Configuring The Server And Installing An Os; Available Install Methods, Source Media Types, And Formats Supported For Each Os Family - HP ProLiant Gen9 Servers User Manual

3 Configuring the server and installing an OS

To use Intelligent Provisioning to configure the hardware and install an OS on your HP ProLiant
server, follow the on-screen prompts in the Configure and Install menu to complete the tasks in the
following four screens:
"Step 1: Hardware Settings" (page 21)
"Step 2: OS Selection" (page 23)
"Step 3: OS Information" (page 27)
"Step 4: Review" (page 31)
IMPORTANT:
HP ProLiant SL, SE, and XL Servers do not support operating system installations with Intelligent
Provisioning. These servers do support the maintenance features described in
maintenance" (page
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Available install methods, source media types, and formats supported for
each OS family
Each Configure and Install screen provides a guided method of configuring the server, installing
an OS, and updating the system software. The following table shows the install methods, source
media types, and formats supported for each OS family.
IMPORTANT:
versions. Demo or developer versions of the OS, or media which has been modified to slipstream
custom software or service packs, are not supported and may not be correctly identified by the
installation process.
Disc
Microsoft ISO VM
Windows ISO
(64–bit)
VMware ISO VM
ESXi ISO
SUSE ISO VM
Linux ISO
Enterprise
Server
Red Hat ISO VM
Enterprise ISO
Linux
Formats:
Flat—Standard folder structure
ISO—ISO or UDF file
VM ISO—iLO Virtual Media ISO
20 Configuring the server and installing an OS
33).
Intelligent Provisioning only supports original, licensed vendor media or HP-Branded
Recommended install method
Network FTP
Share
Flat ISO —
Flat ISO Flat
Flat ISO —
— Flat
Customized install method
USB Disc Network
Share
Flat ISO ISO VM Flat ISO
ISO
Flat ISO ISO VM Flat ISO
ISO
— — —
— — —
"Performing
Manual
FTP USB Disc
— Flat ISO ISO VM
ISO
Flat Flat ISO ISO VM
ISO
— — ISO VM
ISO
— — ISO VM
ISO