Supported Systems

The OS Provisioning plug-in solution provides support for a matrix of operating systems and hardware platforms. This support falls into several categories:

• System components

• OS provisioning components

• Boot and install servers

• Target host hardware platforms

• Target host operating systems

System Components

The following table lists the system components used for OS provisioning.

Table 1–1 OS Provisioning System Components

Server	N1 Grid SPS Component	OS Provisioning Component
Master Server	N1 Grid SPS master, agent, and CLI	OS provisioning plug-in
OS provisioning server	N1 Grid SPS RA and CLI	OS provisioning service
Solaris JET server	N1 Grid SPS RA and CLI	OS provisioning boot and install service (BIS)
Linux Kickstart server	N1 Grid SPS RA	OS provisioning boot and install service (BIS)
Windows RIS server	None	OS provisioning boot and install service (BIS)

OS Provisioning Components

The following table lists the provisioning components and their relationships to operating systems.

Table 1–2 OS Provisioning Components by Operating System

OS Provisioning Component	Host Operating System
OS provisioning plug-in	Solaris 9, Solaris 10, RedHat AS 3.0, Windows Server 2000
OS provisioning service	Solaris 9 (SPARC)
Solaris boot and install server	Solaris 9, Solaris 10
Linux boot and install server	RedHat AS 3.0
Windows boot and install server	Windows Server 2003

Boot and Install Servers

The following table lists the provisioning technologies that apply to each operating system.

Table 1–3 OS Provisioning Technology by Operating System

Operating System	Provisioning Technology
Solaris 9 and 10	Custom JumpStart through JET
RedHat Linux AS 3.0	Kickstart
Windows 2003	Remote Installation Services (RIS)

Target Host Hardware Platforms

Supported target hosts are distinguished by the protocol that the host supports. For a detailed list of supported platforms and associated target host types, see Target Host Types.

Target Host Operating Systems

The OS provisioning plug-in can provision the following operating systems:

• Solaris 9 and 10 (SPARC and x86)

• RedHat Linux 3.0

• Windows 2000 (with service packs)