HP Xw25p Rapid Deployment Pack Windows Edition User Guide 3.70 - Page 31

VMware ESX Server kickstart files, Virtual Machine jobs, Red Hat Linux kickstart files

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VMware ESX Server kickstart files • Change the default root password HP recommends that you do not modify the VMware ESX Server kickstart file with other modifications. For supported VMware kickstart options, see http://www.vmware.com. Virtual Machine jobs • Change the virtual disk size • Change the virtual memory size For more information, see the VMware Virtual Infrastructure SDK Reference Guide at https://www.vmware.com/pdf/SDKReferenceGuide.pdf. Red Hat Linux kickstart files • Change the default root password • Add a grub bootloader password • Change the partitions, types, and sizes • Change the Linux packages that are installed • Change the firewall settings • Add additional post installation commands For information about editing the kickstart files, see the Red Hat Linux Customization Guide located at http://www.redhat.com. SUSE Linux control files • Change the default root password • Add a grub bootloader password • Change the partitions, types, and sizes • Change the Linux packages that are installed • Change the firewall settings • Add additional post installation commands For more information about editing the control files, see the AutoYast2 documentation at http://www.suse.com/~ug/autoyast_doc/index.html. Customization examples This section provides specific examples of customizing a few of the ProLiant Integration Module components. Example 1-Using a specific ProLiant Support Pack version To use a specific ProLiant Support Pack: 1. If the intended ProLiant Support Pack is newer than what exists on the Deployment Server: a. Create the appropriate .\lib\software\ProLiant Support Pack yyyy directory, where yyyy is the operating system name and support pack version. Customizing the ProLiant and Integrity Integration Modules 31

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Customizing the ProLiant and Integrity Integration Modules
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VMware ESX Server kickstart files
Change the default root password
HP recommends that you do not modify the VMware ESX Server kickstart file with other modifications.
For supported VMware kickstart options, see
.
Virtual Machine jobs
Change the virtual disk size
Change the virtual memory size
For more information, see the
VMware Virtual Infrastructure SDK Reference Guide
at
.
Red Hat Linux kickstart files
Change the default root password
Add a grub bootloader password
Change the partitions, types, and sizes
Change the Linux packages that are installed
Change the firewall settings
Add additional post installation commands
For information about editing the kickstart files, see the
Red Hat Linux Customization Guide
located at
.
SUSE Linux control files
Change the default root password
Add a grub bootloader password
Change the partitions, types, and sizes
Change the Linux packages that are installed
Change the firewall settings
Add additional post installation commands
For more information about editing the control files, see the AutoYast2 documentation at
.
Customization examples
This section provides specific examples of customizing a few of the ProLiant Integration Module
components.
Example 1—Using a specific ProLiant Support Pack version
To use a specific ProLiant Support Pack:
1.
If the intended ProLiant Support Pack is newer than what exists on the Deployment Server:
a.
Create the appropriate .\lib\software\ProLiant Support Pack
yyyy
directory, where
yyyy
is
the operating system name and support pack version.