The Insight Control Data Center Edition installation process is a single procedure designed for ease of use, installing all Insight Control Data Center Edition software on a single management server. Variations to this installation can occur under one of the following scenarios:

•If HP SIM 5.0 or higher is already installed, Insight Control Data Center Edition and all its components are installed on the HP SIM Central Management Server (CMS). If necessary, HP SIM and all of its components are updated to the latest version.

•If the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition 3.00 is installed on your HP SIM CMS, Insight Control Data Center Edition upgrades it to 3.10.

•If the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition 3.10 is already installed in your environment, you can provide the Insight Control Data Center Edition installer with information to incorporate your existing Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition installation. In this configuration, the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition 3.10 can be on the same server or on a different server from the HP SIM CMS.

•If neither HP SIM nor the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition is present, both components are installed, along with the other Insight Control Data Center Edition components, during the Insight Control Data Center Edition installation process.

IMPORTANT: Before beginning the Insight Control Data Center Edition installation process, identify the information or configure the settings as listed in the HP BladeSystem Installation Checklist in the kit. Having this information available reduces the time required for installation.

To install Insight Control Data Center Edition:

1.Insert the Insight Control Data Center Edition DVD into the DVD drive of the HP SIM CMS. The following screen appears.

2.Click Install. The prerequisites screen appears.3.Click Next. The installation directory screen appears.

4.To use the default locator, click Next. To select a different directory, click Browse or enter the path in the Installation Directory field.

5.Select the components for installation. Required components cannot be deselected.

6.Depending on the version of HP SIM, perform one of the following steps:

•If the HP SIM version is 5.0, the HP SIM reuse compatible screen appears. To use the existing HP SIM version, click Next.

•If the HP SIM version is earlier than 5.0, the HP SIM not compatible screen appears. Click Cancel and manually update HP SIM 5.0 to 5.0.2 using the HP SIM installer on the DVD Products tab.

7.Depending on the version of Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition version, perform one of the following steps:

•If the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition version is earlier than 3.0, the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition not compatible screen appears. Click Cancel and update the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition to 3.10 using the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition installer on the DVD Products tab.

•If the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition 3.00 is installed, it is upgraded to 3.10. Provide the server credentials, and click Next.

•If the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition version is 3.10, the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition reuse compatible screen appears. Click Next.

The Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition installation options screen appears.

8.Select whether to install Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition on this server or use the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition on an existing remote server.

•To install on this server, click Install Rapid Deployment Pack on this server.

•To use the Rapid Deployment Pack—Windows Edition on an existing server, click Use existing remote Rapid Deployment Pack, and enter the credentials.

IMPORTANT: If using an existing Remote Deployment Pack—Windows Edition server, DHCP services must be running on your network for proper operation.

Click Next.

9.From the Service account credentials screen, enter the password, and click Next. These credentials are used by all components installed by Insight Control Data Center Edition. If HP SIM is already installed, the user name used to install it is automatically filled.

10.From the Database configuration screen, depending on whether the local database is detected, perform one of the following steps:

•If no local database server is detected, select the appropriate option:•Select Install and Use MSDE to use Microsoft SQL Desktop Edition.•Select Use existing SQL/MSDE to use an existing remote SQL Server or MSDE.Enter the password, and click Next.

•If a local database is detected, supply the credentials for the existing database, and click Next.

11.From the Deployment operating systems screen, select all operating systems that you want to deploy, and click Copy Files. You are prompted to provide the media or location for each operating system. When you finish copying files, click Next.

IMPORTANT: If you bypass this step, you must add these files at a later time to deploy a system.