I used to deploy the agents via the full installation script using the X11 menu installer. However, my recent system builds have conflicts with the full HP PSP installation (NIC driver conflicts). HP includes unnecessary packages, so I wanted to find a way to streamline the installation but retain all of the needed packages.
Since then, I've had to customize the installation. I also decided to take the time to start using the silent install option and pre-seed my SNMP configuration. This is accomplished by modifying the package contents stanza in the bp000844.xml file contained in the PSP distribution. The SNMP information goes into an input file, e.g. "rhel_psp_input.cfg". In practice, the installation steps are simplified to "./hpsum /s /inputfile rhel_psp_input.cfg", run manually or via a kickstart post script. I used the guide at: http://communitylinux.org/node/265 Other notes: - I find that I need to decrease the verbosity of the snmp daemon by modifying /etc/sysconfig/snmpd.options to remove the "Lsd" options. - Make sure to use the most recent PSP for your hardware obtained from the ProLiant Series Downloads Page <http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?h_pagetype=s-002&h_lang=en&h_cc=us&h_pro duct=241435&h_client=S-A-R163-1&h_page=hpcom&lang=en&cc=us> . Older versions had problems with the Light-Out management daemons causing artificially-high system loads. - Make sure the prerequisites are in place before the install. The agents have been good with automatic rebuilds/recompilation between kernels and during package updates. The package list I use for my ProLiant G6 and G7 servers is: <package install="no">hp_qla2x00src-8.02.23-2.noarch.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp_qla2x00src-mezz-8.02.23-2.noarch.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp-lpfc-8.2.0.22-9.rhel5.noarch.rpm</package> <package install="no">cpq_cciss-3.6.26-5.rhel5.x86_64.rpm</package> <package install="no">mptlinux-4.00.13.07-5.rhel5.x86_64.rpm</package> <package install="no">hpahcisr-1.2.4-17.rhel5.x86_64.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp-e1000-8.0.23-1.src.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp-e1000e-1.2.10-1.src.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp-tg3-3.110g-2.src.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp-netxtreme2-5.2.57-3.src.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp-nx_nic-4.0.534-2.src.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp-qla4xxx-5.01.01.04-2.src.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp-igb-2.3.4-1.src.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp-be2net-2.102.435.0-1.src.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp-be2iscsi-2.102.435.0-1.src.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp-mlnx-en-1.5.5-2.src.rpm</package> <package install="yes">hp-OpenIPMI-8.5.0-1.rhel5.x86_64.rpm</package> <package install="yes">hp-ilo-8.5.0-1.rhel5.x86_64.rpm</package> <package install="yes">hp-health-8.6.0.24-25.rhel5.x86_64.rpm</package> <package install="yes">hp-snmp-agents-8.6.0.18-17.rhel5.x86_64.rpm</package> <package install="yes">hpmouse-1.2.0-96.noarch.rpm</package> <package install="yes">hpsmh-6.2.0-12.x86_64.rpm</package> <package install="yes">hp-smh-templates-8.6.0.14-16.noarch.rpm</package> <package install="yes">cpqacuxe-8.60-7.0.noarch.rpm</package> <package install="yes">hpacucli-8.60-8.0.noarch.rpm</package> <package install="yes">hpvca-6.2.0-8.linux.rpm</package> <package install="yes">hpdiags-8.6.0-18.linux.x86_64.rpm</package> <package install="no">hp-fc-enablement-1.1-17.noarch.rpm</package> <package install="no">fibreutils-2.5-4.x86_64.rpm</package> <package install="yes">hponcfg-3.1.0-0.noarch.rpm</package> -- Edmund White [email protected] From: "Musayev, Ilya" <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:32:49 -0500 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [rhelv5-list] RHEL 4, 5, 6 and deployment of HP PSP Dear list members, We are in process of evaluating HP PSP, in past we would deny the deployment of PSP for various reasons (mostly vendor support, stability and security). I would like to see your feedback on what services/packages you deploy on your production environment for HP PSP and what issues have you experienced (i.e during OS upgrade, system packages, etc). Real world feedback counts the most and your feedback is appreciated, Thanks -ilya _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
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