HP Insight Control for Linux 6.0 User Guide

is a simple process: you register the OS in the repository, copy the vendor-supplied installation
files to the repository, and copy the appropriate boot files to the associated boot target directory.
To register an OS in the repository, follow these steps:
1. Select the following menu item from the HP Insight Control user interface:
Options→IC-Linux→Manage Repository
2. Select New.
3. From the Item Type drop down list, select either Supported OS or Custom OS.
4. Select Next.
5. Indicate where the OS will be hosted:
• Select Local if the repository is located on the CMS. The default location is the /opt/
repository directory.
• Select Remotely if the repository is located on a remote web-accessible server.
6. Select Next.
7. Supply the information listed in Table 6-3 for the OS you are registering. The information
you provide differs for supported and custom operating systems.
Table 6-3 OS registration information
Supply for
supported
OS, custom
OS, or bothDescriptionRegistration information
BothA unique name for this OS consisting of the following:
• Lowercase letters a through z
• Uppercase letters A through Z
• Numbers 0 (zero) through 9
• Hyphens (-), periods (..), and underscores (_)
HP recommends that you keep this name fairly short, perhaps a
maximum of 15 characters. You can register multiple instances of a
given OS but the names must be unique.
The value you supply in this text box is used to create the directory
name in the repository where you will copy the OS installation files.
Name
BothText that describes the OS you are registering.
Description
SupportedFrom the drop down list, select the OS type and version you are
registering.
OS Version and Type
Both
Supply a path when the OS will be served from a Remotely hosted
repository. This path is not required if the OS is being served locally.
Enter the full web address (using the IP address) to the OS installation
media, such as http://192.0.2.1/redhat/some_version/.
For SLES repositories, you must verify if the remote installation media
use CD1,CD2,… directories. If it uses the media subdirectories, the value
you enter for the Path via HTTP must include the first directory name,
such as http://192.0.2.1/sles10/CD1/. If you do not include
the media subdirectory, the installation fails.
NOTE: This item does not apply to VMware ESXi. Data for VMware
ESXi is not transferred through HTTP; instead, it is loaded from the
/opt/repository/boot directory using PXE or virtual media.
Path via HTTP
CustomThe OS version.
Version
CustomThe hardware architecture, such as X86_64.
Architecture
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