HP Intelligent Provisioning - Manual (Page 61)

5 Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting table
Troubleshooting Issue
Improper use of the Scripting Toolkit utilities and
modification of the CONREP data files can result in loss of Data loss in STK
critical data. Because of the potential data-loss risk, only
experienced individuals should use the Scripting Toolkit
utilities. Before using the Scripting Toolkit, all necessary
precautions must be taken to ensure that mission-critical
systems remain online if a failure occurs.
Not all options can be configured using Scripting Toolkit
utilities. Some options must be configured manually or with Configuring options using STK utilities
other configuration utilities, which are available online,
before they can be used with the Scripting Toolkit. For more
information on configuration, see the option documentation.
Because the -w argument does not capture certain types
of information, such as the administrator password, data Input files for HPONCFG
files created with HPONCFG using the -w argument cannot
then be used as input files for HPONCFG, unless they are
modified first.
The script files and script segments in this guide are
provided only as examples. You must modify the scripts Sample script files
for your environment. When creating or modifying your
own scripts, the pause command is a valuable tool to help
you determine that each step of the script is functioning as
desired.
HP ProLiant drivers must be added during Windows PE
customization to ensure the Scripting Toolkit utilities function
properly. See the readme.txt file provided. HP ProLiant drivers
HP software requires that WMI support be enabled to
function in Windows PE properly. WMI support
IFHW is case-sensitive. Incorrect case, misspellings, and
incorrect spacing cause the query to fail. Non-functioning IFHW
The file format for the DOS version of CONREP and the
current version of CONREP are not compatible. CONREP version compatibility
HPACUSCRIPTING supports only HP Smart Array
controllers. Review the HPACUSCRIPTING documentation
for the latest information. HPACUSCRIPTING support
Booting from a USB drive key is supported only on certain
ProLiant servers. For more information, see the HP Insight Booting from a USB drive key
Foundation suite for ProLiant website at ( http://
www.hp.com/go/foundation ).
The IFHW and HWQUERY utilities can be used to
customize the DEPLOYSERVER.CMD script for your Customizing the DEPLOYSERVER.CMD script
environment. For more information about these utilities, see
“Scripting Toolkit utilities” (page 23) .
Any changes you make to the SETBOOTORDER will take
effect at the next reboot. SETBOOTORDER changes
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