Using CentOS 5.4 with HP Insight Control for Linux

Use the following procedure to download the ProLiant Support Pack for RHEL 5.4:

1. Open a browser to the following web address:

http://www.hp.com

/support#

2. Select your country or region, if prompted to do so.

3. Select the Download drivers and software (and firmware) option in Step 1.

4. Enter your server model (for example, BL460c G6) in the For product text box in Step 2 and

click Go >> to search for that server.

Note: The CentOS 5 ProLiant Support Pack is not available for every server.

5. Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux from the list titled Select operating system.

6. Locate the table titled Software – Support Pack.

7. This support pack is downloaded in three parts. Select Download >> for each part.

For information on how to install the PSP and associate it with RHEL 5.4, see the HP Insight Control for

Linux User Guide.

Note: Other components in the PSP for RHEL 5.4 have not been tested and might not work. Also, the

install.sh script in the PSP for Red Hat only allows PSPs to deploy to systems that have the

name “Red Hat” in the /etc/redhat-release file. Therefore, if you need to install any

additional PSP components, we recommend that you download the PSP for CentOS 5.4.

The PSP for CentOS 5.4 has no install.sh script and is packaged differently from the PSP for Red

Hat. Thus, you will not be able to use the Deploy→Deploy Drivers, Firmware and

Agents→IC-Linux→Install ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) task, and must install them manually.

To download the PSP for CentOS 5.4, use the procedure described in this section, replacing CentOS

for Red Hat Enterprise Linux in step 5. You can place the CentOS PSP in the repository if you

want one central location for all the PSPs, but you will not be able to deploy it using Insight Control for

Linux.

Installing CentOS on a Managed System

At this time, CentOS is successfully integrated into Insight Control for Linux and can be installed on

managed systems. To install a managed system (or a set of managed systems), select the servers to

install, then choose either of the following:

Deploy→Operating System→Red Hat Interactive...

Deploy→Operating System→Red Hat (Kickstart)...

There are example Kickstart files provided for RHEL5.4 that you can use as a template to build your

own Kickstart files.

After the installation is complete, you have an installed CentOS 5.4 system with the required HP

ProLiant Service Pack agents installed.