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

5 Managing the Insight Control for Linux repository......................................43
5.1 Introduction to the Insight Control for Linux repository .......................................................43
5.1.1 Configuring a remote repository...............................................................................44
5.1.2 Repository contents................................................................................................45
5.1.3 Repository item naming conventions.........................................................................46
5.2 Registering items in the Insight Control for Linux repository.................................................46
5.2.1 Registration overview.............................................................................................46
5.2.2 Registering operating systems.................................................................................47
5.2.3 Registering SPPs and PSPs......................................................................................49
5.2.4 Registering automated installation configuration files (Kickstart and AutoYaST)..............50
5.2.5 Registering Linux scripts and SPP and PSP dependency scripts....................................51
5.2.6 Registering an ISO image......................................................................................52
5.3 Copying software to the Insight Control for Linux repository................................................52
5.3.1 Copying RHEL into the local repository on the CMS...................................................53
5.3.2 Copying RHEL into a remote repository....................................................................53
5.3.3 Copying SLES into the repository............................................................................53
5.3.3.1 Copying SLES version 10 or 11 (DVDs) into the repository...................................53
5.3.3.2 Copying SLES 10 SP4 or SLES 11 SP1 (KISO) into the repository..........................54
5.3.4 Copying virtual machine OS into the repository........................................................56
5.3.5 Copying a custom OS into the repository.................................................................56
5.3.6 Automating a custom OS installation.......................................................................56
5.3.7 Downloading SPPs and PSPs into the repository........................................................56
5.3.7.1 Downloading and copying a PSP.....................................................................57
5.3.7.2 Downloading and copying an SPP..................................................................57
5.4 Editing and deleting registered items..............................................................................57
5.4.1 Editing registered items in the repository..................................................................58
5.4.2 Deleting registered items from the repository............................................................58
6 Configuring network parameters for virtual media.....................................59
6.1 Introduction..................................................................................................................59
6.2 Preparing for virtual media............................................................................................60
6.2.1 Discovering the management processor with HP SIM.................................................60
6.2.2 Creating a user account and enabling virtual media on the management processor......61
6.2.3 Licensing virtual media on the management processor...............................................63
6.3 Using the Define Networks tool......................................................................................63
6.3.1 Creating a network definition.................................................................................65
6.3.2 Loading a network definition..................................................................................65
6.3.3 Changing the parameters of a network definition......................................................65
6.3.4 Deleting a network definition.................................................................................65
6.4 Using the Network Configuration Editor..........................................................................66
6.4.1 Additional functions of Network Configuration Editor page........................................69
6.4.2 Freeing an IP address stored in Network Configuration Editor.....................................70
6.5 Next Step...................................................................................................................70
7 Discovering systems, switches, and enclosures...........................................71
7.1 Discovering systems.......................................................................................................71
7.1.1 Discovering bare-metal servers using PXE...................................................................71
7.1.2 Discovering bare-metal servers using virtual media.....................................................72
7.1.3 Discovering running systems ...................................................................................73
7.2 Assigning Insight Control for Linux licenses to discovered systems........................................74
7.3 Preparing and discovering switches and enclosures...........................................................75
7.4 Changing the boot method............................................................................................76
7.5 Next steps...................................................................................................................77
8 Setting up managed systems..................................................................78
8.1 Populating the Insight Control for Linux repository.............................................................78
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