Network Protocols

The OS provisioning plug-in uses the following network protocols:

• DHCP – DHCP is used for allocating IP addresses and boot metadata between the OS provisioning server and the target hosts through a switch fabric.

• Network management protocols – Protocols, such as IPMI, ALOM, LOM, RSC, ILO and terminal server, are used through a Control Network from the OS provisioning server to the target hosts.

• TFTP, Active Directory, NFS, and FTP protocols – The boot and install servers use the appropriate protocols to communicate and to install the OS onto the target hosts.