Hp Integrity Support Pack and Deployment Utilities User Guide

HP Integrity Support Pack

and Deployment Utilities

User Guide

May 2004 (First Edition)

Part Number 371826-001

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HP Integrity Support Pack and Deployment Utilities User Guide

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About This Guide

Audience Assumptions..................................................................................................................................v

Where to Go for Additional Help..................................................................................................................v

Reference Documentation.......................................................................................................................v

Operating System Information................................................................................................................v

Telephone Numbers................................................................................................................................v

Chapter 1

Introduction

ISP Deployment Scenarios........................................................................................................................ 1-1

Benefits of the ISP Deployment Utilities .................................................................................................. 1-2

Obtaining the ISP Deployment Utilities.................................................................................................... 1-3

HP Website ......................................................................................................................................... 1-3

HP CD Media...................................................................................................................................... 1-3

Updating the ISP Deployment Utilities..................................................................................................... 1-3

HP Subscriber’s Choice ...................................................................................................................... 1-3

Version Control................................................................................................................................... 1-3

Creating a Centralized, Network-Based Software Repository .................................................................. 1-4

Chapter 2

Deploying Integrity Support Packs in Microsoft Windows

Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 2-1

Minimum Requirements for Windows Servers .................................................................................. 2-2

Remote Deployment Utility for Microsoft Windows................................................................................ 2-3

Main Window ..................................................................................................................................... 2-4

Menu Bar ............................................................................................................................................ 2-5

Repository Toolbar ............................................................................................................................. 2-5

Target Machine Toolbar ..................................................................................................................... 2-6

Support Pack Selected for Installation Toolbar ..................................................................................2-6

Repository View Tree......................................................................................................................... 2-7

Target Computer List.......................................................................................................................... 2-8

Revision History and Properties ......................................................................................................... 2-9

Component Preconfiguration............................................................................................................ 2-10

Deploying Components or ISPs........................................................................................................ 2-13

Installation Results............................................................................................................................ 2-14

Remote Deployment Console Utility for Microsoft Windows................................................................ 2-17

Command Line Syntax ..................................................................................................................... 2-17

Command Line Arguments............................................................................................................... 2-18

Command Line Examples................................................................................................................. 2-20

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Contents

Installing Single Components..................................................................................................................2-21

Command Line Syntax......................................................................................................................2-22

Command Line Arguments ...............................................................................................................2-22

Command Line Examples .................................................................................................................2-23

Return Codes .....................................................................................................................................2-23

Deployment Utilities Usage Scenarios for Windows-Based Systems .....................................................2-24

Scenario 1: Graphical Deployment on a Single-Target System Using the RDU ..............................2-26

Scenario 2: Command Line Deployment on a Single-Target System Using the

Remote Deployment Console Utility ................................................................................................2-31

Scenario 3: Command Line Deployment on Multiple-Target Systems Using the

Remote Deployment Console Utility ................................................................................................2-33

Scenario 4: Command Line Deployment on Multiple-Target Systems Managed by HP Systems

Insight Manager.................................................................................................................................2-35

Index

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This user guide is designed as a reference for implementing and using the Integrity Support Pack (ISP) deployment utilities for Microsoft® Windows Server 2003 64-bit server environments.

Audience Assumptions

Because of the potential risk of data loss, the ISP deployment utilities should be used only by individuals who are experienced and knowledgeable in the use of such utilities.

Where to Go for Additional Help

In addition to this guide, the following information sources are available:

Reference Documentation

About This Guide

For information about HP Subscriber’s Choice, refer to:

http://www.hp.com/go/subscriberschoice.

For information about the Integrity Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack, refer to:

http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp.

NOTE: The HP Integrity Support pack and its components are derived from the ProLiant Support pack model. Therefore, even though some of the website addresses and Figures shown in this document refer specifically to ProLiant components, they apply to Integrity components as well.

Operating System Information

For information about Microsoft Windows operating systems, refer to:

http://www.microsoft.com.

Telephone Numbers

For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller:

• In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518.

• In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868.

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For HP technical support:

• In the United States and Canada, call 1-800-652-6672.

• Outside the United States and Canada, refer to: http://www.hp.com.

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Each ISP consists of a deployment utility and setup and software maintenance tools designed to provide an efficient way to manage routine software maintenance tasks. These tools include ISP deployment utilities for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit server environments.

ISPs and the ISP deployment utilities integrate with other software maintenance, deployment, and operating system tools, providing the information and flexibility needed to efficiently install, upgrade, and manage system software and reduce server maintenance costs.

