HP Insight Control Server Provisioning 7.2 Online Help
Table Of Contents
- HP Insight Control Server Provisioning 7.2 Online Help
- Contents
- 1 Welcome to HP Insight Control server provisioning online help
- 2 Quick start
- 3 How Do I ... ?
- 3.1 General how do I ... ?
- 3.2 Jobs how do I ... ?
- 3.3 OS Build Plan how do I ... ?
- 3.3.1 Make sure a target server is ready for an OS Build Plan to run on it
- 3.3.2 Select an OS Build Plan and then select the servers to provision
- 3.3.3 Select servers and then pick the OS Build Plan to use
- 3.3.4 Know what the default administrator/root password is
- 3.3.5 Perform a boot from SAN installation
- 3.3.6 Configure the boot device on a Fibre Channel HBA
- 3.3.7 Create a Windows scripted install OS Build Plan that installs Windows without a product key
- 3.3.8 Install a specific Windows edition
- 3.3.9 Enable Windows Multipath I/O (MPIO) feature after a Windows OS installation
- 3.3.10 Enable Windows Hyper-V role after a Windows OS installation
- 3.3.11 Create a Windows scripted installation OS Build Plan for a localized distribution
- 3.3.12 Create a Linux scripted installation OS Build Plan for a localized distribution
- 3.3.13 Upgrade the firmware on my ProLiant server
- 3.3.14 Deploy a Support Pack for ProLiant (SPP)
- 3.3.15 Upgrade, rewrite, or downgrade a specific firmware component
- 3.3.16 Create customized RAID deployments
- 3.3.17 Capture hardware settings of a server and deploy them to other servers
- 3.3.18 Change a Build Plan’s timeout
- 3.4 Scripts how do I ... ?
- 3.5 Servers how do I ... ?
- 3.6 Matrix OE integration how do I ... ?
- 3.6.1 Determine the values needed for Matrix OE integration
- 3.6.2 Integrate with Matrix OE during installation
- 3.6.3 Integrate with a previously installed Matrix OE installation
- 3.6.4 Configure OS Build Plans for use in Matrix OE
- 3.6.5 Validate the Matrix OE integration
- 3.6.6 Restore communication with Matrix OE if I changed the Deployment IP address
- 4 Servers
- 5 OS Build Plans
- 5.1 Best practices for OS Build Plans
- 5.2 Capturing and installing images
- 5.3 Copying OS Build Plans
- 5.4 Creating OS Build Plans
- 5.5 Custom attributes for OS Build Plans
- 5.6 Deleting OS Build Plans
- 5.7 Editing OS Build Plans
- 5.8 General information for OS Build Plans
- 5.9 History of OS Build Plan changes
- 5.10 Listing available OS Build Plans
- 5.11 Monitoring a running OS Build Plan
- 5.12 Overview screen for OS Build Plans
- 5.13 Requirements for OS Build Plans
- 5.14 Running an OS Build Plan
- 5.15 Steps for OS Build Plans
- 6 Scripts
- 7 Configuration files
- 8 Packages
- 9 Jobs
- 10 Settings
- 10.1 Activating Insight Control server provisioning
- 10.2 Appliance settings information
- 10.3 Create a certificate signing request
- 10.4 Create a self-signed certificate
- 10.5 Create a support dump for HP Support
- 10.6 Download audit logs
- 10.7 Edit HP Support access
- 10.8 Editing appliance networking settings
- 10.9 Editing DHCP settings and uploading WinPE
- 10.10 Editing facility custom attributes
- 10.11 Editing initial appliance networking settings
- 10.12 Editing Media Server settings
- 10.13 Editing OS deployment settings
- 10.14 Editing product key settings
- 10.15 Facility custom attributes information
- 10.16 Import a certificate
- 10.17 Overview screen for settings
- 10.18 Product key settings information
- 10.19 Update the appliance
- 11 Users
- 12 Troubleshooting index
- 12.1 Known issues and restrictions
- 12.2 Customer advisories
- 12.3 The GUI has display problems
- 12.4 Links in EULA lead to error message
- 12.5 Target servers cannot PXE boot into the appliance
- 12.6 Unable to add a server via iLO
- 12.6.1 Possible causes
- 12.6.2 iLO is unresponsive
- 12.6.3 iLO IP address is incorrect
- 12.6.4 The iLO is not accessible from the appliance
- 12.6.5 Incorrect iLO credentials
- 12.6.6 Insufficient iLO permissions
- 12.6.7 Target system is at the BIOS screen or powering on
- 12.6.8 BIOS date and time are too far off
- 12.6.9 iLO password uses illegal characters
- 12.7 Error: Cannot add user. The login/user name already exists
