HP Insight Control server provisioning Manual Media Server Configuration

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c. Once mounted, the remote file system should be accessible
Modify the Operating System Installation OS Build Plans for NFS
To use the HP-provided Linux and ESXi OSBPs with a Linux File Share, the OSBPs will require modification. The
procedures for editing an OSBP can be found in the How Do I … ? chapter of the IC server provisioning online help.
Once a new OSBP is saved, edit the Set Media Source step parameter field to the following format:
nfs://IP_of_LinuxMediaServer/usr/MediaServer/Media/distributionname
where
IP_of_LinuxMediaServer is the IP address of the Linux Media Server
distributionname is the directory name under Media directory where the operating system distribution is
located
Modify the Update Firmware OS Build Plan for NFS
The ProLiant SW – Firmware Update OSBP also will require modification. The procedures for editing an OSBP can be
found in the How Do I … ? section of the IC server provisioning online help. Save the OSBP to a new name and edit the Set
Media Source step parameter field to the following format:
Once a new OSBP is saved, edit the Set Media Source step parameter field to the following format:
nfs://IP_of_LinuxMediaServer /usr/MediaServer#/mnt/ms
where
IP_of_LinuxMediaServer is the IP address of the Linux Media Server, and
/mnt/ms is the location where the directory will be mounted.
Modify the Install SPP OS Build Plans for NFS
To use the HP-provided OSBP to install SPP on any Linux target server with a Linux File Share ensure the following on
the target machine:
• For SUSE Linux versions, make sure the nfs-client rpm is installed.
• For Red Hat Linux versions, make sure the rpcbind rpm and nfs-utils rpm are installed.
• For Red Hat Linux versions, make sure the rpcbind, nfs and nfslock services are running.
The ProLiant SW - Install Linux SPP OSBP also will require modification. The procedures for editing an OSBP can be found
in the How Do I … ? section of the IC server provisioning online help. Save the OSBP to a new name and edit the Set Media
Source step parameter field to the following format:
nfs://IP_of_LinuxMediaServer /usr/MediaServer#/mnt/ms
where
IP_of_LinuxMediaServer is the IP address of the Linux Media Server, and
/mnt/ms is the location where the directory will be mounted.
Note: If you receive an error from the OSBPs about “mount.nfs: requested NFS version or transport protocol is not
supported”, add NFS version to the Set Media Source step parameter field. For example:
nfs://IP_of_LinuxMediaServer /usr/MediaServer#/mnt/ms?vers=4
where vers=4 is the NFS version.