HP Integrity Superdome SX1000 SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit Deployment Guide: H - Page 14
Reviewing the Toolkit, Array Configuration Utility ACU after the OS is installed.
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process to apply the server profile to a target server. Finally, you launch this process to replicate the server profile on hundreds of servers. SSTK is not an automated server deployment solution for everyone. The SSTK is an extensible framework for developing hardware configuration and software installation scripts. The SSTK is designed for administrators who have some expertise in unattended installations of RHEL or SLES and familiarity with HP Integrity servers. The SSTK provides sample scripts and utilities that run in a staging environment based on Debian Linux for HP Integrity servers. This document guides you step-by-step through the typical tasks involved in deploying HP Integrity servers using the SSTK. It also provides some guidance on customizing the toolkit for your deployment scenario. You must extend the samples provided in the toolkit to take advantage of these capabilities. HP recommends that you read this book completely before planning your deployment. And always remember to validate your scripts on a test target server before executing them on the remaining servers. Reviewing the Toolkit The following figure illustrates the main components of an SSTK-based deployment: • The model server sets the standard for the configuration of all other servers. You can use an existing server as the model or set up a new one. • The configuration of the storage array controllers installed in the model server sets the standard for all others. You can configure the controllers using the HP Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) EFI application before booting the OS, or you can run the Array Configuration Utility (ACU) after the OS is installed. • The workstation is a PC equipped with a CD-write drive running Linux-is the base of SSTK operations. You need the workstation to download SSTK, unpack the software package, edit the sample scripts, and create a bootable device. You can also use the workstation to host a repository of custom scripts, utilities, hardware configuration files, OS files, and application files. • The operating system CD contains the OS setup files. • The SSTK software package provides sample scripts that invoke utilities, which read and modify the server and storage array controller configuration. The scripts copy data files (configuration files), along with OS and any application files that you supply, onto the target servers. The utilities run in a Linux environment. SSTK provides Linux boot files (boot loader, kernel, root file system, and boot configuration) for you to copy onto the boot device as shown in the following figure. 14 Overview