SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit Deployment: HP Integrity Servers with Linux

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Table of Contents

Preface.................................................................................................................................8

Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................8

Typographic Conventions......................................................................................................................8

Publishing History................................................................................................................................10

Related Information..............................................................................................................................11

HP Encourages Your Comments..........................................................................................................12

1 Overview.......................................................................................................................13

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................13

Reviewing the Toolkit...........................................................................................................................14

Planning the Deployment.....................................................................................................................15

Selecting a Workstation...................................................................................................................15

Selecting a Boot Mechanism............................................................................................................15

Configuring the Repository.............................................................................................................16

Using Repository Creation Scripts.............................................................................................16

2 Using the SSTK Deployment Workflow......................................................................22

Setting Up a Model Server....................................................................................................................22

Creating a Server Profile.......................................................................................................................22

Setting Up the Toolkit Environment.....................................................................................................23

Launching the Server Replication.........................................................................................................23

Capturing and Deploying System Images............................................................................................23

Capturing Images............................................................................................................................24

Image Format and Compatibility:..............................................................................................24

Original HDD size X Cloned HDD size:....................................................................................24

Deploying Images............................................................................................................................24

SAN Environment Autoconfiguration.................................................................................................24

Customizing the Toolkit Environment.................................................................................................25

Resetting SELinux Attributes after Replicating RHEL5 and RHEL5U1...............................................25

Logical Volume Manager Support........................................................................................................25

Configuring the Static IPv6 Address...............................................................................................25

3 Creating a Server Profile.............................................................................................27

Preparing the Workstation....................................................................................................................27

Displaying Headless Server Console Output at the Workstation...................................................27

Unpacking the Toolkit...........................................................................................................................29

Setting Up an Unattended OS Installation...........................................................................................32

4 Setting Up the Toolkit Environment.............................................................................34

Editing the sstk.conf Script..............................................................................................................34

Editing the Linux Boot Loader..............................................................................................................35

Reviewing the main_toolkit_launch.sh Script............................................................................38

Editing the linux-setup.sh Script...................................................................................................38

Setting Repository Access Permissions.................................................................................................39

5 Setting Up the Boot Mechanism.................................................................................40

Using a Bootable CD or DVD...............................................................................................................40

Creating a Bootable Disk Image......................................................................................................40

Creating a CD Build Directory........................................................................................................41

Creating the ISO File........................................................................................................................41

Booting From the CD or DVD.........................................................................................................41

Using a USB Flash Device.....................................................................................................................42

Creating a Bootable USB Flash Device............................................................................................42

Booting From a USB Flash Device...................................................................................................42

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