How to perform an unattended registration of a target physical machine.

This knowledge base article provides instructions on how to perform an unattended registration of a target physical machine.

a) Steps to create bootofx.x2p.iso to perform unattended registration of a target physical machine:

           1. Copy the Physical Target boot ISO file (bootofx.x2p.iso) to any Linux machine.

           2. Mount the ISO file as a root user using the following command:

                 mount –o loop <path of the iso file> /mnt

           3. Copy the file /mnt/tools/rebuildiso.sh to any directory (example: /tmp)

           4. Unmount the ISO file.
                  umount /mnt

          5. Navigate to the directory where the above script was copied and execute it as the following syntax:

                  ./rebuildiso.sh <SOURCE> <-m32|-m64> <-i ISO file>

                NOTE: SOURCE must be one or more of the following parameters:
                     -d path to the directory containing drivers (that is, *.ko files) to inject
                     -c path to the ConfigureTakeControl.xml file

               For example:
                       ./rebuildiso.sh -c UpdatedConfigureTakeControl.xml -m64 -i bootofx.x2p.iso
 
          6. The bootofx.x2p.iso will be updated (overwritten) with the  file created above.

b) How to create a cusotmized ConfigureTakeControl.xml to help auto register
 
         1. Here are contents of ConfigureTargetControl.xml if using dhcp address:

             <LinuxTakeControlParameters xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

             <!-- Enter the URL of the PowerConvert Server -->
             <PowerConvertUrl>https://ip_address_of_protect_server/PlateSpinMigrate</PowerConvertUrl>
             <!-- If you would like DHCP, set NicIndex to "-1". If not, change to the index of the nic that you desire -->
             <NicIndex>-1</NicIndex>
             <!-- Enter the IP address of the machine only if: 1) NicIndex is >= 0 and 2) in the format: <ip address>:<0.0.0.0>:<default gateway>:<subnet mask> -->
             <IP></IP>
            <!-- If you have SSL enabled, choose to either "Ignore" or "Enforce" SSL Certificate warnings -->
            <SSLCertificateWarnings>Ignore</SSLCertificateWarnings>
            <!-- Enter the PowerConvert Network that you would like register this machine on -->
            <PowerConvertNetwork>Default</PowerConvertNetwork>
            <!-- Enter the hostname of the machine that you would like while the machine is under control -->
            <HostName>new_hostname</HostName>
            <!-- Enter the user name of the account that will be connecting and authenticating to the PowerConvert server -->
            <UserName>Protect_Server_Administrator</UserName>
            <!-- Enter the name of the account that will be connecting and authenticating to the PowerConvert server -->
            <Domain>Protect_Server_Domain</Domain>
            <!-- Enter the passowrd of the account that will be connecting and authenticating to the PowerConvert server -->
           <Password>Protect_Server_Password</Password>

           </LinuxTakeControlParameters>

       2. Here are the contents of ConfigureTargetControl.xml if using static address:

          <LinuxTakeControlParameters xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">

          <!-- Enter the URL of the PowerConvert Server -->
          <PowerConvertUrl>https://ip_address_of_protect_server/PlateSpinMigrate</PowerConvertUrl>
          <!-- If you would like DHCP, set NicIndex to "-1". If not, change to the index of the nic that you desire -->
         <NicIndex>0</NicIndex>
         <!-- Enter the IP address of the machine only if: 1) NicIndex is >= 0 and 2) in the format: <ip address>:<0.0.0.0>:<default gateway>:<subnet mask> -->
         <IP>static_ip_address:gateway:subnet_mask</IP>
         <!-- If you have SSL enabled, choose to either "Ignore" or "Enforce" SSL Certificate warnings -->
         <SSLCertificateWarnings>Ignore</SSLCertificateWarnings>
         <!-- Enter the PowerConvert Network that you would like register this machine on -->
         <PowerConvertNetwork>Default</PowerConvertNetwork>
         <!-- Enter the hostname of the machine that you would like while the machine is under control -->
         <HostName>new_hostname</HostName>
         <!-- Enter the user name of the account that will be connecting and authenticating to the PowerConvert server -->
         <UserName>Protect_Server_Administrator</UserName>
         <!-- Enter the name of the account that will be connecting and authenticating to the PowerConvert server -->
         <Domain>Protect_Server_Domain</Domain>
         <!-- Enter the passowrd of the account that will be connecting and authenticating to the PowerConvert server -->
         <Password>Protect_Server_Password</Password>

         </LinuxTakeControlParameters>