Integrating HP Software Delivery Repository Packages with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installations Deploying the HP Software Delivery Repository as an AddOn During Installations of the Linux Operating System Technical white paper Table of contents Overview............................................................................................................................................ 2 Procedure for integrating SDR packages into the installation ..................................................
Overview This white paper explains how to deploy packages from the HP Software Delivery Repository (SDR) concurrently with the installation of the operating system on a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. In specific, this paper describes a procedure that facilitates deployment of HP software products, such as those from the Service Pack for ProLiant, during a normal-mode Linux installation. The procedure can streamline the delivery of such products onto multiple target systems.
Procedure for integrating SDR packages into the installation Note: The remainder of this paper provides examples of the steps needed to include specific components of the latest HP Service Pack for ProLiant into a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 installation. These steps can also be used for other versions of the ProLiant Support Pack and of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. 1.
3. When the Media Type screen appears, as in the following example, select the appropriate options and click Next. 4. On the Repository URL screen, provide the relevant information, as in the following screen example. More details about the information you can provide follow the screen example.
a. Repository Name – enter a description of the repository that you can easily recognize later in the procedure. The screen example shows such a description. b. URL – Enter the web address of the repository, as in the following example: http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR/downloads/ServicePackfor ProLiant/SUSE_LINUX/11/x86_64/current/ Note: The web address of a repository can be found by browsing the HP Software Delivery Repository downloads page at: http://downloads.linux.hp.
For simplicity, the remaining examples assume no other repositories are needed. Click Next. 7. The HP Software Delivery Repository has been enabled for software installation. On the last step before the actual installation, you can use the Installation Settings screen to display a window that allows you to specify packages to install. To do so, select Change… Software… as shown in the following screen example.
8. In the window similar to the one shown in the following example, use the Search tab to locate Service Pack for ProLiant packages that you want installed. Follow these steps: a. In the search field, specify the name of an available Service Pack for ProLiant package. For a list of Service Pack for ProLiant packages that you can install, see the Managing ProLiant servers with Linux HOWTO. b. In the following example, the “hp-health” package is specified. c.
10. Next, a screen such as the following might appear, indicating that the package you specified is not supported. The support status, or lack thereof, is actually due to missing metadata in some portions of the SDR. Both HP and SUSE technical support, which are typically engaged through customer support contracts, are commited to provide customer support for HP drivers and agents such as those from the SDR ProLiant Support Pack. Click Continue.
From this point, you can complete the remainder of the installation by following the instructions provided by the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Deployment Guide or the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation Quick Start. After you finish the installation and the target host system is booted, the system will contain the HP Software Delivery Repository add-on packages that you selected (in the given example, this would be the “hp-health” package).
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For more information You can obtain more information about products discussed in this paper at the following locations: HP Software Delivery Repository for Linux, including the Service Pack for ProLiant: http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR HP Service Pack for ProLiant: http://www.hp.com/go/spp Managing ProLiant servers with Linux HOWTO (provides information about Service Pack for ProLiant packages that can be installed with the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server): http://h20000.www2.hp.
