HP Insight Control Server Provisioning 7.2 Online Help

4 Servers....................................................................................................34
4.1 Adding a server................................................................................................................34
4.2 Custom attributes for servers...............................................................................................35
4.2.1 Overview of server custom attributes.............................................................................35
4.2.2 Table of custom attributes for servers............................................................................35
4.2.3 Rules for custom attributes...........................................................................................36
4.3 Deleting servers................................................................................................................37
4.4 Editing server information..................................................................................................37
4.4.1 Navigating the Edit server screen.................................................................................37
4.4.2 Editing server general information...............................................................................38
4.4.3 Editing custom attributes for a server............................................................................38
4.5 Erasing servers.................................................................................................................40
4.6 Network configuration for servers.......................................................................................40
4.7 Overview screen for servers...............................................................................................43
4.7.1 Information displayed for a single server.......................................................................43
4.7.2 Information displayed for multiple servers.....................................................................44
4.7.3 Server statuses..........................................................................................................44
4.7.4 Configuring server networking.....................................................................................45
4.8 General information for a single server................................................................................45
4.8.1 Fields on the Server General screen.............................................................................45
4.8.2 Configuring server networking....................................................................................46
4.9 Provisioning servers...........................................................................................................46
4.10 Statuses of servers...........................................................................................................47
5 OS Build Plans.........................................................................................48
5.1 Best practices for OS Build Plans.........................................................................................48
5.1.1 Change the default administrator/root password............................................................48
5.1.2 Use existing Build Plans as templates............................................................................48
5.1.3 Use HP’s naming convention for Build Plans...................................................................48
5.1.4 Make sure firmware and driver levels agree...................................................................50
5.1.5 Make sure you have HP ESXi distros.............................................................................50
5.1.6 On SAN, present only OS system disk when installing an OS..........................................50
5.2 Capturing and installing images.........................................................................................50
5.2.1 Requirements.............................................................................................................50
5.2.2 Build Plans for capturing and installing images.............................................................51
5.3 Copying OS Build Plans....................................................................................................51
5.4 Creating OS Build Plans....................................................................................................51
5.5 Custom attributes for OS Build Plans....................................................................................51
5.5.1 Overview of Build Plan custom attributes.......................................................................51
5.5.2 Table of custom attributes for Build Plans......................................................................52
5.5.3 Rules for custom attributes...........................................................................................53
5.6 Deleting OS Build Plans.....................................................................................................54
5.7 Editing OS Build Plans.......................................................................................................54
5.7.1 Navigating the Edit OS Build Plan screen......................................................................54
5.7.2 Editing OS Build Plan general information.....................................................................54
5.7.3 Editing OS Build Plan steps.........................................................................................55
5.7.4 Editing OS Build Plan custom attributes.........................................................................57
5.8 General information for OS Build Plans................................................................................57
5.8.1 Information displayed on the General screen for OS Build Plans......................................58
5.9 History of OS Build Plan changes........................................................................................58
5.10 Listing available OS Build Plans.........................................................................................58
5.11 Monitoring a running OS Build Plan...................................................................................59
5.12 Overview screen for OS Build Plans...................................................................................59
5.12.1 Information displayed on the Overview screen for OS Build Plans....................................59
5.13 Requirements for OS Build Plans........................................................................................60
4 Contents