HP BL260c HP Server Automation complements HP Insight Control to manage HP Bla - Page 22
Server Automation—Software policies,
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Figure 13: Rapid Deployment Pack Server Automation-Software policies The system administrator is almost finished with platform setup. All that remains is to install the applications. Server Automation provisioning automates the time-consuming process of installing software on managed servers. A software policy encapsulates all steps necessary to install, configure, and run an application. The policy might include other policies, such as those for patch and application configuration, in addition to the information necessary to install an application package. Wizards in Server Automation make it easy for you to create software policies for each application in an IT environment. Before applying the software policies, Server Automation discovers the newly created server blades, and the HP Server Automation agent is deployed to each one. After the server blades appear as managed systems, attach one or more software policies, as shown in Figure 14. You can assign policies directly to individual servers or to groups of servers. Remediation is the step during which Server Automation compares what is specified in the software policy with what is installed on the associated system, and Server Automation brings the system into compliance with the policy by installing software or setting configuration values as necessary. The system is brought into compliance when the policy is first attached or scheduled for a later time. To remove software, detach the policy from the server blades and remediate again. If rules are configured to automatically assign server blades to device groups, such as by IP address, then the policies associated with those groups are automatically attached to the new server blades. Installing the applications is as easy as viewing the systems in the Compliance Dashboard and clicking Remediate. 22