Getting started with the RHEL 6.3 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

ZipKit sub package	Download location
RHEL 6.3 ZipKit (RHEL6.3.eZ)	BMC Communities
TFTP Batch file for post installation
NTP and TFTP post installation scripts (NSH scripts)

Download the following software files from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 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 6.3 64-bit DVD media. Also, this will be installed automatically with the Standard Template Creation for RHEL 6.3 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.

Download the eZDeploy utility.

What is in the ZipKit

The RHEL 6.3 ZipKit (RHEL6.3.zip file) contains the following:

RHEL 6.3 sub Package	Sub package content	Description
Batch	RHEL6.3 TFTP Batch	This folder contains the batch files associated with the RHEL 6.3 package. You need to import these files in BMC Server Automation for RHEL 6.3 post installation options.
Script	NTPClientInstallationRHEL 6.3 NTPServerInstallationRHEL 6.3 TFTPInstallationRHEL 6.3	This folder contains the script files associated with the RHEL 6.3 package. You need to import these files in BMC Server Automation for RHEL 6.3 post installation options.

The RHEL 6.3 ZipKit (RHEL6.3.eZ file) contains the following:

RHEL 6.3 sub Package	Sub package content	Description
Blueprint	BlueprintFunctionalModel BlueprintDeploymentModel	This folder contains all the deployment models associated with the blueprint and blueprint options(if any).
BSA	Softwarepackage Systempackage	This folder contains the software package files and system package associated with the service blueprint.

Prerequisite for the ZipKit

Ensure that you have created a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 (RHEL 6.3) VM template in the vCenter.
While creating the RHEL 6.3 template, you need to choose the following options for RHEL 6.3 operating system:
- Base - Base
- Development - Development Tools and Development Libraries

Where to go next

Importing the ZipKit for RHEL 6.3