HP Insight Control Software for Linux - Manual (Page 3)

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1 Using HP Insight Control for Linux..............................................................................11
1.1 Integration with HP Systems Insight Manager...............................................................................11
1.2 HP Insight Control for Linux licenses.............................................................................................11
1.3 HP Insight Control for Linux extensions to HP SIM.......................................................................12
1.4 HP Insight Control for Linux toolboxes..........................................................................................15
1.5 HP Insight Control for Linux command environment...................................................................15
1.6 Using the HP SIM quick launch feature..........................................................................................16
1.7 Internal task queuing and management.........................................................................................16
1.8 Synchronized system clocks............................................................................................................17
1.9 Validating RPM signatures..............................................................................................................17
1.10 HP Insight Control for Linux RAM disk environment.................................................................17
1.11 Network configuration and DHCP requirements.........................................................................18
1.12 Virtual media.................................................................................................................................18
1.13 Managed system names................................................................................................................19
1.13.1 How HP Insight Control for Linux assigns node names......................................................19
1.13.2 Viewing managed system names..........................................................................................20
1.14 Security..........................................................................................................................................21
1.14.1 Integrated security features...................................................................................................21
1.14.2 Trusted certificates.................................................................................................................22
1.15 Connecting to HP SIM...................................................................................................................23
1.16 Backing up HP Insight Control for Linux files..............................................................................24
2 Configuring network parameters for virtual media..................................................25
2.1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................25
2.2 Preparing for virtual media.............................................................................................................26
2.2.1 Discovering the management processor with HP SIM...........................................................26
2.2.2 Creating a user account and enabling virtual media on the management processor............28
2.2.3 Licensing virtual media on the management processor.........................................................29
2.3 Using the Define Networks tool......................................................................................................29
2.3.1 Creating a network definition.................................................................................................30
2.3.2 Loading a network definition..................................................................................................31
2.3.3 Changing the parameters of a network definition..................................................................31
2.3.4 Deleting a network definition.................................................................................................31
2.4 Using the Network Configuration Editor.......................................................................................31
2.4.1 Using the Network Configuration Editor for a single server.................................................31
2.4.2 Considerations for using the Network Configuration Editor for multiple servers................33
2.4.3 Additional functions of Network Configuration Editor page................................................34
2.4.4 Freeing an IP address stored in Network Configuration Editor.............................................35
2.5 Next Step.........................................................................................................................................35
3 Discovering managed systems, switches, and enclosures.......................................37
3.1 Discovering systems .......................................................................................................................37
3.1.1 Discovering bare-metal servers using PXE.............................................................................37
3.1.2 Discovering bare-metal servers using virtual media..............................................................39
3.1.3 Discovering running systems .................................................................................................40
3.2 Assigning HP Insight Control for Linux licenses to discovered systems.......................................40
3.3 Preparing and discovering switches and enclosures......................................................................41
3.4 Changing the boot method..............................................................................................................42
3.5 Next steps........................................................................................................................................43
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