Introduction 7
Intelligent Provisioning operation
NOTE:
Intelligent Provisioning 3.62 and later requires iLO firmware version 2.44 or later.
Intelligent Provisioning includes the following components:
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Critical boot drivers
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Active Health System (AHS)
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Erase Utility
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Deployment Settings
IMPORTANT:
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Although your server is preloaded with firmware and drivers, update the firmware upon initial setup. Also,
downloading and updating the latest version of Intelligent Provisioning ensures the latest supported features are
available.
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For Advanced servers, firmware is updated using the Intelligent Provisioning Firmware Update utility.
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Do not update firmware if the version you are currently running is required for compatibility.
NOTE:
Intelligent Provisioning does not function within multihomed configurations. A multihomed host is one that is
connected to two or more networks or has two or more IP addresses.
Intelligent Provisioning provides installation help for the following operating systems:
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Microsoft Windows Server
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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VMware ESXi/vSphere Custom Image
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ClearOS
Not all versions of an OS are supported. For information about specific versions of a supported operating system, see the
OS Support Matrix on the Hitachi Vantara website
(
https://support.hitachivantara.com/en/user/answers/interoperability.html
).
Navigating Intelligent Provisioning
To navigate through and modify settings in this menu-driven interface, use the navigation icons displayed at the top
right-hand corner and bottom left- and right-hand corners of the Intelligent Provisioning window.
These navigation icons are screen sensitive and are not displayed on all screens.
Software installed with Intelligent Provisioning
When a Windows system is installed using Intelligent Provisioning with Internet access, all the software applications are
automatically downloaded and installed. On other operating systems or on a Windows system without Internet access, the
following applications are not automatically installed with Intelligent Provisioning. To install the following applications, run
SPV.
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Advanced Server Agentless Management Service (AMS)
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Smart Storage Administrator (SSA)
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Lights-Out Online Configuration Utility
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