Installing Sun xVM Ops Center Agents by Using OS Provisioning

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# Connect to the following URL, and replace _server_ with the IP address or host name of the Sun xVM Ops Center server:
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https://<server>:9443/scportal https://server:9443/scportal
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# Accept any certificates presented. The Sun xVM Ops Center login page displays.
# In the appropriate type-in fields, enter the name and password of the {{root}} user, or equivalent role, on the Sun xVM Ops Center server. The Dashboard page displays.
# From the Provisioning pull-down menu, select Operating System. In the Provisioning page, either the View OS Images or View OS Profiles list displays.
# From the OS Profiles pull-down menu, select Create OS Profile. The Introduction panel of the Create OS Profile wizard displays.
# Click Next to display the Define Profile panel. In this panel, enter the following information:
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*Profile Name*
{{Profile Name}}
Enter the name that you want to assign to this OS profile.
*Description* {{Description}}
Enter a brief description of the OS profile.
*OS Image*
{{OS Image}}
Select an OS image from the pull-down list provided.
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# Click Next to display the Specify Parameters panel. In this panel, enter the following information:
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*Language* {{Language}}
Select the language that you want this OS Profile to install.
*Time Zone*
{{Time Zone}}
Select the time zone that you want this OS Profile to establish on systems that it provisions.
*Root Password*
{{Root Password}}
Enter the {{root}} password that this OS profile will establish on systems it provisions.
*Options* {{Options}}
Options check boxes allow you to indicate if you want to specify NIS settings, LDAP settings, or add scripts. Select the Add Scripts check box. The Add Scripts check box enables the Add Scripts panel. The Add Scripts panel allows you to add the scripts that install Sun xVM Ops Center agents.
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The Add Scripts panel provides the following tools to add scripts to the OS Profile:
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*Script File*
{{Script File}}
Use the Browse button to navigate to the directory where a script resides, and select the script. Click the Select File button to select the script.
*Type* {{Type}}
For these scripts, select Post from the pull-down list.
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# In the list of OS Profiles, double-click on the name of the OS Profile that you want to modify.
# Click Edit to launch the Edit OS Profile Wizard. The Introduction panel displays.
# Click Next to in the Introduction, Define Profile, and Specify Distribution panels, to display the Specify Parameters panel.
# In the Specify Parameters panel, select the Add Scripts check box, and click Next. The Add Scripts panel displays.
# Use the Add Scripts panel to add the following three scripts to the OS Profile:
The Add Scripts panel provides the following tools to add scripts to the OS Profile:
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*Script File*
{{Script File}}
Use the Browse button to navigate to the directory where a script resides, and select the script. Click the Select File button to select the script.
*Type* {{Type}}
For these scripts, select Post from the pull-down list.
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In the Provisioning Module, the Provision OS item from the Provision pull-down menu launches the Provision OS wizard. This wizard guides you through the steps required to initiate OS provisioning.
The Advanced Options panel in the Provision OS wizard presents a check box labeled Register with OpsCenter. Check Select this check box to register the OS instances provisioned by the jobs that this wizard creates.
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