HP Insight Control Server Provisioning 7.2 Administrator Guide

1 Introduction/overview
What is Insight Control server provisioning?
Insight Control server provisioning is a virtual appliance used to install and configure HP ProLiant
servers. Insight Control server provisioning uses resources such as OS Build Plans and scripts to
run deployment jobs.
IC server provisioning allows you to:
• Install Windows, Linux, and ESXi on ProLiant servers
• Update drivers, utilities, and firmware on ProLiant servers using the HP Service Packs for
ProLiant (SPPs)
• Configure ProLiant system hardware, iLOs, BIOS, and HP Smart Array
• Deploy to target servers without using PXE (HP ProLiant Gen8 and later)
• Run deployment jobs on multiple servers simultaneously
• Customize your ProLiant deployments via an easy to use browser-based interface
• Migrate from HP Insight Control server deployment (RDP) to Insight Control server provisioning
Table 1 Where can I find information on ...?
Where to find the informationTopic
See the Insight Control server provisioning section of the HP Insight Control Release Notes
available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs.
Release notes
See the Insight Control server provisioning section of the HP Insight Management Support
Matrix available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs.
Support Matrix
See the HP Insight Control Server Provisioning Installation Guide available at http://
www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs.
How to download and set
up the appliance for the
first time
The online help content is available in PDF format at http://www.hp.com/go/
insightcontrol/docs.
Online help in PDF form
See the HP Insight Control Server Provisioning Administrator Guide available at http://
www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs for in-depth strategy and usage.
Deep dive
The Quick Start section in the online help will walk you through using Insight Control server
provisioning to accomplish real tasks.
Getting started
See the How Do I...? section in the online help section for introductory information and
instructions on accomplishing tasks.
See the Insight Control server provisioning glossary: “Glossary ” (page 48).Terms
The Troubleshooting index in the online help is a repository for all
problem/recommendation information provided by IC server provisioning developers.
Troubleshooting plus known
issues and restrictions
See the Insight Control server provisioning section of the HP Insight Control Release Notes
available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs.
See the Insight Control server provisioning section of the HP Insight Management Support
Matrix available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs.
In the general How do I ...? section of the online help see the topic: Navigate the user
interface.
User interface
See the Data Migration from Insight Control server deployment to Insight Control server
provisioning white paper, available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs.
Migrating from HP Insight
Control server deployment
White papers on various topics are available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/
docs.
White papers
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