Run an OS Build Plan

The following sections provide details on running an OS Build Plan.

How to Run OS Build Plans on selected servers


	NOTE: When a set of jobs is run together a ‘control’ job is created in addition to the individual jobs in the set of jobs. The control job is the driving component that starts the next OS Build Plan as the previous one completes and controls the failure response.

To run an OS Build Plan

Before beginning, verify the target servers have met the requirements, see Requirements for OS Build Plans.
From any OS Build Plan, Servers, Device Groups or Jobs screen, select Actions→Run OS Build Plan. The Run OS Build Plans screen is displayed. If coming from the OS Build Plans screen, the OS Build Plan you selected is listed on the Run OS Build Plans screen. If coming from the Servers or Device Groups screens, the servers you selected are listed.
In the Run OS Build Plans screen, you can add OS Build Plans to run by selecting the Add plan button in the OS Build Plans section of the screen. The Select OS Build Plans for the Job dialog box is displayed. In the dialog box, select a Build Plan to add from the list of available Build Plans or you can enter text in the filter box to display just those Build Plans that match the filter criteria. From the Run OS Build Plans screen you can remove OS Build Plans from the list by selecting X in the Build Plan row.
In the Run OS Build Plans screen, you can add servers to run the OS Build Plans on by selecting the Add server button in the Servers section of the screen. The Select Servers for the Job dialog box is displayed. In the dialog box, you can select from the list of available servers or you can enter text in the filter box to display just those servers that match the filter criteria. From the Run OS Build Plans screen you can remove target servers for provisioning with the Build Plans by selecting X on the server row.
Select an option underJob Information. You can select to run the job Immediately or Select run time to run the job or set of jobs now or in the future. If running a set of OS Build Plans, then under Job Information you can optionally specify a name for the set of Build Plans.
Select an option under Network, either Use Build Plan defaults or Customize to personalize the networking for the target servers. If you select Customize and the NICs are not configured, the Configure Network screen is displayed to allow you to do the configuration. Once you have entered your configuration information and returned to the Run OS Build Plan screen, you will see a summary of the configuration you are requesting. Also, an Edit button will be visible in the Configure Network section. Click Edit to return to the Configure Network screen and make changes. For details on the Configure Network screen, see Configure Networking.
If you are running several OS Build Plans, select what type of failure response you want if there are any failures in running the OS Build Plans.
Select OK to launch the job or select Cancel to return to the previous screen. You are asked to verify launching the job if you select OK.
Once the job has been launched, the Jobs screen is displayed with the newly created job highlighted. You can monitor the job from there or leave the screen and continue working.

Run OS Build Plans screen details

The Run OS Build Plans screen enables you to run specified Build Plans on selected servers.

From any OS Build Plan, Servers, Device Groups or Jobs screen, select Actions→Run OS Build Plan. The Run OS Build Plans screen will be displayed. If coming from the OS Build Plans screen then the OS Build Plan you selected will be listed on the Run OS Build Plans screen. If coming from the Servers screen then the servers you selected will be listed.

Screen component Description

OS Build Plans

Description:	This is the list of one or more OS Build Plans that will be run on the servers you select. You can remove OS Build Plans from the list by selecting X in the Build Plan row. The Build Plans are listed in priority order (Run Order). You can change the run order by using the arrow buttons to move Build Plans up or down in the list. You can add OS Build Plans to run by clicking Add plan . In the Select OS Build Plans for the Job dialog box, you can select from the list of available Build Plans or you can enter text in the filter box to display just those Build Plans that match the filter criteria. Select Add or Add+ to select one or more OS Build Plans to run on the servers you select or Cancel to exit without adding OS Build Plans. You are then returned to the Run OS Build Plans screen.
Default value:	`None`
Required:	Yes, you must select at least one OS Build Plan
Examples:	ProLiant OS - RHEL6.6 x64 Scripted Install ProLiant SW - Offline Firmware Update

Servers

Description:

This is a list of one or more servers selected for the OS Build Plans.

The server description is read-only in this context. The server description includes the following:

Status
Display Name
Model
Deployment Interface
Location
Serial Number

You can remove servers from the list by selecting X in the server row.

You can add servers to the list by clicking Add server. Up to 100 servers will be listed In the Select Servers for the Job dialog box. To view the next 100 servers select Load morek. You can select from the list of available servers or you can enter text in the filter box to display just those servers that match the filter criteria. Select Add or Add+ to select one or more servers to be provisioned or Cancel to exit without adding server. You are then returned to the Run OS Build Plans screen.

Default value:

None

Required:

Yes, you must select at least one server.

Job Information

Description:

Run job — You can select to run the OS Build Plan Immediately or select a future run time.

To select a future time and date, check Select run time. A pop-up window displays that enables you to select a date from the calendar and a time using the Hour and Minute slider bars. Select Done when you have selected the date and time. If you decide you want to run the job now, exit the pop-up window and select the option to run the job Immediately.

Default value:

Immediately

Required:

No.

Description:

Job name — If you select a set of jobs to run together, a ‘control’ job is created in addition to the individual jobs in the set of jobs. The control job is the driving component that starts the next OS Build Plan as the previous one completes. When running a set of jobs you can specify a job name to be used to identify the control job as shown on the Jobs screen. Job Name can contain the following: alphanumeric characters, dash, underscore and spaces.

If you are running a single Build Plan you will not see the Job name field.

Description:

Start job at step— This drop-down lists the steps in the selected Build Plan and allows you to select a step other than the first step from which you can start the Build Plan. The Start job at step appears only when you select a single Build Plan. If you are running multiple Build Plans, you will not see this field.


	IMPORTANT: Use caution when starting a Build Plan at any step other than the first step. For many Build Plans, starting at a step other than the first step can lead to undesirable results.

Default value:

Step 1

Required:

No.

Network

Description:

Select an option under Network, either Use Build Plan defaults or Customize to personalize the networking for the target servers.

If you select Use Build Plan defaults the NICs on the target server or servers are configured based on the OS you are installing.

If you select Customize and the NICs are not configured, the Configure Network screen is displayed to allow you to do network configuration prior to running the Build Plan. See Configure Networking for details on the Configure Network screen.

If you select Customize and the NICs have already been configured you will see a summary display showing the state of the NICs and an Edit button that enables you to access the Configure Network screen and change network configuration. The Summary information includes the following:

Host name
NIC name
Desired State of the NIC, either As is, Enabled or Disabled
Deployment Interface, Yes if the NIC is the Deployment Interface, otherwise blank

Required:

No.

Failure Response

Description:

If you have selected more than one OS Build Plan to run then you will see a list of failure responses to select from. The failure response you select determines what happens when there is a failure.

The options are:

Run next Build Plan only on successful servers—This means for the server the OS Build Plan failed on, don’t run any more Build Plans, but do run the next Build Plan on the rest of the servers where there is no failure.
Run next Build Plan on all servers (successful or failed)—This means go to the next Build Plan and run it on all servers, even the failed server.
Do not run any more Build Plans—This means after any failure run no more Build Plans.

Default value:

Run next Build Plan only on successful servers.

Required:

If you have selected to run more than one OS Build Plan then a failure response selection is required. Otherwise no failure response is needed.

Run OS Build Plans screen buttons

Select OK to begin provisioning the selected servers with the selected OS Build Plans. A dialog box is displayed to verify you want to proceed. If you proceed, you are taken to the Jobs screen with the job selected. You can monitor its progress from that screen if you choose or you can continue working.

Cancel

Select Cancel to go back to the screen previous to the Run OS Build Plans screen.

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