Setting Up Software from OE Depots

Before starting the software depot installation, you should have on hand either a set of OE media or information about a remote system that contains a previously installed OE depot.

If you are using media, you will need a locally attached optical drive: a DVD-ROM for DVD or CD media, or a CD-ROM drive for CD media. The media should not be mounted before starting if you are planning to create a local depot. The media can be mounted before starting if you are planning to install directly from the media. For performance reasons, HP does not recommend installing directly from media when more than one system will be attempting to access the media.

If you are using a previously installed OE depot, it should have been installed using the process described below, or by using the make_depots command.

Regardless of the source of the OE depot, the full OE should be installed, not a subset.

Figure 3-6 Software Depot Setup Page

Select the depot source (media or installed depot) and then click Next.

For media, you are prompted to insert the media and select a device.

For an installed depot, you are prompted for the hostname of the system containing the operating system depots. Enter the hostname, then click Show Depots.... Select a depot containing a core operating system from the list, and then click OK.

You are then asked to confirm your choices. A Server Setup Logfile dialog box is then displayed so you can monitor the depot installation progress. This process is lengthy and can take up to two hours. During this time this dialog box remains active and is updated when new information is written to the log file.

Upon completion, either click OK to continue installing additional depots by repeating this process, or click Finish to complete the server setup.

	NOTE: To install additional software depots once the server is set up, see “Setting Up Additional Software on the Server”.