HP ProLiant Gen9 Servers - Server Configuration and OS Installation; Supported OS Installation Methods

3 Configuring the server and installing an OS
To use Intelligent Provisioning to configure the hardware and install an OS on your HP ProLiant
server, follow the on-screen prompts in the Configure and Install menu to complete the tasks in the
following four screens:
• “Step 1: Hardware Settings” (page 21)
• “Step 2: OS Selection” (page 23)
• “Step 3: OS Information” (page 27)
• “Step 4: Review” (page 31)
IMPORTANT:
• HP ProLiant SL, SE, and XL Servers do not support operating system installations with Intelligent
Provisioning. These servers do support the maintenance features described in “Performing
maintenance” (page 33).
• Special characters can be used in passwords only. Do not use special characters in any other
data fields.
Available install methods, source media types, and formats supported for
each OS family
Each Configure and Install screen provides a guided method of configuring the server, installing
an OS, and updating the system software. The following table shows the install methods, source
media types, and formats supported for each OS family.
IMPORTANT: Intelligent Provisioning only supports original, licensed vendor media or HP-Branded
versions. Demo or developer versions of the OS, or media which has been modified to slipstream
custom software or service packs, are not supported and may not be correctly identified by the
installation process.
ManualCustomized install methodRecommended install method
DiscUSBFTPNetwork
Share
DiscUSBFTPNetwork
Share
Disc
ISO VM
ISO
Flat ISO—Flat ISOISO VM
ISO
Flat ISO—Flat ISOISO VM
ISO
Microsoft
Windows
(64–bit)
ISO VM
ISO
Flat ISOFlatFlat ISOISO VM
ISO
Flat ISOFlatFlat ISOISO VM
ISO
VMware
ESXi
ISO VM
ISO
——————Flat ISOISO VM
ISO
SUSE
Linux
Enterprise
Server
ISO VM
ISO
—————Flat—ISO VM
ISO
Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux
Formats:
• Flat—Standard folder structure
• ISO—ISO or UDF file
• VM ISO—iLO Virtual Media ISO
20 Configuring the server and installing an OS