HP Insight Control Server Provisioning 7.3 Update 1 Administrator Guide

8. To test the share was created successfully, access the file share from another Linux client and
do the following:
a. Create a mount point.
b. Mount the NFS export to that mount point.
c. Once mounted, the remote file system should be accessible.
Modify the operating system installation OS Build Plans for NFS
To use the HP-provided Linux and ESXi OS Build Plans with a Linux File Share, the OS Build Plans
require modification. The procedures for editing an OS Build Plan can be found in the OS Build
Plans section of the IC server provisioning online help. Save the OS Build Plan to a new name and
edit the Set Media Source step parameter field to the following format:
nfs://IP_of_LinuxMediaServer/usr/MediaServer/Media/distributionname
where
IP_of_LinuxMediaServer is the IP address of the Linux Media Server.
distributionname is the directory name under Media directory where the operating system
distribution is located.
Modify the Update Firmware OS Build Plan for NFS
The ProLiant SW – Firmware Update OS Build Plan also requires modification. The procedures for
editing an OS Build Plan can be found in the OS Build Plans section of the IC server provisioning
online help. Save the OS Build Plan to a new name and edit the Set Media Source step parameter
field to the following format:
nfs://IP_of_LinuxMediaServer /usr/MediaServer#/mnt/media
where
IP_of_LinuxMediaServer is the IP address of the Linux Media Server.
/mnt/media is the location where the directory will be mounted.
Modify the Intelligent Provisioning Firmware Update OS Build Plan for NFS
The ProLiant SW – Intelligent Provisioning Firmware Update OS Build Plan also requires modification.
The procedures for editing an OS Build Plan can be found in the OS Build Plans section of the IC
server provisioning online help. Save the OS Build Plan to a new name and edit the Set Media
Source step parameter field to the following format: nfs://IP_of_LinuxMediaServer
/usr/MediaServer#/mnt/media where IP_of_LinuxMediaServer is the IP address of
the Linux Media Server. /mnt/media is the location where the directory will be mounted.
Modify the Install SPP OS Build Plan for NFS
To use the HP-provided OS Build Plan to install SPP on any Linux target server with a Linux File
Share ensure the following on the target machine:
• For SUSE Linux versions, make sure the nfs-client rpm is installed.
• For Red Hat Linux versions, make sure the rpcbind rpm and nfs-utils rpm are installed.
• For Red Hat Linux versions, make sure the rpcbind, nfs and nfslock services are running.
The ProLiant SW - Install Linux SPP OS Build Plan also requires modification. The procedures for
editing an OS Build Plan can be found in the OS Build Plans section of the IC server provisioning
online help. Save the OS Build Plan to a new name and edit the Set Media Source step parameter
field to the following format:
nfs://IP_of_LinuxMediaServer /usr/MediaServer#/mnt/media
where
IP_of_LinuxMediaServer is the IP address of the Linux Media Server.
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