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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4
PSP overview ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Benefits of PSP .......................................................................................................................................... 4
Components in the PSP .............................................................................................................................. 5
New features ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Obtaining the PSP ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Obtaining PSP from HP SmartStart CD ............................................................................................... 7
HP website ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Updating a PSP ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Subscriber's Choice ......................................................................................................................... 8
Version control ................................................................................................................................ 8
Creating a centralized, network-based software repository ............................................................................. 8
Deploying PSPs .......................................................................................................................... 10
PSP deployment scenarios ........................................................................................................................ 10
Deployment for Microsoft Windows ........................................................................................................... 10
Minimum requirements for Microsoft Windows PSP ...................................................................................... 10
Installing the PSP for Windows .................................................................................................................. 11
Server virtualization detection and support ........................................................................................ 13
Deploying PSPs for Linux .......................................................................................................................... 13
Minimum requirements for Linux PSP .......................................................................................................... 13
Installing the PSP for Linux ........................................................................................................................ 17
Advanced topics ......................................................................................................................... 19
Command-line installation ........................................................................................................................ 19
Command-line syntax ............................................................................................................................... 19
Command-line arguments ......................................................................................................................... 20
Input files ............................................................................................................................................... 24
Command-line usage of input file ..................................................................................................... 24
Input file format and rules ............................................................................................................... 25
File encoding ................................................................................................................................ 25
Error reporting .............................................................................................................................. 25
Input file parameters ...................................................................................................................... 26
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 35
Troubleshooting installation of PSP for Microsoft Windows ........................................................................... 35
Troubleshooting installation of PSP for Linux ................................................................................................ 37
Technical support ........................................................................................................................ 39
Reference documentation ......................................................................................................................... 39
Operating system information ................................................................................................................... 39
HP contact information ............................................................................................................................. 40
Acronyms and abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 41
Index ......................................................................................................................................... 43
