Transcript SISP Training Documentation 6.0

SISP 6.0 Delta
Training
Documentation
New features in SISP tool
(SISP release 6.0)
© 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
The information contained herein is subject to change without notice
Contents
This presentation shows the new features in SISP
release 6.0, due September 19, 2005.
A detailed, in-depth training document covering all
of the SISP features and capabilities is available at
http://www.sisp.hp.com
http://sisp.bbn.hp.com
(outside HP network)
(inside HP network)
under → instructions → training documentation.
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HP Factory Express
What can be configured using SISP?
Customized hardware integration and
configuration, e.g.
Customized operating system load,
e.g.
• flexible rack configuration of all products
ordered factory integrated
• Customized I/O card integration and
configuration
• Cabling within the rack and between racks
• Labeling of disks and cables
• Full bus/split bus configuration
• Shared bus (2 server) configuration
• Customized operating system (OS) load
on internal and external disks (incl.
connecting external disk to server and
related disk and card set-up)
• Kernel parameter settings
• Basic host and network configuration
• Partition sizes and LVM parameter
settings
• Mirroring and striping
More details on Factory Express available at
− http://www.hp.com/go/factory-express (outside HP firewall)
− http://factoryexpress.corp.hp.com (inside HP firewall)
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Process Overview
The order specifies WHAT goes into the
system.
Sales configurator
Order
Product no. SPU
Product no. SISP
...
...
OMS
database
SAP
Operating system
configuration
Rack configuration
...
configuration information
order information
Item
Subitem
Subitem
...
SISP
Superdome and partitioned servers
process, some HP Factory Express orders:
SISP
database
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The SISP tool specifies HOW the ordered
parts go together and software has to be
installed.
 Information flow for order and SISP
information exist independently!
(SISP tool has no order link.)
 Information entered into the SISP tool
has to be checked carefully to be sure
it matches the order!
Sales configurator data are also sent to the
SISP database.
 Order information is partially available
in SISP tool and can be used as a
basis for configuration.
How
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Main Page
Starting point of all SISP actions:
• create a new SISP
• open an existing SISP
• display a change report to
compare order content to SISP
• review contents of an existing
SISP
• copy/move/delete an existing
SISP
• link a quote SISP to an order
number
• create a new SISP from a
template
• delete SISP templates from the
template archive
• manage modular templates
• edit a user’s profile
• list a user’s SISPs
• get help
• return to the login screen
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Order Information Section
Mandatory information for a new
SISP: SISP type, operating
system, and customer company.
Information on this page can be
changed later.
Superdome and partitionable
servers, HP Factory Express
orders:
If sales configurator data are
available, the correct SISP type
will be pre-selected. No other
SISP options will be shown.
It is recommended to wait for
sales configurator (WATSON)
data before entering a SISP for
Superdome and partitionable
servers.
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Configuration Sections – Rack I
Follow these steps to enter data:
• Select a rack type.
• Select ‘list’ to get a list of rackable
products and populate the table.
• Consider top of the table as top of
the rack.
• When done, ‘fill up’ unused slots.
Only products in the list are
allowed.
For special products and cabling a
Visio drawing can be attached.
If the rack section is not filled, rack
definition from the sales
configurator tool (WATSON) or
default racking will be used.
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Configuration Sections – Rack II
If rack information available from
sales configurator tool (WATSON):
• Rack type pre-selected
• Rack table populated with
products ordered rack integrated
• Order of components in rack
based on Watson rack layout or
factory default rules
No deletion or addition of
components possible, just moving
components up and down within
the rack.
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Configuration Sections – Cabling
Cabling information can be
entered
• On order level, clearly
separating server, storage
or rack items
• On item level (per server)
Cable type selectable from
pull-down menu, all other
fields free-entry text.
Mandatory fields:
• Cable type
• Location (from/to)
• Port (from/to)
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Configuration Sections – Windows
Select from pull-down menus to
assign
• Array set (A, B, C, …)
• Partition name (C, D, E, …)
• File system type (FAT32, NTFS)
and enter sizes for partitions
Legacy BCS (Integrity servers)
configuration options only allow to
specify
• Target disk
• Partition size
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Configuration Sections – Linux
Select from pull-down menus to
assign
• Array set (A, B, C, …)
• Additional mount points
• File system type
and enter sizes for mount points
(minimum sizes cannot be reduced
further)
Legacy BCS (Integrity servers)
configuration options only allow to
specify
• Target disk
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Configuration Sections – Asset
Design your standard HP
asset tag
1. Select from the list of
asset tag fields
2. Provide an asset tag
number or number range
3. Specify tag placement
Note: Asset tags will be printed
on HP supplied labels.
