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1 Introduction...............................................................................................5
Overview................................................................................................................................5
Navigating Intelligent Provisioning.........................................................................................7
2 Completing initial configuration and registration tasks.....................................8
Step 1: Setting Intelligent Provisioning preferences.........................................................................8
Step 2: Activating Intelligent Provisioning...................................................................................10
Step 3: Registering for Insight Remote Support............................................................................10
HP remote support.............................................................................................................11
Data collected by Insight Remote Support..............................................................................12
Using Insight Remote Support with HP Proactive Care service...................................................13
Prerequisites......................................................................................................................13
Registering for Insight Online direct connect..........................................................................14
Registering for Insight Remote Support central connect............................................................16
Registering for Insight Remote Support after the initial configuration and registration tasks...........18
Reinstalling Intelligent Provisioning............................................................................................18
3 Configuring the server and installing an OS.................................................20
Available install methods, source media types, and formats supported for each OS family...............20
Using an HP SD card as a boot device.................................................................................21
Step 1: Hardware Settings.......................................................................................................21
Step 2: OS Selection...............................................................................................................23
Step 3: OS Information............................................................................................................27
OS information required for recommended installations..........................................................27
HP StoreVirtual VSA (Virtual Storage Appliance) software........................................................27
Deploying HP StoreVirtual VSA............................................................................................28
Entering VSA contact information.........................................................................................29
Completing VSA deployment...............................................................................................29
OS information required for customized installations...............................................................29
Step 4: Review.......................................................................................................................31
Checking installation parameters..............................................................................................31
Enabling the VID....................................................................................................................32
4 Performing maintenance............................................................................33
Downloading Active Health System data....................................................................................33
Updating firmware..................................................................................................................35
Determining the installed Intelligent Provisioning version..........................................................35
Updating Intelligent Provisioning and component firmware......................................................35
Setting Intelligent Provisioning Preferences..................................................................................36
Using Deployment Settings.......................................................................................................37
Creating a Deployment Settings package..............................................................................38
Using a Deployment Settings package to configure a single server...........................................38
Performing Deployment Settings package-level actions............................................................39
Entering or changing individual settings for a Deployment Settings package..............................40
Entering version information............................................................................................41
Entering firmware update settings....................................................................................41
Entering array configuration settings................................................................................41
Entering operating system information..............................................................................41
Entering Remote Support information...............................................................................42
Entering ROM settings...................................................................................................43
Entering system options..................................................................................................43
Using HP Smart Storage Administrator (HP SSA).........................................................................43
Configuration....................................................................................................................45
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