HP Insight Control Software for Linux - Manual (Page 4)

4.6.2 Operation controls.............................................................................................................42
4.6.3 Operation target details.....................................................................................................42
II Deployment...................................................................................................................45
5 Managing the Insight Control for Linux repository ..............................................47
5.1 Introduction to the Insight Control for Linux repository .........................................................47
5.1.1 Configuring a remote repository.......................................................................................48
5.1.2 Repository contents............................................................................................................49
5.1.3 Repository item naming conventions................................................................................50
5.2 Registering items in the Insight Control for Linux repository..................................................50
5.2.1 Registration overview........................................................................................................50
5.2.2 Registering operating systems...........................................................................................51
5.2.3 Registering PSPs.................................................................................................................53
5.2.4 Registering automated installation configuration files (Kickstart and AutoYaST)...........54
5.2.5 Registering Linux and PSP dependency scripts................................................................55
5.2.6 Registering an ISO image...................................................................................................56
5.3 Copying software to the Insight Control for Linux repository..................................................56
5.3.1 Copying RHEL into the local repository on the CMS.......................................................57
5.3.2 Copying RHEL into a remote repository...........................................................................57
5.3.3 Copying SLES into the repository......................................................................................57
5.3.3.1 Copying SLES version 10 or 11 into the repository...................................................57
5.3.4 Copying virtual machine OS into the repository...............................................................59
5.3.5 Copying a custom OS into the repository..........................................................................59
5.3.6 Automating a custom OS installation................................................................................59
5.3.7 Copying or downloading PSPs into the repository...........................................................60
5.4 Editing and deleting registered items........................................................................................60
5.4.1 Editing registered items in the repository.........................................................................60
5.4.2 Deleting registered items from the repository...................................................................61
6 Configuring network parameters for virtual media ..............................................63
6.1 Introduction...............................................................................................................................63
6.2 Preparing for virtual media.......................................................................................................64
6.2.1 Discovering the management processor with HP SIM......................................................64
6.2.2 Creating a user account and enabling virtual media on the management processor.......66
6.2.3 Licensing virtual media on the management processor....................................................67
6.3 Using the Define Networks tool................................................................................................67
6.3.1 Creating a network definition............................................................................................69
6.3.2 Loading a network definition............................................................................................69
6.3.3 Changing the parameters of a network definition.............................................................69
6.3.4 Deleting a network definition............................................................................................70
6.4 Using the Network Configuration Editor..................................................................................70
6.4.1 Using the Network Configuration Editor for a single server............................................70
6.4.2 Considerations for using the Network Configuration Editor for multiple servers...........72
6.4.3 Additional functions of Network Configuration Editor page...........................................72
6.4.4 Freeing an IP address stored in Network Configuration Editor.......................................73
6.5 Next Step....................................................................................................................................73
7 Discovering systems, switches, and enclosures ....................................................75
7.1 Discovering systems...................................................................................................................75
7.1.1 Discovering bare-metal servers using PXE........................................................................75
7.1.2 Discovering bare-metal servers using virtual media.........................................................76
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