What is Insight Control server provisioning?
Insight Control server provisioning is a virtual appliance used to install and configure HP ProLiant servers. Insight Control server provisioning uses resources such as OS Build Plans and scripts to run deployment jobs.
IC server provisioning allows you to:
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Install Windows, Linux, and ESXi on ProLiant servers
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Deploy operating systems to Virtual Machines (VMs)
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Update drivers, utilities, and firmware on ProLiant servers using the HP Service Packs for ProLiant (SPPs)
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Configure ProLiant system hardware, iLOs, BIOS, HP Smart Array and Fibre Channel HBA
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Deploy to target servers without using PXE (for HP ProLiant Gen8 servers or later). You can do PXE-less deployment on these servers without any special configuration because they come with built-in service OSs as part of the embedded intelligent provisioning feature
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Run deployment jobs on multiple servers simultaneously
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Customize your ProLiant deployments via an easy to use browser-based interface.
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Create and run customized Build Plans to perform additional configuration tasks either before or after OS deployment
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Migrate from HP Insight Control server deployment (RDP) to Insight Control server provisioning.
HP provides a wide range of information described in Table 1 to enhance your IC server provisioning experience.
The documentation included with Insight Control server provisioning contains information specific to setting up and using the product to perform automated provisioning functions on your HP servers. The users of IC server provisioning are expected to have advanced knowledge of installing and managing the operating systems and hardware they are using this product to provision.
Where can I find information?
| Topic | Where to find the information |
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| Release notes | See the Insight Control server provisioning section of the HP Insight Control Release Notes available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs. |
| Support Matrix | See the Insight Control server provisioning section of the HP Insight Management Support Matrix available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs. |
| How to download and set up the appliance for the first time | See the HP Insight Control Server Provisioning Installation Guide available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs. |
| Online help | Refer to the online help content on the appliance (the online help is also available standalone at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs). |
| Administrator tasks | See the HP Insight Control Server Provisioning Administrator Guide available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs for overviews of general usage, optional manual configuration instructions and instructions for administrative work such as security, backup and restore. Several key APIs are also documented in this manual. |
| OS Build Plans details | See the HP Insight Control Server Provisioning Build Plans Reference Guide available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs for detailed descriptions of the HP-provided Build Plans, scripts, configuration files, packages and key custom attributes. This reference guide also includes information on what has changed in the Build Plans. |
| Getting started |
Use the Quick start in the online help will walk you through using Insight Control server provisioning to accomplish real tasks. See the How Do I ... ? online help section for introductory information and instructions on accomplishing tasks. |
| Terms | See the Insight Control server provisioning glossary: [Glossary] . |
| Troubleshooting plus known issues and restrictions |
The Troubleshooting in the online help is a repository for all problem/recommendation information provided by IC server provisioning developers. See the Insight Control server provisioning section of the HP Insight Control Release Notes available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs. See the Insight Control server provisioning section of the HP Insight Management Support Matrix available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs. |
| User interface | Refer to the online help general How do I ... ? section there is a topic: Navigate the user interface. |
| Migrating from HP Insight Control server deployment | See the Data Migration from Insight Control server deployment to Insight Control server provisioning white paper, available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs. |
| White papers | Find helpful related information in White papers on various topics are available at http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol/docs. |
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