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Provisioning process

BMC Server Automation provisioning performs unattended installations of operating systems onto new machines ("bare metal" machines) or re-provisions existing machines. The provisioning process can also run Batch Jobs that configure server settings, deploy files, and install software after installing the operating system. The BMC Server Automation provisioning process uses four provisioning technologies. The phases of the provisioning process differ for each technology. The technology that you use depends on the operating system being provisioned.

  • PXE environment — For provisioning Microsoft Windows and Linux servers
  • JumpStart environment — For provisioning Oracle Solaris servers
  • IBM Network Installation Manager (NIM) environment — For provisioning IBM AIX servers
  • Ignite environment — For provisioning HP-UX servers

Solaris 11 does not support JumpStart. Instead, Automated Installer is used. However, JumpStart is supported on Solaris 10 and earlier versions.

For more overview information about the provisioning process, see the following topics:

 

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