Compaq BL20p Installation Guide - Page 45

iLO Virtual Floppy Deployment

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Configuring and Deploying Server Blades • For detailed instructions on network-based PXE installation for Red Hat Linux, refer to the white papers on www.compaq.com/support iLO Virtual Floppy Deployment You can use a diskette or diskette image to perform local or remote server blade deployment without a PXE-enabled server. Deployment Infrastructure To establish the diskette or diskette image deployment infrastructure, you must provide the following software and minimum hardware: • Client PC (administrative workstation) - Intel Pentium III or higher processor (700 MHz or greater recommended) - 128 MB of RAM - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional or Microsoft Windows XP operating system - Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or above with 128-bit encryption - Ethernet NIC with 10/100 RJ-45 connector - TCP/IP networking and an IP address compatible with one of the following: the iLO Diagnostic Port IP address or an assigned DHCP or static IP address - CD-ROM drive and/or diskette drive - Java Runtime Environment version 1.3.1, available at www.compaq.com/manage/jvm.html • Network server with an operating system installed 3-8 Compaq ProLiant BL20p Server Blade Setup and Installation Guide

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Configuring and Deploying Server Blades
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Compaq ProLiant BL20p Server Blade Setup and Installation Guide
For detailed instructions on network-based PXE installation for Red Hat Linux,
refer to the white papers on
www.compaq.com/support
iLO Virtual Floppy Deployment
You can use a diskette or diskette image to perform local or remote server blade
deployment without a PXE-enabled server.
Deployment Infrastructure
To establish the diskette or diskette image deployment infrastructure, you must
provide the following software and minimum hardware:
Client PC (administrative workstation)
— Intel Pentium III or higher processor (700 MHz or greater recommended)
— 128 MB of RAM
— Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional or Microsoft Windows XP operating
system
— Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or above with 128-bit encryption
— Ethernet NIC with 10/100 RJ-45 connector
— TCP/IP networking and an IP address compatible with one of the following:
the iLO Diagnostic Port IP address or an assigned DHCP or static IP address
— CD-ROM drive and/or diskette drive
— Java Runtime Environment version 1.3.1, available at
www.compaq.com/manage/jvm.html
Network server with an operating system installed