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Using Leostream to Manage HP Moonshot Systems
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... 5
USING THIS DOCUMENTATION.................................................................................................. 5
Navigational Conventions ..................................................................................... 5
Formatting Conventions ........................................................................................ 5
WHAT IS HDI? ........................................................................................................................... 6
WHY HDI?................................................................................................................................. 6
SOLUTION OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 6
HP Moonshot System and HP Moonshot 1500 Chassis .................................. 7
HP ProLiant m700 Server Cartridge .................................................................... 7
HP Remote Graphics Software ............................................................................ 7
Leostream Connection Broker.............................................................................. 7
HOW LEOSTREAM MANAGES USERS ...................................................................................... 8
RELATED DOCUMENTATION ...................................................................................................... 9
LEOSTREAM CONNECTION BROKER INSTALLATION AND GENERAL CONFIGURATION10
INSTALLING THE CONNECTION BROKER VIRTUAL APPLIANCE ............................................. 10
INSTALLING THE CONNECTION BROKER ON HP SERVER HARDWARE ................................. 10
STARTING THE CONNECTION BROKER .................................................................................. 11
ADDING THE LEOSTREAM LICENSE KEY ................................................................................ 12
CONFIGURING GENERAL CONNECTION BROKER SETTINGS ................................................ 12
CONFIGURING WINDOWS DEPLOYMENT SERVICES ......................................................... 14
CREATING AN INITIAL INSTALL IMAGE ..................................................................................... 14
INSTALLING THE LEOSTREAM AGENT ..................................................................................... 14
SETTING W INDOWS DEPLOYMENT SERVER OPTIONS ......................................................... 16
General Windows Deployment Services Properties ....................................... 16
Image Properties .................................................................................................. 20
Prestaged Devices ............................................................................................... 21
CREATING A W INDOWS DEPLOYMENT SERVER CENTER...................................................... 23
MANAGING HP MOONSHOT SYSTEMS ................................................................................. 25
CREATING AN HP MOONSHOT SYSTEM CENTER .................................................................. 25
DEPLOYING OPERATING SYSTEMS ........................................................................................ 26
VIEWING CHASSIS AND NODE STATUS .................................................................................. 28
BASIC CONNECTION BROKER CONFIGURATION ............................................................... 30
BUILDING POOLS .................................................................................................................... 30
DEFINING PROTOCOL, POWER CONTROL, AND RELEASE PLANS ........................................ 31
Protocol Plans ....................................................................................................... 32
Power Control Plans ............................................................................................ 33
Release Plans ....................................................................................................... 34
CREATING POLICIES ............................................................................................................... 36
ADDING AUTHENTICATION SERVERS ..................................................................................... 37
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