Available install methods, source media types, and formats supported for each OS family

Step 1: Hardware Settings

Step 3: OS Information

Step 4: Review

Checking installation parameters

Disabling the VID

Step 2: OS Selection

In this screen, specify the OS family to install and the installation method.

IMPORTANT: If unsupported media devices are connected at this point, the following error appears: There are no physical disks attached. To resolve the issue, remove the unsupported media device, and make sure you have network share information available, or a disk or ISO, FTP, or USB drive installed when prompted.

  1. Select an OS family.

    Available supported OS families include:

    • Microsoft Windows

    • Red Hat Linux

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

    • VMware ESXi/vSphere Custom Image

    IMPORTANT:

    • When installing VMware, download an HPE Custom ISO before the installation from the HP website (http://www.hpe.com/info/esxidownload). Ethernet port 0 must be active.

    NOTE:

    • A software license must be accepted when installing Microsoft Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.X.

    • If updates are available, a message appears on the screen directing you to the proper steps for incorporating them into Intelligent Provisioning.

  2. Select an installation method.

    Depending on the OS family selected, installation choices vary, including the suggested default. For more information, see Available install methods, source media types, and formats supported for each OS family.

    Options may include:

    • Recommended—This express installation process uses Hewlett Packard Enterprise-defined defaults to configure the server software and firmware, partition storage, and install the OS with drivers. It also performs a software and firmware update if the network is available at your location. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends selecting this option for first-time server setup. For more information about recommended installation options, see Step 3: OS Information.

      NOTE: AMS and the ProLiant iLO 3/4 Channel Interface Driver are installed automatically if you use the Recommended installation method for Windows installation. The ProLiant iLO 3/4 Channel Interface Driver is standard for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and 12 and Red Hat Enterprise 6 and 7.

    • Customized—A full interview with a wizard that provides the network setup, remote support registration, the systems software, the server hardware configuration, RAID configuration, options for server software and firmware updates, storage partitioning, and OS installation with drivers. Select this option if you have specific parameters that differ from the recommended settings, such as for storage partitioning. For more information about customized installation options, see OS information required for customized installations.

    • Manual—Installs the OS from a custom OS CD/DVD without searching the Web. After selecting this option, insert the provided CD/DVD so that the server can reboot from the OS CD/DVD.

      The Virtual Install Disk (VID) is disabled by default. If you enable VID, a USB mass-storage device appears with the name of the VID during the OS installation process. The VID contains a limited set of storage and networking drivers, so any required SAS/iSCSI/FCoE adapter can be loaded in the event that the OS disc does not have the appropriate drivers. Because the VID and the custom CD/DVD might not contain all of the needed drivers, you might need to create a driver CD/DVD to ensure that all required drivers are installed and that the OS can install successfully. For information about creating a driver disk, see the OS installation guide. For information on disabling the VID, see Disabling the VID.

      In all Linux environments, add dd (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6), inst.dd (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7), dud=1 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and 12) on the command line to provide a driver location only when installing the OS in special storage devices such as iSCSI and FC LUNs.

      In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installations with a SATA controller, the selected Install Target Device must be a drive connected to the lowest bay number.

      The following table contains information about Linux boot driver parameters.

      Linux editionIssueSolutionExample
      SUSE Linux Enterprise ServerBecause of a naming convention conflict between SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 and SP2, the SP2 drivers are located in a directory that the SUSE installer does not see.To access the SP2 drivers in the VID, include the updatedir kernel parameter for the appropriate OS.updatedir=

      /linux/suse/i386–sles11.2

      broken_modules=ahci for sles11, sles12

      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Because the AHCI driver is loaded before the HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller drivers, the logical drive for B140i is not recognized.Enter the blacklist boot parameter to prevent the driver from taking over the controller.
      blacklist=ahci
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Because the AHCI driver is loaded before the HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller drivers, the logical drive for B140i is not recognized.Enter the modprobe.blacklist boot parameter to prevent the driver from taking over the controller.
      modprobe.blacklist=ahci

  3. Select the source media from which you are installing the OS.

    ​Media types include:

    • Physical DVD or iLO virtual media​ (default)—A standard bootable OS DVD/CD-ROM media, and virtual media through iLO

      NOTE: Select this option when using a DVD drive connected to a USB port.

    • Microsoft Windows or Samba Network Share​—The network share that contains the OS installation files.

    • FTP​—The FTP server that contains OS installation files.

      NOTE: The FTP media option is supported for VMware and Red Hat Enterprise Linux only.

    • USB Key​—The USB flash drive that contains the OS installation files

      NOTE: Only FAT-formatted USB drives are supported. For OS image files that cannot copy to the USB unless it is NTFS-formatted, use a different source media, such as a DVD, network share, or FTP server.

  4. If you are installing from a CD/DVD disk or USB drive, insert the media.

  5. Click the Continue right arrow to go to the next screen, which varies, depending on the media type.

    ​ Insert the disc or USB media, or enter the information needed to access the installation files on the network share or FTP site. Depending on the media type, supply the following information.

    Media typeRequired information/action
    DiscInsert the disc.
    Network shareEnter network connection information, including:

    • Server Name or IP Address—Server name or IP address of the server that hosts the OS contents. If a server name is specified, a DNS entry is also required.

    • Share Name—The name of the network share using Server Message Block (SMB) protocol that hosts the OS contents.

    • Network Share User—User name used to access the network share.

    • Network Share Password (not encrypted)—Password for the user name used to access the network share.

    FTPEnter network connection information, including:

    • Server Name or IP Address—FTP server name or IP address of the server that hosts the OS contents. FTP support requires anonymous access to the FTP server and does not support connecting to an FTP server through a proxy.

    IMPORTANT: When entering an FTP path, remove spaces and punctuation. The FTP server directory structure cannot contain spaces or special characters (including punctuation).

    USBInsert the USB drive and browse to the location of the OS installation files on the USB drive. Then, double-click the ISO file.

  6. Click the Continue right arrow to proceed to the next screen in the automated process.