ISP Deployment Scenarios

The ISP deployment scenarios discussed in this guide are summarized as follows:

• Graphical deployment on a single-target system using the Remote Deployment Utility

Introduction

• Command line deployment on a single-target system using the Remote Deployment

Console Utility

• Command line deployment on multiple-target systems using the Remote Deployment

Console Utility

• Command line deployment on multiple-target systems managed by HP Systems Insight

Manager

This guide also describes additional functionality of the ISP deployment utilities and individual support software components, including several deployment script file examples that can be modified to fit specific Windows Server 2003 64-bit server environments.

NOTE: If you install an ISP and then install an operating system Service Pack, a Support Pack, or other operating system updates, HP recommends reinstalling the ISP.

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Benefits of the ISP Deployment Utilities

The improved software features of the ISP deployment utilities make software maintenance easier by:

• Increasing server manageability

• Enabling administrators to update systems remotely

• Reducing server maintenance costs

• Saving time

The ISP deployment utilities provide the following software maintenance benefits to system administrators:

• Self-installable components with easy-to-understand software update descriptions

• Components that can be installed individually or as part of a Support Pack

• Installation logic and version control that automatically checks for hardware, software,

firmware, and operating system dependencies, installing only the correct software updates and latest drivers for optimal system configuration

• Silent command line options and return codes that enable scripting and enhanced

integration of the ISP deployment utilities with HP Systems Insight Manager.

• Integration with preconfigured server script files as part of the Rapid Deployment Pack

• Common log files that provide easy access to a consolidated view of software installation

history on target servers

• Content in ready-to-run native operating system file formats that save time by installing

directly from a CD or shared network drive

By following the procedures described in this guide, the scalability of the ISP deployment utilities is enhanced to support high-volume maintenance and deployment of software upgrades.

CAUTION: The ISP deployment utilities, ISPs, and individual components should be used only by individuals who are experienced and knowledgeable in the use of such software components. Before using these utilities, ISPs, and components to deploy a server or maintain software components, be sure to make a backup of the data on the target server and take all other necessary precautions so that mission-critical systems are not disrupted if a failure occurs.

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Obtaining the ISP Deployment Utilities

You can obtain the ISP deployment utilities from the HP website or HP CD media.

HP Website

The latest ISP deployment utilities, ISPs, and individual components for supported Microsoft Windows operating systems are available at: http://www.hp.com/support/files.

HP CD Media

When Web access is not available or download speeds are too slow, ISP deployment utilities, ISPs, and individual components can also be obtained from:

• The Integrity Software Maintenance CD

• The Smart Setup CD 3.xx or later for Windows

Updating the ISP Deployment Utilities

Introduction

HP Subscriber’s Choice and HP version control tools can help you be sure that you have the most current ISP deployment utilities, ISPs, and individual components.

HP Subscriber’s Choice

Keep actively informed of new releases of Smart Setup and other Foundation Pack software with email alerts from Subscriber’s Choice. Subscriber's Choice uses a secure website to proactively communicate product changes and Customer Advisories through e-mail to registered customers based on a customer-provided profile. Register for this free service at:

www.hp.com/go/subscriberschoice.

Version Control

The Version Control Repository Manager and Version Control Agent are Web-enabled Insight Management Agents. HP Systems Insight Manager uses these Insight Management Agents to facilitate software update tasks. The Version Control Agent can be configured to point to a repository being managed by the Version Control Repository Manager, allowing easy version comparison and software update. For more information about version control tools, refer to:

• The HP Systems Insight Manager Help Guide at:

http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html

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Creating a Centralized, Network-Based Software Repository

The practice of deploying ISPs and individual components from a centralized, networkbased software repository saves time and standardizes software maintenance and deployment procedures.

For maximum flexibility across operating system platforms, the software repository must be on a Windows shared network drive. The repository can be updated in any of the ways shown in Figure 1-1.

Figure 1-1: Sources for updating the network-based software repository

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Deploying Integrity Support Packs in Microsoft Windows

This chapter discusses how to use ISPs for Microsoft Windows. HP provides the following tools for configuring components and deploying ISPs for Windows:

• Remote Deployment Utility for Microsoft Windows

• Remote Deployment Console Utility for Microsoft Windows

Several usage scenarios are provided as examples at the end of this chapter.

Overview

ISPs are operating system-specific bundles of HP server support software. Each ISP includes multiple self-installable components known as Smart Components (optimized drivers, management agents, and utilities). This ISP design improves and simplifies operating system integration, flexibility, and system configuration.

HP recommends the following procedure when working with ISPs:

1. Obtain the ISP, and place it on a software repository or other medium.

IMPORTANT: HP recommends that the ISP files are present on a non-read-only medium so that the various Smart Components in the ISP can be configured before deployment. For example, the Support Packs and components cannot be configured when they are on a CD-ROM.

