Server Automation-Software Policies - HP BL685c - ProLiant - 4 GB RAM Introduction Manual

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.
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