HP Insight Control for Linux 6.2 User Guide

9.5 Installing SLES on managed systems
This section describes the two methods for installing SLES to one or more managed systems:
• “Installing SLES using an unattended method” (page 101)
• “Installing SLES interactively” (page 101)
NOTE: When you use Insight Control for Linux installation tools to install SLES on a managed
system, Insight Control for Linux automatically edits the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and
turns on password authentication in this file. Turning on password authentication is required
to set up the HP SIM SSH keys on a managed system that is installed with SLES.
9.5.1 Installing SLES using an unattended method
An unattended SLES installation relies on an XML format installation configuration file called
the AutoYaST file to feed user selections to the SLES installer during installation, thus eliminating
the need for you to make these selections manually. For more information about installation
configuration files, see Section 9.2 (page 92).
Follow the generic OS installation procedure in Section 9.8 (page 106) to launch an unattended
SLES AutoYaST installation.
9.5.2 Installing SLES interactively
An interactive installation requires interaction with the SLES installation process. Other than
booting from the selected OS release, service pack, and architecture, Insight Control for Linux
provides no other automated configuration services with this interactive method. You must
interact with the OS installer through the selected console type.
An interactive installation also affords the most opportunity to customize and select specific
packages and groups of packages during installation and provides greater control over the default
configuration of the system.
To launch an interactive SLES installation, follow these steps:
1. Select the following menu item from the HP Insight Control user interface:
Deploy→Operating System→SLES Interactive
2. Follow the generic OS installation procedure in Section 9.8 (page 106).
3. After the installation is complete, go to the system console and manually install the PSP.
You can install the entire contents of the PSP, but at a minimum you must install the
components listed in Table 13-1 (page 143); HP SIM requires these components.
If you do not install these PSP components, you lose the ability to manage the system with
Insight Control for Linux.
9.6 Installing VMware ESX and VMware ESXi operating systems
The Insight Control for Linux installation tools enable you to install a virtualization OS to one
or more target systems.
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