HP Insight Control for Linux 7.1 Installation Guide

2 Installation and configuration checklist
The checklist shown in Table 1 provides a summary of the steps that are required to install and
configure Insight Control for Linux.
Table 1 Insight Control for Linux installation and configuration checklist
Documented inTask
Chapter 3 (page 12)Prepare for the Insight Control for Linux installation process:
1. Read the HP Insight Control for Linux Release Notes.
2. Verify installation requirements and ensure that you have all the items you need to
begin the installation process.
3. Choose a server to be the CMS and install and configure it so that it meets all
requirements for Systems Insight Manager and Insight Control for Linux.
Chapter 4 (page 27)Configure the network to meet the requirements for Insight Control for Linux.
Chapter 5 (page 37)Run the install.sh installation script to install Systems Insight Manager (if it is not
installed) and Insight Control for Linux.
Chapter 6 (page 46)Log in to the CMS to launch and configure Systems Insight Manager and Insight Control
for Linux:
1. Create administrator accounts if you do not want to log in to Systems Insight Manager
as root.
2. Log in to Systems Insight Manager and use the First Time Wizard to configure Systems
Insight Manager for use with Insight Control for Linux.
3. Set Systems Insight Manager discovery options.
4. Discover the MP on the CMS (not required if you are installing Insight Control for Linux
in a virtual machine guest).
5. Add Insight Control for Linux and iLO Advanced Pack license keys to Systems Insight
Manager.
HP Insight Control for Linux
User Guide
Configure the Insight Control for Linux environment:
1. Discover managed systems, switches, and enclosures.
2. Populate the Insight Control for Linux repository with supported Linux operating systems,
SPPs, PSPs, and other software.
3. Install, license, and set up managed systems.
4. Configure Insight Control for Linux management services.
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