HP Insight Control for Linux 6.0 User Guide

Table 6-2 Default repository contents
DescriptionFile name examplesItem type
Provides a sample PSP dependency script that installs
RPM dependencies on the managed systems that are
required by the PSP installation process.
example_dependency.sh
PSP Dependency
Script
Provides version-specific RHEL Kickstart installation
configuration files, including customized installation files
for management hubs, virtual hosts, and virtual guests. In
this example, rh052 indicates RHEL Version 5 Update
2.
rh052
rh052-management-hub
rh052–virt-host
rh052–virt-guest
Installation Files
Provides version-specific SLES AutoYaST installation
configuration files, including customized installation files
for management hubs, virtual hosts, and virtual guests.
In this example, sl102 is for SLES Version 10 Service
Pack 2.
sl102
sl102-management-hub
sl102–virt-host
sl102–virt-guest
Installation File
Provides a version-specific automated installation
configuration file for VMware ESX.
esx040
Installation File
6.1.3 Repository item naming conventions
Repository item names cannot contain spaces, cannot be blank, and must use only the following
characters:
• Lowercase letters a through z
• Uppercase letters A through Z
• Numbers 0 (zero) through 9
• Hyphens (-), periods (.), and underscores (_)
Choose a unique name for each item you register in the repository, regardless of where it is stored
in the repository.
6.2 Registering items in the Insight Control for Linux repository
This section provides an overview of the Insight Control for Linux repository and describes how
to register software items in the repository. The following topics are addressed:
• “Registration overview” (page 64)
• “Registering operating systems” (page 64)
• “Registering PSPs” (page 66)
• “Registering automated installation configuration files (Kickstart and AutoYaST)” (page 68)
• “Registering Linux and PSP dependency scripts” (page 69)
6.2.1 Registration overview
To make operating systems, Kickstart and AutoYaST installation configuration files, boot files,
captured Linux images, and PSPs available in the repository for installation and deployment to
managed systems, you must first register the item in the Insight Control for Linux repository.
Firmware files are not registered in the Insight Control for Linux repository.
When you register an item in the repository, it becomes available as a selection for the Insight
Control for Linux installation and deployment tools. The item type determines the tool that
makes the item available for selection.
6.2.2 Registering operating systems
Registering a supported version of RHEL or SLES, a supported virtualization OS, or a variant
of a Linux OS to make the operating systems available for automated or interactive installations
64 Managing the Insight Control for Linux repository