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HP Insight Control Software for Linux User Manual

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2.

Do one of the following to select and verify that the servers in the target list are the servers
you want to install an OS on:

Proceed to the next step if the target list is correct.

Select Add Targets... or Remove Target to modify the list, if the list is incorrect.

If no servers are in the list, do the following:
a.

Select Collection.

b.

Select All Servers from the drop down menu.

c.

Select View Contents to display and select from the list of available servers.

d.

Select Apply when you have selected all servers.

3.

Select Next> when the list of servers is correct.

4.

Apply an Insight Control for Linux license if a license is not already applied to one or more
targets.

5.

Select the virtualization OS to install and select Next>.

Only the virtual machine OS that applies to your installation is available for you to select from
the menu.

IMPORTANT:

The list contains only those virtualization operating systems that are registered

in the repository and copied to it. If you select a virtualization OS that was registered, but the
installation files were not copied to the repository, a validation error appears.

6.

Specify the kernel append line to add additional kernel command line parameters. The kernel
append line is added to the end of the installation RAM disk kernel line; however, you do not
need to provide any information.

7.

Do one of the following to start the installation:

Select Run Now to launch the installation operation immediately.

Select Schedule to schedule the installation to occur in the future.

8.

Examine the Task Results window to follow the progress of the installation operation and the
related task states.

9.

Use a remote console to interact with the installation software. You are asked to supply
information for the installation.

10. Use VMware vSphere applications to modify the following configuration options:

password

add host to cluster

virtual switches

port groups

NFS partitions

iSCSI partitions

NTP

vMotion

For more information on VMware vSphere applications, see the HP Insight Control Virtual
Machine Management User Guide
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