.
9.2.3 Installation configuration files for custom operating systems
You can upload installation configuration files for unsupported operating systems into the Insight
Control for Linux repository. However, the OS installation process does not have a built-in mechanism
for linking the installation configuration files to a given installation.
Instead, during the unattended OS installation, you are prompted to provide the necessary
commands to reference an installation configuration file in a kernel append line that is used to
network boot the server.
The mechanisms for automatically linking configuration files are tied to the specific syntax used for
a given OS. Providing this capability programatically restricts the use of the Custom OS installation
tool, removing a significant amount of flexibility that the tool was designed to provide.
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