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Provision Machine: Solaris JumpStart

The Provision Machine action type lets you provision a client computer and image it with a Solaris operating system. The action connects to a preconfigured JumpStart server set up by a JumpStart administrator.

The Details section of the action definition contains the following fields:

JS Boot Server

Specifies the name of the Jumpstart boot server. Select a boot server from the drop-down list.

JS Boot Image

Specifies a Solaris boot image on the Solaris JumpStart server. Select a boot image from the drop-down list.

JS Install Server

Specifies the name of the Solaris JumpStart server that you defined during installation. Select a server from the drop-down list.

JS OS Image

Specifies a Solaris operating system images available on the JumpStart server. Select an operating system image from the drop-down list.

Host Name

Specifies the host name of the computer you are provisioning.

MAC Address

Specifies the MAC address of the computer you are provisioning.

User Name

Specifies the user name of the computer you are provisioning.

Password

Specifies the password of the computer you are provisioning.

Service Processor Host Name

Specifies the service processor host that resides on an x86 client.

User Name

Defines a user name that has access to the service processor host.

Password

Defines the password associated with the name you specified in the User Name field.

DHCP Server Name

Specifies the Solaris DHCP server used for provisioning x86 clients. Select a server from the drop-down list.

Scalability Server

Specifies the name of the Software Delivery Scalability server. Select a server from the drop-down list.

Additional Mgmt Agents

Specifies whether to install the agents when the computer is provisioned.

Template

Identifies the software package groups already created.

Require Approval

Select to specify that the ticket requires approval by a third party.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Auto close ticket on approval/rejection

Select to close the ticket after it is approved or rejected.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Ticket Types

Select a valid ticket type from the drop-down list. Depending on your configuration, valid types include:

• Default
• Incident
• Problem
• Request

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Templates

Specifies the template to use to create a ticket. Select a template from the drop-down list. Depending on the ticket type selected, the form is populated with corresponding values.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.