HP Insight Control Server Provisioning 7.3 Update 1 Administrator Guide

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2. Start the httpd service.
service httpd start
Use a browser to confirm the web server is properly configured. You should be able to browse
to:
http://<ip-of-media-server>/Deploy
and see any files you have in /usr/MediaServer/Media. Note that /Deploy must match
the name you specified above.
If that works, configure the http server to run all of the time.
chkconfig httpd on
Populate the Media folder with the distributions you wish to serve.
Setup NFS access for the Linux Media Server (optional)
If you are not using NFS you can skip this section. NFS is not required in any of the default Build
Plans provided by IC server provisioning, however, if your network policies prohibit use of the
SMB protocol or if you simply prefer NFS over SMB and HTTP, you can use it instead. NFS can
be used for Linux and ESXi operating system installations, SPP installations, firmware updates, and
other functions requiring a mounted drive. Using NFS is an advanced feature and requires manual
setup of a Linux Media Server and manual changes to the OS Build Plans.
Since the Media Server settings on the appliance do not allow for specifying NFS, the Set Media
Source step parameter will require manual modification. Optionally, a new facility level custom
attribute that will contain that URL may be created and used with the Set Media Source step instead
of the Linux URL.
Setup Linux File Share (NFS) for Linux and ESXi deployments
To setup the Linux File Share:
1. On the Media Server, install the following NFS rpm:
• For Red Hat Linux versions, make sure the rpcbind rpm and nfs-utils rpm are installed.
• For SUSE Linux versions, make sure the nfs-kernel-server rpm is installed.
2. Verify services are running.
• For Red Hat Linux versions, make sure the rpcbind, nfs and nfslock services are running.
• For SUSE Linux versions, make sure the nfsserver service is running.
3. Create a directory under which the Media server files will be stored. The example used is
/usr/MediaServer.
4. Under this directory, create two subdirectories: Images and Media. For example,
/usr/MediaServer/Images and /usr/MediaServer/Media. The Media folder is
where all of the vendor supplied media will be stored, and the Images folder is where all
captured images will be written.
5. For each operating system distribution, create a subdirectory under Media and copy the
appropriate operating system distributions, including hidden or system files, and SPP using
the directory names in Table 2 (page 14). Using these directory names will ensure the
HP-provided OS Build Plans will run without modification.
6. Edit /etc/exports to add the top level Media Server directory and permissions:
/usr/MediaServer *(rw)
7. Force the nfs server daemons to reread /etc/exports by executing exportfs –ra.
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