topic Re: Automating "hpasm activate" in Operating System - Linux

Automating "hpasm activate"

Brian Harvey_1 — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:21:26 GMT

I've installed hpasm-7.4.0-56.rhel3.i386.rpm. I'd like to automate the "hpasm activate" process in a shell script using the "here documment" syntax which will automatically fill in the answers.

For example:

#!/bin/ksh
rpm -ivh hpasm-7.4.0-56.rhel3.i386.rpm
/sbin/hpasm activate <y

y
y
.
.
.
ANSWERS

I can't get this to work. Anyone have success in doing something like this?

Re: Automating "hpasm activate"

Ivan Ferreira — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:02:04 GMT

I don't know that command but you could try with:

yes | /sbin/hpasm activate

If you want to answer yes to all questions.

Re: Automating "hpasm activate"

Brian Harvey_1 — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:54:25 GMT

Unfortunately, that won't work as some answers are not yes. They require either to press return to continue or an actual string to be entered.

Re: Automating "hpasm activate"

David Claypool — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:54:06 GMT

Methods for silent deployment are documented in the Linux section of the "HP ProLiant Support Pack and Deployment Utilities User Guide" from

http://www.hp.com/servers/manage --> System Management Homepage (Insight Agents) --> Support & Documents --> Manuals - HP System Management Homepage Software --> Manuals --> "HP ProLiant Support Pack and Deployment Utilities User Guide"