HP Insight Control Server Provisioning 7.3 Update 1 Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP Insight Control Server Provisioning 7.3 Update 1 Installation Guide
- Contents
- 1 Introduction/overview
- 2 Requirements and networking considerations
- 3 Installing your Insight Control server provisioning appliance for the first time
- Overview of the first time set up steps
- Get the software for a first time install
- Install Insight Control server provisioning on VMware vSphere/ESXi hypervisor
- Install Insight Control server provisioning on Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor
- Log in to the appliance and configure appliance networking
- Accessing your appliance from a browser for the first time
- Next steps
- 4 Updating from version 7.2.2 to 7.3.1
- 5 DHCP server setup
- 6 Setting up the Media Server
- Introduction to the Media Server
- Introduction to the Insight Control server provisioning Media Server setup utility
- Requirements for setting up your Media Server
- Procedure for using the Insight Control server provisioning Media Server setup utility
- Changes made to your web server by Insight Control server provisioning Media Server setup utility
- 7 Generating and uploading WinPE to the appliance
- 8 Recommended actions after initial setup
- 9 Support and other resources
- 10 Documentation feedback
- A Updating from version 7.2 or 7.2.1 to 7.2.2
- Best practices for a successful update to 7.2.2
- Get the 7.2.2 update software and prepare it for use
- Prerequisites for update from 7.2/7.2.1 to 7.2.2
- Instructions for updating from 7.2 or 7.2.1 to 7.2.2
- What you need to do after installing the 7.2.2 update
- Changing from single NIC to multi-NIC (optional)
- Instructions for recovering from a failed 7.2.2 update
- REST API call to upload the 7.2.2 update file
- Glossary
- Index
5 DHCP server setup
A DHCP server is always required with IC server provisioning. Although deployments can be
performed without PXE when using HP ProLiant Gen8 and newer servers, DHCP is still required
for IC server provisioning in all cases. The DHCP server is used for the following:
• To provide IP addresses to servers as they boot into the maintenance OS (even PXE free)
• To provide boot information for servers that are PXE booting
• To provide IP addresses to servers after OS install that were not configured with static IP
addresses
IC server provisioning has a DHCP server internal to the appliance you may use, or you can set
up your own DHCP server external to the appliance.
Deciding whether to use a DHCP server internal or external to the appliance
Insight Control server provisioning has a DHCP server internal to the appliance you may use, or
you can set up your own DHCP server external to the appliance. Consider the following to choose
which method is better for your facility.
1. Consider what your DHCP requirements are when provisioning servers: IP address only or
extended DHCP options.
IP address only
In this configuration, your DHCP server only needs to provide standard networking information
(IP address, net mask, etc.) to the target servers. This configuration can be used if your
environment meets all the following conditions:
• You will not PXE boot any servers
• Your target servers are all HP ProLiant Gen8 series or newer
• You will use the embedded HP Intelligent Provisioning features of your ProLiant servers
(no PXE)
• You will use iLO IP addresses and credentials to add servers to the appliance.
Extended DHCP options
In this configuration your DHCP server must provide standard networking information, plus
additional options so the target servers can PXE boot from the appliance into the required
service OS. The extended DHCP configuration is required if your environment meets any of
the following conditions:
• You will PXE boot servers (this includes PXE booting to add servers to the appliance)
• You have target servers earlier than Gen8 series
• You have Gen8 series target servers but will not use Intelligent Provisioning
• You do not want to use iLO to add servers to the appliance
2. Next, decide between using the DHCP server internal to the appliance or configuring an
external DHCP server.
DHCP server internal to the appliance
Your Insight Control server provisioning appliance comes with a built-in DHCP server that is
easy to configure and use, and provides all the extended information required for PXE booting.
• Configures easily via the appliance Settings screen
• Provides addresses only for the subnet your appliance is in
• Supports optional information, such as DNS and gateway
38 DHCP server setup