HP OpenVMS 8.x manual Prerequisites for HP SIM Provisioning

SIM to install or upgrade a server over the network. For more information about vMedia, see Section C.2 (page 232).

NOTE: DVDs are accessible by vMedia as read-only.

C.1.2 Prerequisites for HP SIM Provisioning

Support of HP SIM provisioning requires the following:

•HP SIM Version 5.1 or later, running on a Microsoft Windows ProLiant server. The ProLiant server must be on the same LAN as any Integrity servers that you plan to provision. To provision OpenVMS, HP SIM requires that the OpenVMS Provisioning Plug-in for HP SIM be installed on the same Windows server on which HP SIM is running. This plug-in enables HP SIM to manage and provision OpenVMS. For information about acquiring and installing the plug-in, see Section C.1.5 (page 214). For information about installing, configuring, and using HP SIM, see the documentation located at the following website:

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

NOTE: When OpenVMS is installed by means of HP SIM provisioning, the WBEM Services for OpenVMS, WBEM Providers for OpenVMS, and TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS products are installed automatically. These are required for HP SIM management support.

•A LAN connection to the iLO 2 MP port on your Integrity server; if you are using the InfoServer, you must provide the IP address of your InfoServer/BOOTP server.

•You can use HP SIM provisioning for the following Integrity servers: rx3600, rx6600, and the HP Integrity BL860c Server Blades.

•If you plan to use the InfoServer utility to provide HP SIM network provisioning, the InfoServer utility must be running on an OpenVMS system connected to the same LAN as your Integrity server. For information about setting up the InfoServer for HP SIM provisioning, see Section C.1.3 (page 205).

•If you plan to use vMedia, the following are required:

On the Integrity server:

—vMedia licensing through the Advanced Server Management option (iLO 2 Advanced Pack) and the user virtual media access right. vMedia is part of the iLO Advanced Pack feature set. Note that this license is provided and pre-enabled on the Integrity BL860c server blade.

On the management workstation (Windows-based PC or server from which you browse):

—Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6 or later.

—Java™ Plug-in 1.4.2_10 or later. (Note that the vMedia Java applet has only been tested on x86 PCs and Windows servers.)

—An ISO image of the OpenVMS I64 OE DVD stored on a local disk or a network drive accessible through a high-speed link. To create the ISO image, you can use ILO 2 MP through your browser, as described in Section C.1.4 (page 207). HP recommends that you do not use vMedia to install or upgrade directly from a DVD on the management workstation.

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