HP ProLiant Gen8 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction............................................................................................. 5
Using Intelligent Provisioning............................................................... 6
Overview....................................................................................................................................... 6
Navigating Intelligent Provisioning..................................................................................... 6
Completing initial configuration and registration tasks..................................................................7
Step 1: Setting Intelligent Provisioning preferences...........................................................7
Step 2: Activating Intelligent Provisioning.......................................................................... 9
Step 3: Registering for Insight Remote Support ................................................................9
HPE embedded remote support..............................................................................9
Data collected by HPE remote support................................................................. 10
HPE Proactive Care service.................................................................................. 11
Prerequisites for remote support registration.........................................................11
Registering for Insight Online direct connect ........................................................12
Registering for Insight Remote Support central connect ......................................15
Registering for remote support after the initial configuration and registration
tasks...................................................................................................................... 16
Configuring the server and installing an OS............................................................................... 17
Source media types and installation methods supported for each OS............................ 17
Using an SD card as a boot device....................................................................... 17
Step 1: Hardware Settings............................................................................................... 18
Step 2: OS Selection........................................................................................................19
Available install methods, source media types, and formats supported for each OS
family................................................................................................................................23
Step 3: OS Information.....................................................................................................25
OS information required for recommended installations....................................... 25
OS information required for customized installations............................................ 26
Step 4: Review................................................................................................................. 27
Checking installation parameters..................................................................................... 28
Performing maintenance.............................................................................................................28
Downloading Active Health System data ........................................................................ 29
Logging in to Active Health System Viewer...........................................................29
Uploading an AHS log to AHSV............................................................................ 30
Firmware Update..............................................................................................................31
Determining the installed Intelligent Provisioning version..................................... 31
Updating Intelligent Provisioning and component firmware.................................. 31
Intelligent Provisioning Preferences.................................................................................32
Deployment Settings........................................................................................................ 32
Creating a Deployment Settings package (overview)........................................... 32
Using a Deployment Settings package to configure a single server (overview)....33
Performing Deployment Settings package-level actions....................................... 33
Entering or changing individual settings for a Deployment Settings package.......34
Using HPE Smart Storage Administrator (HPE SSA) ..................................................... 38
Diagnostics/SmartSSD.....................................................................................................39
Using Insight Diagnostics ................................................................................................39
Quick Configs...................................................................................................................40
Intelligent Provisioning Quick Configs settings and corresponding RBSU
settings.................................................................................................................. 41
iLO configuration.............................................................................................................. 42
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