2. Be sure the Smart Components do not have the read-only attributes set.

IMPORTANT: When a Smart Component is copied from the Smart Setup or Software Maintenance CD, the read-only attribute is set by default. Use Microsoft Windows Explorer or the

attrib command to remove the read-only attributes of Smart Components copied from a Smart

Setup or Software Maintenance CD.

3. Configure the components using the configuration functionality in the Remote Deployment Utility for Windows.

NOTE: Components must be configured only once. The configuration information is stored inside each Smart Component so that it is available when the component is installed. You do not need to configure components each time they are deployed. However, configuration is independent of the target computer you select. If you change the configuration of a component after deployment, you must redeploy the component.

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4. Deploy the ISP, using a deployment tool such as the Remote Deployment Utility for Windows or the Remote Deployment Console Utility for Windows.

NOTE: Smart Components can also be installed individually. For more information, refer to the “Installing Single Components” section in this chapter.

Minimum Requirements for Windows Servers

IMPORTANT: Before deploying software updates on a target system, be sure that a recent backup of

the target system is available in the event the deployment procedure fails.

For successful component deployments on Windows-based target systems, the following minimum requirements must be met:

• A local administrative system with Windows Server 2003 must be available.

• One or more remote target servers running Windows Server 2003 in need of a software

upgrade must be available. If the local administrative system is the only server that must be upgraded, remote target servers are not necessary.

• Sufficient hard drive space must be available on the target system. As a standard practice, sufficient hard drive space equals at least twice the file size of the ISP or individual components to be deployed.

• All remote target servers must be connected to the same network and use TCP/IP to enable the systems to be seen from the administrative system.

• There must be an account with administrator privileges on each target server. It is recommended that the user name and password for the administrator account on each target server are the same as on the local administrative system. If administrator privileges are not set up in this way, you must have the user name and password for each remote server.

Alternatively, you can use a domain account on the local administrative system that has administrator privileges on the target servers.

To run the Remote Deployment Utility, the local administrative system must be running:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

• Microsoft XML Parser 3.0 or later

NOTE: If you obtain the Support Pack from a Smart Setup CD, a Software Maintenance CD, or the HP website, the appropriate version of the Microsoft XML Parser is stored in the msxml3.cab file. The Remote Deployment Utility automatically installs the parser if it is not currently present on your system. A supported version of the Microsoft XML Parser is also available as part of Internet Explorer 6.0.

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Remote Deployment Utility for Microsoft Windows

HP has developed the Remote Deployment Utility (RDU) for Windows as a graphical application that provides enhanced ISP deployment capabilities. Using a point-and-click interface, the utility enables you to deploy and maintain ISPs and Smart Components on a local server or remote server accessible over a network connection.

NOTE: The RDU is located with the rest of the Support Pack contents on the Integrity Software Maintenance CD and in the \Contents\Supportpack subdirectory on the Smart Setup CD. The executable file that launches the utility is SETUP.EXE.

In most instances, installing a Support Pack with the RDU is a simple three-step process:

1. Select a target machine in the Target Machine toolbar.

2. Select a Support Pack from the dropdown menu on the Support Pack Selected for

Installation toolbar.

3. Click Install on the Target Machine toolbar, and follow the instructions that appear.

IMPORTANT: Be sure that all components that require configuration are configured before deploying them.

For more information on deploying components and Support Packs, refer to the following sections.

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Main Window

When the RDU is launched, a main control window similar to Figure 2-1 appears.

Repository

View Tree

Computer List

Target

Figure 2-1: Remote Deployment Utility main control window

After startup, the RDU automatically selects the latest applicable Support Pack for the operating system of the target computer if one exists in the repository.

NOTE: When selecting a new target computer, the RDU does not automatically select the latest applicable Support Pack for the new target computer. The previous contents of the target computer list are preserved.

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Menu Bar

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The main window consists of the following elements:

• Menu bar

• Repository toolbar

• Target Machine toolbar

• Support Pack Selected for Installation toolbar

• Repository view tree

• Target computer list

The following sections describe each element of the main window in more detail.

The menu bar consists of the following menu items:

• The File menu item enables you to exit the RDU.

• The Repository menu item provides options for browsing to the software repository and

configuring and viewing details about ISPs and components.

• The Target menu item provides options for setting or rebooting the target machine and

installing components.

• The Help menu item provides access to help files about the RDU.

Repository Toolbar

The Repository toolbar contains the Repository field, which enables you to enter the path to the software repository where the ISPs and other Smart Components are located.

NOTE: The Repository field defaults to the directory containing the RDU.

The toolbar also contains the following buttons.

Table 2-1: Repository Toolbar Buttons

Icon Description

Enables you to browse the network for the repository

Rescans the repository for any changes that might have occurred since the previous scan and then repopulates the repository view tree

Configures the selected repository item

Displays the revision history for the selected repository item

Displays the properties of the selected repository item

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