HP Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux manual Using the HP USB Key Utility, Prerequisites

Table 1 Regular expression attributes

Attribute name	SMBIOS attribute
product_name	SMBIOS product name (dmidecode — string system-product-name)
product_serial	SMBIOS serial number (smidecode — string system-serial-number)
product_uuid	SMBIOS uuid (dmidecode — string system-id)
bios_family	ROM family (dmidecode — string bios-version)

For example, to configure a mirror that serves different SPPs for different types of servers, you can add the product_name attribute to the redirect commands in the index.xml file. In the following example, the DL380 servers access spp-version1 while the DL580 servers access spp-version2.

<?xml version=”1.0” encoding=”UTF-8”?> <hp_manifest schema_version=”1.0.0.0”>

<index>

<include src=”http://myserver/spp-version1” type=”redirect” product_name=”.*dl380.*”

/>

<include src=”http://myserver/spp-version2” type=”redirect” product_name=”.*dl580.*”

/>

<include src=”http://myserver/ipupdate-1.00” type=”redirect”

/>

</index> </hp_manifest>

Using the HP USB Key Utility

The HP USB Key Utility is a Windows application that copies Intelligent Provisioning or HP SPP contents, and other CD or DVD images to a USB flash drive. After copying data to the USB flash drive, you can run Intelligent Provisioning or SPP from the USB flash drive instead of from a CD or DVD. This process is beneficial in headless-server operations. It also simplifies the storage, transportation, and usage of the contents by allowing you to retrieve their images from the web and customize them as needed.

Prerequisites

Installing applications onto a USB flash drive requires a supported source CD, DVD, or ISO, and a USB flash drive with adequate storage space for storing the source contents. The USB Key Utility requires a USB 2.0 flash drive with a storage size larger than the media or ISO image (2 GB or greater).

AutoRun files

AutoRun files do not start automatically from the utility. To start an AutoRun file, double-click the autorun.exe file in the appropriate CD or DVD folder on the USB Key.

Creating a bootable USB key

Installing the utility adds a shortcut in HP System Tools in the Programs Start menu folder. To create a bootable USB key:

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