HPE ProLiant Gen9

Using scripted configuration flows
Scripted configuration flow
You can use BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) with the Scripting Toolkit (STK) to create standard server
configuration scripts to automate many of the manual steps in the server configuration process. You can find
the STK on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (
http://www.hpe.com/servers/stk).
The following utilities are provided in the toolkit:
• Configuration Replication Utility (CONREP)
• Smart Storage Administrator (SSA)
Configuration Replication Utility (CONREP)
CONREP with ProLiant Gen9, Synergy, and other UEFI enabled servers is shipped in the STK and is a utility
that operates with the BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) to replicate hardware configuration on ProLiant
Gen8 and later servers. This utility is run during State 0, Run Hardware Configuration Utility when performing
a scripted server deployment. CONREP reads the state of the system environment variables to determine the
configuration and then writes the results to an editable script file. This file can then be deployed across
multiple servers with similar hardware and software components. For more information, see the Scripting
Toolkit User Guide for your operating system environment on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (http://
www.hpe.com/info/stk/docs).
RESTful API support for UEFI
ProLiant Gen9 servers and Synergy compute modules include support for configuring UEFI BIOS settings
using the RESTful API, a management interface that server management tools can use to perform server
configuration, inventory, and monitoring. A REST client uses HTTPS operations to configure supported server
settings, such as iLO 4 and UEFI BIOS settings. For more information about the RESTful API and the
RESTful Interface Tool, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/info/
restfulinterface/docs).
Smart Storage Administrator (SSA)
ProLiant Gen9 servers and Synergy compute modules support Smart Storage Administrator (SSA). SSA
Scripting is a standalone application that is distributed with the SSA CLI application. For more information See
the Scripting Toolkit for Windows User Guide (http://www.hpe.com/support/STK_Windows_UG_en), and
the SSA guides at: http://www.hpe.com/info/smartstorage/docs.
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