Getting started with the RHEL 6.2 ZipKit
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a Linux-based operating system developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market. This operating system also provides NTP and TFTP services. Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a networking protocol for clock synchronization between computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks and Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a mechanism to transfer files from one device to another. It is typically used by network administrator to copy configuration file, log file and firmware to/from networking devices.
This topic contains the following sections:
Where to download the ZipKit
- Download the RHEL 6.2 ZipKit () from BMC Communities.
- Download the following software files from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 64 bit media for TFTP.
| Software Sequence | Software name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | xinetd-2.3.14-17.el5.x86_64.rpm | These software files are required for TFTP. |
| 2 | tftp-server-0.49-2.x86_64.rpm | |
| 3 | tftp-0.49-2.x86_64.rpm |
NTP package is available in RHEL 6.2 64-bit DVD media. Also, this will be installed automatically with the Standard Template Creation for RHEL 6.2 64-bit. NSH script would configure the NTP server and client in your environment. Also, TFTP package software will be installed in the sequence given above. Ensure that you will add these software packages with respective BLPackages in BMC Server Automation.
What is in the ZipKit
The zipKit can contain the following packages:
| Package | Description |
|---|---|
| Blueprint | Contains all the deployment models associated with the blueprint and blueprint options (if any). |
| Service Catalog | Contains all the services in the service catalog associated with the service blueprint. |
| Service Offering | Contains all the service offerings in the service associated with the service blueprint. |
| Requestable Offering | Contains the requestable offering in the service offering associated with the service blueprint. |
| BSA | Contains the software package files, system package associated with the service blueprint, and NSH script (if any). |
| AO | Contains the BMC Atrium Orchestrator workflow (if any). |
Prerequisite for the ZipKit
- Ensure that you have created a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 (RHEL 6.2) VM template in the vCenter. For more information, see Setting up and using VM provisioning (from VMware VM template).
While creating the RHEL 6.2 template, choose the following options for RHEL 6.2 operating system:
Base System - Base, Large Systems Performance and Perl Support
Development - Development Tools and Development Libraries
Servers - Server Platform.
- Desktop: Desktop, Desktop Platform, X Window System
- Disable IPv6
- Disable SELinux
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