if HP Intelligent Provisioning can install RHEL using non-HP media?

[javapowered]

HP DL360p Gen8 has built in Intelligent Provisioning OS intallation. Will it work with stock RHEL bought onhttp://www.redhat.com or I have to buy Linux only from HP directly ?

I don't want to buy Linux from HP because they sell it only with support, but I want to buy much cheaper self-support version.

[Jimmy Vance]

Intelligent Provisioning is designed to work with the media provided by the OS vendor.  The answer is yes, RHEL purchased from Red Hat will work

[javapowered]

Thank you. I remember last time i was using IP, it asks for "Windows Server 2008 R2 (HP-branded)"

Look http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz1PqWruLaM at 2.45

Why it then asks for "HP-branded" media if it also can work with OS vendor media?

[Jimmy Vance]

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@javapowered wrote:

Thank you. I remember last time i was using IP, it asks for "Windows Server 2008 R2 (HP-branded)"

Look http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz1PqWruLaM at 2.45

Why it then asks for "HP-branded" media if it also can work with OS vendor media?

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IP also supports the media released by Microsoft

[javapowered]

Thanks, so what is the most correct way to install RHEL on Proliant?

I just download media from redhat, install it via Intelligent Provisioning (or without it), then add SPP and that's it?

[Jimmy Vance · Accepted solution]

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@javapowered wrote:

Thanks, so what is the most correct way to install RHEL on Proliant?

I just download media from redhat, install it via Intelligent Provisioning (or without it), then add SPP and that's it?

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You can use IP or just boot from the RHEL media and add the SPP. IP is there for those who need the assistance, I just boot the RHEL media. Once the installation is complete  I add the HP repository (SDR) to add SPP components

http://downloads.linux.hp.com/ Grab the addrepo.sh file

[javapowered]

Thanks, two more question :)

Do know if Redhat can install "dual-boot" loader to keep Windows?

Am I correct that "Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Entry Level" is fully featured RHEL, and "Entry" just means "self-support"?

[javapowered]

I've just bought RedHat, burned DVD and tried to use it in IP

However I receive error "Unable to find any valid media, add and choose "rescan""

I will try just booting DVD, but it's too sad that IP doesn't work by some reason, probably RedHat 7 still not supported?

upd: adding link to my research http://serverfault.com/questions/633279/can-hp-intelligent-provisioning-install-rhel-using-non-hp-media

[RbBsmn]

It should be supported according to the OS matrix. However I suspect you need to update IP first to 1.61.

[javapowered]

Thanks again!

After updating to 1.61 it's possible to use IP to install RHEL 7, it recognize media. However note that according to doc http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.BINARYPORTLET/public/kb/docDisplay/resource.process/?javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.rid_ba847bafb2a2d782fcbb0710b053ce01=docDisplayResURL&javax.portlet.rst_ba847bafb2a2d782fcbb0710b053ce01=wsrp-resourceState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c04409569-1%257CdocLocale%253D&javax.p... DOESN"T support RHEL 7, so resulting behavior I guess undefined :)

Probably you also can suggest how can I tune dual boot? I just used "automatic partition", RHEL 7 was installed on the left space, but now boot loader doesn't show Windows, I can't start Windows now. I guess probably I just have to fix some "bootloader" file to add Windows.