HP Insight Control Software for Linux - Manual (Page 52)

Table 5-3 OS registration information (continued)
Supply for
supported
OS, custom
OS, or both
Description Registration information
Both Supply a path when the OS is served from a Remotely hosted
repository. This path is not required if the OS is being served locally.
Enter the full web address (using the IP address) to the OS installation
media, such as http://192.0.2.1/redhat/some_version/.
For SLES repositories, you must verify if the remote installation media
use CD1,CD2,… directories. If it uses the media subdirectories, the value
you enter for the Path via HTTP must include the first directory name,
such as http://192.0.2.1/sles10/CD1/. If you do not include
the media subdirectory, the installation fails.
NOTE: This item does not apply to VMware ESXi. Data for VMware
ESXi is not transferred through HTTP; instead, it is loaded from the
/opt/repository/boot
directory using PXE or virtual media .
Path via HTTP
Custom The OS version. Version
Custom The hardware architecture, such as X86_64. Architecture
Custom The name of the kernel boot file. If you do not supply a kernel name,
vmlinuz
is the default file name.
In the context of a custom OS, the file name might be different name.
You must examine the installation sources to determine what the OS
has named them.
Kernel name
Custom The name of the RAM disk boot file. If you do not supply a kernel name,
initrd.img
is the default file name.
In the context of a custom OS, the file name might be different. You
must examine the installation sources to determine what the OS has
named them.
RAM disk name
8. Select Save.
9. View the summary information, which provides the paths where you copy the
vendor-supplied OS installation files. For example:
Item Name RHEL5U5-x64 has been updated.
Path on disk: /opt/repository/os/RHEL5U5-x64
Path via HTTP: /os/RHEL5U5-x64
Boot target path on disk: /opt/repository/boot/RHEL5U5-x64Boot
Notice: You may now upload the Operating system, kernel, and RAM disk images
if you have not done so yet.
IMPORTANT: Write down or cut and paste into a file the directory names provided in the
Path on disk and Boot target path on disk fields.
You must know these paths to copy the related file(s) to the correct location. If you lose this
information, go back and edit the item in the repository. Select Save without changing any
information and the confirmation screen is displayed again.
The summary information provides the directories created in the repository under /opt/
repository
where you copy the vendor-supplied installation files. For a locally hosted
supported OS, an OS version-specific directory is created under /opt/repository/os
and an OS version-specific directory is created under /opt/repository/boot.
For a remotely hosted supported OS, a directory is only created under /opt/repository/
boot
because this is the only location where you copy OS installation files.
52 Managing the Insight Control for Linux repository