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 SPS Component	OS Provisioning Component
Master Server	N1 SPS master, agent, and CLI	OS provisioning plug-in
OS provisioning server	N1 SPS RA and CLI	OS provisioning service
Solaris JET server	N1 SPS RA and CLI	OS provisioning boot and install service (BIS)
Linux Kickstart server	N1 SPS RA and CLI	OS provisioning boot and install service (BIS)
Windows RIS server	N1 SPS RA	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 8 (SPARC only) Solaris 9 (SPARC and x86), Solaris 10 (SPARC and x86), RedHat AS 2.1, RedHat AS 3.0, RedHat AS 4.0, Microsoft Windows Server 2000
OS provisioning service	Solaris8 (SPARC only), Solaris 9 (SPARC and x86), Solaris 10 (SPARC and x86), RedHat AS 3.0 (32- and 64-bit), RedHat AS 4.0 (32- and 64-bit)
Solaris boot and install server	Solaris 9 (SPARC and x86), Solaris 10 (SPARC and x86)
Linux boot and install server	RedHat AS 3.0 (32- and 64-bit), RedHat AS 4.0 (32- and 64-bit)
Windows boot and install server	Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard and Enterprise Editions 32 –bit (with Service Pack 1)

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	Custom JumpStart through JET
RedHat Linux	Kickstart
SuSE Linux	AutoYaST
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)	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 8, 9, and 10 for SPARC based systems

• Solaris 9 and 10 for x86 based systems

• RedHat AS Linux 3.0 and 4.0 (32- and 64-bit)

• SuSE Linux 9.0 (32–bit)

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server (with service packs)

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server (with service packs)

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise Editions (32- and 64–bit, with Service Pack 1)

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition (32–bit, with Service Pack 1)

Sample Command Line Scripts for the OS Provisioning Plug-In

On the N1 SPS 5.2 DVD, several sample CLI script files are included in the /plugins/com.sun.n1osp/SampleClis directory. These scripts perform a variety of tasks, including the following.

• Create OS profiles

• Create target hosts

• Install boot and install servers

• Provision your target hosts

You can use these sample scripts as a reference for running CLI commands that are specific to your environment.

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Note –

These sample scripts are not supported by Sun Microsystems, Inc. You must edit the commands and arguments in these samples for your particular environment.

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