Customized tags can be
ordered separately.
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Configuration Sections – Firmware
Customize system
firmware/system BIOS
version
1. Select system model/server
family from pull-down menu
2. Select firmware/BIOS
revision from pull-down
menu
Note: SISP will only show valid
revisions for a particular model, as
using incompatible firmware might
lead to undesirable results.
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Configuration of items
• Define any additional
server or rack items
separately (add new
server/rack item)
• Use item number from
order (not the item of the
SISP product number!)
Any item numbers in a SISP must match the item numbers on
the order.
*) If WATSON data available!
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• Quote SISPs: use
preliminary item numbers
(need to be corrected when
linking the SISP to an order
number)
• Item information will be
pre-populated for some HP
Factory Express orders*
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Item Handling I
Item management options:
• delete items
• copy to other item number(s)
• move to other item number
Move/copy will not overwrite an
existing destination item (destination
needs to be deleted/moved first).
Destination item number needs to
be specified; the item name is
optional.
Partitioned servers:
Destination complex number (two
digits) and partition domain number
(four digits) need to be specified; the
partition domain name is optional.
Item management options will not be
available for HP Factory Express
orders where item information was
pre-populated based on order data.
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Item Handling II
Some HP Factory Express orders
orders* will pre-populate item
information/item structure based
on order data:
• Server items
• Partition domains
• Virtual partitions
• Rack items
Items are referenced by item
number and description.
Note: If item configuration pages
are not filled, respective order
configuration will be applied (see
order - item configuration details).
*) If WATSON data available!
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Review Function
Review:
• summary of which sections
are filled on order and item
level
• can be selected
− from Main Page: show last
saved/sent configuration
− during configuration: show
current state, including
changes
• shows the configuration
information in detail
• will be sent to the SISP
creator if the SISP is sent or
updated
• will be shipped with the
system
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Templates
• Provide easy storage of and access to frequently used configurations
• Facilitate the creation of SISPs with similar layout
• Template types:
− SISP Template: Order specific; contains all configuration information
entered in the configuration tabs on order and item level, including
attachments
− Modular Template (new): Not order specific; contains configuration
parameters stored for a single configuration tab
• Template archives:
− user’s personal template archive
− general templates (“HP Best Practice”)
Any files attached to a template carrying order number specific
information should be updated before activating the SISP.
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Template Creation
•
SISP Template: save a complete SISP as template
 by selecting “Save as Template” from the left hand
navigation menu
•
Modular Template: save the parameters for a
specific configuration tab
 by selecting “Save as modular template” from the
respective page
 by creating the template from scratch on the “template
management” page
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Using Templates
• Manual template selection
− SISP Template (entire SISP)
 Select “Copy from template” in the navigation menu and check a template out of
the result list.
− Modular Template
 Use “Assign Template” to assign individual modular templates to specific
configuration tabs on order or item level.
• Automatic template selection
− Create SISP automatically based on predefined criteria (service product
number, feature code) and pre-select modular templates
 Service product number and feature code must be setup
 Modular template needs to associated to product number and feature code
 Modular template needs to be flagged as “automatic” by a template
administrator
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Modular Templates – User Concept
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•
•
•
Store your preferred configuration data in a template
Share your templates with other users
Use your templates to easily define your configuration for a given order
Use your templates to automatically create the configuration of a given order
 allow template to be used for automatic pre-population
grant access
to all groups
store your templates in the database
enter your templates
grant access
to group 2 only
grant access
to group 1 only
user group 1
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Modular Templates: Identifiers
Name (mandatory):
Give your template a name you an easily remember
Note: A name can only be used once, even if the module is different. This limitation will be removed
with the next release.
Module (mandatory):
Configuration tab this template belongs to, e.g. network.
Product No + #(Option)
(optional):
Additional parameters. Can be used in the “Search” functionality.
Mandatory entry if a template shall be used for “automatic” SISP creation.
