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
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) |
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 |
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) |
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.
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)