HP Intelligent Provisioning User Guide

Available install methods, source media types, and formats supported for each OS
family
Each Configure and Install screen provides a guided method of configuring the server, installing
an OS, and updating the system software. The following table shows the install methods, source
media types, and formats supported for each OS family.
ManualCustomized install methodRecommended install method
DiscUSBFTPNetwork
Share
DiscUSBFTPNetwork
Share
Disc
ISO VM
ISO
Flat ISOFlatFlat ISOISO VM
ISO
Flat ISOFlatFlat ISOISO VM
ISO
Microsoft
Windows
(64–bit)
ISO VM
ISO
Flat ISOFlatFlat ISOISO VM
ISO
Flat ISOFlatFlat ISOISO VM
ISO
VMware
ESXi
ISO VM
ISO
—Flat———Flat——VMware
ESX
ISO VM
ISO
——————Flat ISOISO VM
ISO
SUSE
Linux
Enterprise
Server
ISO VM
ISO
—————Flat—ISO VM
ISO
Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux
Formats:
• Flat—Standard folder structure
• ISO—ISO or UDF file
• VM ISO—iLO Virtual Media ISO
• kISO—Kernel update ISO
• VM NET—iLO Virtual Media folder share
• VM USB—iLO Virtual Media USB
For more information about supported operation systems, software, and firmware, see the links in
“Introduction” (page 5).
SD Boot
With Intelligent Provisioning, you can use an HP SD card as a target for deploying an OS. The
following HP-supplied SD cards are supported as an alternative OS boot device:
• HP 32GB SD Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Kit (700136-B21)
• HP 32GB microSD Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Kit (700139–B21)
NOTE: You cannot perform an OS install on an SD card when there is a hard disk connected to
the server.
Either of these SD cards can be used as an alternative to hard drive or solid state drive storage
for deploying an OS on HP ProLiant servers. Using an SD card as a target for deploying an OS
provides the following advantages:
• Deploys OSs to diskless servers and SAN storage
• Uses less power than traditional drives
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