Creating a Provision Job

A Provision Job applies a system package to a server and begins an unattended installation of the operating system. This topic contains the following sections:

• Before you begin
• To create a Provision Job
• Where to go from here

Before you begin

Before creating a Provision Job, you must:

• Configure an appropriate system package type. The system package type identifies the specific OS to install (for example, Windows 2003 Enterprise or Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 6.0). By configuring the system package type, you identify the path name of the installers, including the installers for the OS and for associated RSCD agents. For information, see System-Package-Types-tab.
• Create the system package for the Provision Job. A system package contains all of the instructions needed to install an operating system over the network with an unattended installation. For information, see System-package-panels-generic.
• Create a folder under the Jobs folder to store your Provision Jobs. To create a folder, right-click the Jobs folder and select New > Job Folder.

To create a Provision Job

1.  To start the Provision Job wizard, do either of the following:
   • In the Jobs folder, right-click a folder, and select New > Provision Job > OS_type.
   • In the Devices folder, expand the Imported folder, right-click one or more devices, and select New > Provision Job > OS_type. This option offers a convenient way to provision one or more devices immediately. The job wizard adds the device information into the job for you, and it checks the Execute Now option by default on the Schedules panel, which makes the job execute immediately after you finish the wizard.

2. Define the Provision Job, as described in the following table.

   Tip

   When you are familiar with the fields in the wizard, you can streamline some of the wizard selections by using parameterized properties in the system package definitions. For an example, see Example - How to use parameters to refer to system package properties.

   Panel	Description
   Provision Job - General
   Provision Job - System Package Properties
   Provision Job - Devices	The Devices panel lets you specify the devices, identified by MAC address, to provision the next time this Job executes. The panel also lets you provide network information, such as IP addresses and the DNS configuration, for those devices. Note: You can create and save a Provision Job without specifying any devices. You can open a saved Provision Job, add or change devices information, and save the changes. Then execute the Job to provision the new list of devices. Click here to see descriptions of the fields. The referenced document [xwiki:Automation-DevSecOps.Server-Automation.TrueSight-Server-Automation.tssa252.Using.Creating-and-modifying-TrueSight-Server-Automation-jobs.Panel-reference-for-Provision-Jobs.Provision-Job-panels.Provision-Job-Devices.WebHome] was not found.
   Provision Job - Job Settings (PXE only)
   Provision Job - Server Settings
   Provision Job - Default Notifications
   Provision Job - Schedules
   Provision Job - Properties
   Provision Job - Permissions

3. After completing the last step of the wizard, click Finish.
   A Provision Job is stored in the Jobs folder. You can open the job and edit it.

Where to go from here

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