- 12.8 Target servers unable to reach the Media Server Windows file share
- 12.9 Unable to deploy an OS
- 12.10 Device busy error on create stub partition
- 12.11 Linux or ESXi Build Plan error: create stub partition
- 12.12 Windows Build Plan error: Diskpart failed to create system drive partition
- 12.13 OS deployment error: Could not find the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Repository
- 12.14 Windows Build Plan error: Please provide a value for custom attribute ‘ProductKey_
’ to proceed with installation - 12.15 Windows SPP Build Plan fails on Install Windows SPP step
- 12.16 RHEL6.3 OS deployment fails on server with iSCSI or FCOE
- 12.17 Deployment fails on server with B120i or B320i SmartArray
- 12.18 OS Build Plan fails on Check iLO Service step
- 12.19 Boot step error on iLO error: Problem manipulating EV
- 12.20 Build Plan fails and target server is at Intelligent Provisioning screen
- 12.21 Unable to install to a multi-disk system
- 12.22 ESXi installation repeats
- 12.23 ESXi installation fails with gateway message
- 12.24 ESXi installation has nameserver warning
- 12.25 My deployed ESXi server is in maintenance mode
- 12.26 Jobs completed steps inconsistent with log
- 12.27 Resource not found error
- 12.28 Matrix OE does not show OS Build Plans
- 12.29 Error: Mid and crypto not found
- 12.30 Message: Processing of response file failed ...
- 12.31 Error: can’t get packet
- 12.32 OS Build Plan or add iLO fails at Wait for HP SA Agent step
- 12.33 Server is in WinPE after capture image
- 12.34 When booting the appliance, UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY error
- 12.35 Unexpected message: Please wait while your appliance restarts
- 12.36 Cannot navigate away from an appliance screen
- 12.37 Error message on browser screen after clicking download link
- 12.38 GUI is sluggish after changing deployment IP address
- 12.39 GUI main menu freezes with Windows Internet Explorer
- 12.40 Appliance reboot on first time setup loses console
- 12.41 What to do if a certificate action fails
- 12.42 What to do if a support dump file creation action fails
- [Glossary]
- Index
ProLiant<Job code>–<OS & version or Job type><Action><Modifiers>
NotesExamplesDescription
All Build Plans will work on HP
ProLiant servers; all Insight
“ProLiant”
Control server provisioning Build
Plans begin with the text
“ProLiant”.
Two letters that keep job types
together when sorting.
Job code
• OS – OS Deployment
• SW – Software installation,
such as SPPs
• HW – Hardware
configuration
Specifying an OS implies an OS
installation type of Build Plan.
The operating system to be
deployed, with major and minor
OS & version
• Windows 2008 R2 x64
• RHEL6.2
version numbers, plus
architecture.
The OS edition such as
“Enterprise” and “Basic” is not
included.
• SLES11 SP2
NOTE:
Windows Build Plans support “Server” edition by default. To support another, modify a Build Plan
to use another Windows configuration file provided by HP as described in “Install a specific Windows
edition” (page 24).
What this Build Plan does if it
does not deploy an operating
system.
Job type
• System ROM Configuration
• SPP Windows
• SPP Firmware only
The action performed by this
Build Plan, preceded by a
modifier where applicable.
Action
• Scripted Installation
• Image Install
• On Line Installation
• Capture Settings
Anything else that might assist
in describing this Build Plan.
Modifiers
• Full
• Custom
Example Build Plan names
• ProLiant OS - RHEL6.2 x64 Scripted Installation
• ProLiant OS - SLES11 SP2 x64 Scripted Installation
• ProLiant OS - Windows 2008 R2 x64 Scripted Installation
• ProLiant OS - Windows 2008 R2 x64 Image Capture
• ProLiant OS - Windows 2008 R2 x64 Image Installation
• ProLiant SW - SPP Windows On Line Installation
• ProLiant SW - SPP Linux On Line Installation
• ProLiant SW - SPP Firmware Off Line Update
• ProLiant HW – System ROM Configuration Enable Virtualization
• ProLiant HW – System ROM Configuration Set Boot Order
• ProLiant HW – System ROM Configuration Capture Settings
5.1 Best practices for OS Build Plans 49