HP Insight Control Server Provisioning 7.3 Update 1 Build Plans Reference Guide

same name. Directories that don't exist will be created, note however that the basename will be considered as

a file.

Optional Parameters:

 -n NAME, --name=NAME The name of the file to download.

 -g SERVER, --gateway=SERVER Optional server to download from. If not present the agent config will be used

to determine a valid gateway.

Custom Attributes: None

Embed files initrd

Embeds a specified list of files or directories into a new initrd image. This allows for the use of utilities and drivers

during the Linux installation.

Type: Unix

Required Parameters:

 -s origin_name:destination_name The origin_name is the name of the file, directory, or set of files and

directories to embed and the destination_name is the location to put the file(s) in the initrd image.

origin_name and destination_name are separated by a colon (:). Multiple single files can be specified, but each

requires its own –s parameter. For example, -s file1:distination1 –s file2:destination2 –s file3:destination3

Table 11: Embed files initrd sample parameters

Parameters

Description

-s /tmp/user.ks.cfg:/

Copies /tmp/user.ks.cfg file to /

-s /tmp/opt/opsware/agent:/opt/opsware

Copies /tmp/opt/opsware/agent directory to /opt/opsware

-s /tmp/dud/.:/

Copies the contents of the /tmp/dud directory to /

Custom Attributes: None

Erase Server Disk

Erases the partition table on all detected disk drives.

This script is used to clear out a server’s disk drives, usually in preparation for reprovisioning. This script does not

overwrite the entire disk. It only overwrites the partition table.

CAUTION: Running this script causes data loss on all connected disk drives.

Type: Unix

Parameters: None

Custom Attributes: None

Find SD Card on Server

This script searches for the special embedded SD card device on ProLiant target servers. If a card is found, the custom

attribute, boot_disk, is set to the device associated with the card. The boot_disk custom attribute is used in the Create

Stub Partition script step to force the creation of the initial installed OS boot partition on a specific disk.

Type: Python

Parameters: None

Custom Attribute: boot_disk