The final activation of a template for automatic use can only be performed by a template
administrator.
Comment (optional):
Recommended to provide more information about the content
Give access to (optional):
By default access to a template is limited to the creator, but you can grant access to other members
of a group or to all your groups
User Groups are set up by a SISP adminstrator upon request.
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Template Management
Search parameters
Name
Search for template name; wildcard (*) allowed
Product No + Option
Search for product number/option; wildcard (*) allowed
Dates
Search for templates created or modified in a specific date
range
Automatic Pre-Population
Search for templates flagged for automatic SISP creation
Modules
Search for all modules or selected
Owner
− HP Best Practice: include general templates with HP
recommended values
− my templates: search your templates only
− my group: search your templates and those of your
groups for which you were granted access
− other user (feature for internal users only): enter the
login name of a user to search his/her templates
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Template Management
Search results
The result list will return two
sections:
− HP Best Practice: templates with
HP recommended values
− User defined templates: templates
belonging to SISP users
Available actions:
− review: show template content
− modify: change template identifiers
and/or configuration parameters
− delete: remove template from
database
− copy: create a copy of the template
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Template Management
Review modular template
Review opens a new window
with a summary of the
template:
− Template identifiers
− Template configuration
− Template history
(see SISP review)
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Template Assignment (existing)
SISP template
• Select “Copy Template” from left
hand navigation menu.
• Select template out of the result
list
− Section 1: HP general templates
− Section 2: User defined templates
• Press “Proceed” and enter order
number or quote number to copy
template content to the order.
Note: It might be necessary to adjust your
SISP to the order structure
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Template Assignment (new)
Modular templates I
 Open SISP and select “Assign
Template” from the navigation menu
 The “Manual Template Assignment”
page shows a summary of all
possible configuration tabs on order
and item level based on the order
1. Define search parameters and retrieve
the templates from the template archive
by selecting “Populate Pull Down Menus”
2. Select the templates for each
configuration scope and apply them with
“Use Selected Templates in SISP”
 Redo steps 1 and 2 for different
search parameters
Note: Selections will be applied to
SISP on leaving the page or starting
a new action on the navigation
menu.
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Template Assignment (new)
Modular templates II
 The overview of all possible configuration
scopes shows whether the configuration
• is still not specified
 empty
• has been entered manually
 manually filled
• is based on a template
 template name and owner
 For each configuration scope you can
• remove the template
 select “none”
• keep the assigned template,
 select “keep assigned template”
• assign a template
 select from the pull down menu
 “Reset All” will clear any template content
from the SISP
 Manually filled configuration scopes will
be changed when a template is assigned.
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Appendix
Template creation I
Complete SISP
Create SISP template
1. Open SISP or use your current SISP
2. Enter or modify configuration
parameters as required
3. Select “Save as template” from left
hand navigation menu
4. Enter name for template
5. Select “Proceed” to save the template
Note: no blanks allowed in template name
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Template creation II
Modular template
Create modular template from an
existing SISP
1. Open SISP or use your current SISP
2. Enter or modify configuration
parameters as required
3. Select “Save as template” on the
configuration page
4. Enter template identifiers (required:
Name)
5. Select “Save” to save your template
and return to the last configuration
page
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Template creation III
Modular template
Create modular template from
scratch
1. Select “Create modular template” from
left hand navigation menu
2. Enter template identifiers and select a
configuration tab (“module”) from the
pull-down menu
3. Select “Content” to open the
respective configuration screen
4. Enter configuration parameters as
required
5. Select “Save & Close” on the
navigation menu
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Template Management
Copy modular template
Copy template from another
user:
 Make an exact copy
 optionally change template
name and/or content
Note: access defaults to “myself”
Copy template out of your
template archive:
 New template name required
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Template Management
Modify modular template
Allows modification of
−
−
−
−
Product No and Option value
Access rights
Comment text
Configuration parameters
(select “Content”)
If template is flagged for
automatic pre-population of
SISPs, a user cannot change
parameters before removing
the automatic flag.
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Template Management
Delete template
Modular Templates:
− Select “delete” for module
entry in search results list
− Note: Due to the group
concept, users may delete
templates of their groups, even
if they do not own the
templates!
SISP Templates:
− Select “Delete Template” from
the left hand navigation menu
− Check the templates to be
deleted out of the result list
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