Intelligent Provisioning; Intelligent Provisioning Operation - HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen10 User Manual

• From within HPE SIM
• From within the UEFI System Utilities
• From within the Embedded UEFI shell
• From within the iLO web interface

Intelligent Provisioning

Intelligent Provisioning is a single-server deployment tool embedded in ProLiant servers and HPE
Synergy compute modules. Intelligent Provisioning simplifies server setup, providing a reliable and
consistent way to deploy servers.
Intelligent Provisioning 3.30 and later includes HPE SMB Setup. When you launch F10 mode from the
POST screen, you are prompted to select whether you want to enter the Intelligent Provisioning or HPE
SMB Setup mode.
NOTE: After you have selected a mode, you must reprovision the server to change the mode that
launches when you boot to F10.
Intelligent Provisioning prepares the system for installing original, licensed vendor media and Hewlett
Packard Enterprise-branded versions of OS software. Intelligent Provisioning also prepares the system to
integrate optimized server support software from the Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP). SPP is a
comprehensive systems software and firmware solution for ProLiant servers, server blades, their
enclosures, and HPE Synergy compute modules. These components are preloaded with a basic set of
firmware and OS components that are installed along with Intelligent Provisioning.
IMPORTANT: HPE ProLiant XL servers do not support operating system installation with Intelligent
Provisioning, but they do support the maintenance features. For more information, see "Performing
Maintenance" in the Intelligent Provisioning user guide and online help.
After the server is running, you can update the firmware to install additional components. You can also
update any components that have been outdated since the server was manufactured.
To access Intelligent Provisioning:
• Press F10 from the POST screen and enter either Intelligent Provisioning or HPE SMB Setup.
• From the iLO web interface using Always On. Always On allows you to access Intelligent
Provisioning without rebooting your server.

Intelligent Provisioning operation

Intelligent Provisioning includes the following components:
• Critical boot drivers
• Active Health System (AHS)
• Erase Utility
• Deployment Settings
84 Software and configuration utilities