HP OpenVMS 8.x manual

provisioning. Such support facilitates installing or upgrading OpenVMS on Integrity servers that do not include a CD/DVD drive.

Provisioning is supported with HP SIM Version 5.1 or later. You use HP SIM to initiate the provisioning, after which the installation or upgrade process occurs automatically in the background. To provide provisioning over the network, you can use HP SIM in two ways:

—In conjunction with the InfoServer software utility (and TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS), you create a service for a bootable image of OpenVMS (a container file) stored at a location on the network accessible to the InfoServer. In this use of HP SIM, you can provision multiple servers (up to 8) simultaneously.

—In conjunction with vMedia, you create an ISO image of the OpenVMS Operating Environment (OE) DVD, store the image on the server where HP SIM is running, and use HP SIM to connect vMedia to that image. Using vMedia, you can provision one server at a time. Currently, provisioning does not support booting from a shadowed system disk.

For more information about HP SIM, see the Information Library on the following website:

http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim

For information about configuring WBEM Services for OpenVMS and WBEM Providers for OpenVMS, see Section 7.8.5 (page 127) and Section 7.8.6 (page 131). For information about setting up and performing provisioning, see Appendix C (page 203).

•Support for virtual media (vMedia)

The vMedia device is the first in a series of virtual-disk capabilities included in the current generation of management-processor (MP, Integrity iLO 2) hardware. vMedia consists of

two primary components: firmware in MP hardware that emulates a USB DVD and Java™ code that runs on a remote PC and performs I/O to the PC’s local CD/DVD drive. vMedia can provide you with a virtual CD/DVD drive that connects over the network to your Integrity server, just as if they are physically connected. You can use vMedia for initial system installation on a system without a built-in DVD, or remote installation on a system physically located elsewhere. It also allows you to install layered products, either remotely or on systems without a built-in DVD. For information about setting up and performing vMedia provisioning, see Appendix C (page 203).

•Support for Virtual Connect (VC) on HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures

HP Virtual Connect (VC) is a set of interconnect modules and embedded software available for HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures. VC simplifies the setup and administration of server connections. Where most server interconnect choices come with compromises such as too many cables or too much to manage, VC reduces the number of network cables and simplifies management while adding the unique ability to wire everything once, then add, replace or recover servers in minutes instead of hours or days. VC is enabled with a choice of Ethernet and Fibre Channel modules designed for the HP BladeSystem. The built-in HP Virtual Connect manager defines a server connection profile for each server bay—even before a server is installed. This profile establishes the Media Access Control (MAC) addresses for all Network Interface Controllers (NICs), the World Wide Names (WWNs) for all Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), and the SAN boot parameters. The profile holds them constant so that even if the server is changed, the configuration and connection profile stay constant. When a new server takes its place, the same profile is assigned.

For more information about VC, select the Virtual Connect networking link at the following website:

http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/virtualconnect

In addition, see the HP Virtual Connect for c-Class BladeSystem User's Guide, available at the following location:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00865618/c00865618.pdf

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