HP Insight Control for Linux 6.2 User Guide

Table 9-1 Types of Installation Sessions (continued)
UnattendedInteractiveInstallation
VMware ESX (Kickstart)VMware ESX InteractiveVMware ESX
VMware ESXi InteractiveVMware ESXi
For more information about using Kickstart and AutoYaST files for unattended installations, see
Section 9.2 (page 92).
IMPORTANT: To use Kickstart or AutoYaST files that HP provides to perform unattended
installations of a supported OS, you must first register the PSP in the Insight Control for Linux
repository and copy the PSP file to the appropriate location in the repository.
The PSP registered in the repository must be associated with an OS that is of the same type,
version, release, sub-version and architecture as the OS being installed. You do not select the
PSP during the OS installation, but it is used as part of the installation process.
For more details on how PSPs are involved in the OS installation process and how to do an
unattended installation without providing the PSP, see Chapter 13 (page 143).
9.1.2 Supported operating systems
Several versions of operating systems, including virtualization operating systems, are supported
for remote installation on managed systems. See the HP Insight Control for Linux Support Matrix
for the specific list of supported OS on managed systems.
9.1.3 Installing other Linux operating systems
The Insight Control for Linux installation tools install almost any Linux OS (including a custom
operating system or a variant Linux operating system):
• That either supports PXE boot protocol or provides a mechanism for assigning an IP address
to an iLO-based server (either through kernel parameters or an automated installation
configuration file) so that virtual media can be used.
• That provides kernel and RAM disk files that contain the drivers for the target system to be
installed.
To install a Linux OS, other than RHEL or SLES, use either the Deploy→Operating
System→Custom or Other Interactive or Deploy→Operating System→Custom or Other
(Unattended) menu item.
For more information on installing a custom OS, see the white paper titled Installing a Custom
Operating System with HP Insight Control for Linux.
9.2 Using installation configuration files for unattended installations
To use the Deploy→Operating System→Red Hat (Kickstart) or SLES (AutoYaST) remote OS
installation features of Insight Control for Linux, you must do the following:
• Use the default template files that HP supplies as a template to create customized Kickstart
or AutoYaST files to enable unattended installation of a supported Linux OS.
NOTE:
The template file is written for 64-bit installations. If you want to install a 32-bit, you will
need to modify the installation and configuration file accordingly.
• Register the Kickstart or AutoYaST file or files in the repository.
• Copy the Kickstart or AutoYaST files or files to the appropriate directory in the repository.
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