This section provides information about how to customize
the tools used by the Linux Scripting ToolkitServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Linux Edition to
perform the tasks included in a deployment.
Through the Linux Scripting Toolkit you can
customize the following types of jobs:
RAID
Fibre Channel
Advanced Settings Utility
Firmware update
Customizing RAID configuration
Before installing the operating system, you must configure
RAID for the target system. This pre-installation task performs any
default RAID or custom RAID that you want. Use this task to view,
create, delete, and modify RAID policy files.
Customizing Fibre Channel configuration
Before you install the operating system, you can configure
a Fibre Host Bus Adapter to boot from a Storage Area Network (SAN).
After configuration, it is possible to install an operating system
to the SAN. The Toolkit provides
a sample fibre policy file that can be used to deploy a fibre configuration.
Customizing the Advanced Settings Utility
Before installing the operating system, you can configure
system settings for the target system by using the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU).
Customizing firmware updates
The Update firmware task is used to update the firmware
on the target system with UpdateXpress System Packs (UXSPs).
The Linux Scripting ToolkitServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Linux Edition provides a sample
configuration file for the UpdateXpress System Pack Installer (uxspixxx,
where xxx is the version of the installer).