Using CentOS 5.4 with HP Insight Control for Linux

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From the CentOS Downloads site:
• Select a mirror site.
• Select an architecture type.
• Choose DVD or CD as your media distribution.
Note: All CentOS mirror sites contain an ISO file that is divided into 7 parts. Several of the mirror
sites also contain a 4.3 GB single DVD ISO.
HP recommends that you download the single DVD ISO file.
HP has found that the 7-part ISO file does not contain the full complement of RPMs needed to
install either a managed system or a CMS.
This white paper discusses copying the contents of the entire DVD distribution into an ICE-Linux
repository directory.
Step 2: Add the Distribution Software to the Repository
After downloading the DVD distribution image, use the following procedure to add it to the
repository:
1. Open a web browser and log into the CMS.
2. For Insight Control for Linux Version 2.11, select
Options→Manage ICE-Linux Repository
For Insight Control for Linux Versions 6.0 and higher, select
Options→IC-Linux→Manage Repository
3. Select New
4. Select Supported OS in the Item type menu, even though CentOS is not a supported OS.
5. Click Next >.
6. Select where the distribution will be hosted.
For this white paper, the location is Locally (on the IC-Linux management server).
7. Click Next >.
8. Enter CentOS5.4_x86_64 in the Name field.
9. Enter CentOS 5.4 x86_64 in the Description field.
10. Select RHEL5 Server U4 x86_64 from the Operating System pull-down menu.
11. Click Save.
Two new directories have now been created in the repository:
• A directory in which to place the installation boot files and
• A directory in which to place the contents of the DVD distribution.