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• iLO virtual floppy (on page 48) • PXE ("PXE deployment" on page 45) iLO virtual floppy To deploy with a boot diskette: 1. Do one of the following: o Insert the boot diskette into the client PC that is using the iLO 2 Remote Console. o Use iLO 2 to create an image file of the boot diskette. o Copy the image of the boot diskette to a location on the network or the client PC hard drive. 2. Remotely access the server blade through iLO 2. Refer to "HP BladeSystem c-Class advanced management (on page 43)." 3. Click the Virtual Devices tab. 4. Select Virtual Media. 5. Use the Virtual Media applet to select the local diskette or image file and connect the Virtual CD to the server blade. 6. Use the iLO 2 Virtual Power Button feature to reboot the server blade. 7. After the server blade boots, follow the normal network installation procedure for the OS. Creating a boot diskette The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit provides the tools and information for creating a boot diskette. For details, refer to the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit User Guide and download the latest version of the software from the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/sstoolkit). As an alternative method, configure the hardware manually with RBSU and the iLO 2 remote console. With this method, the disk is more generic and integrates with an existing network OS installation process. For more information, refer to "HP BladeSystem c-Class advanced management (on page 43)." To operate properly, the server blade must have a supported OS. For the latest information on a supported OS, refer to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/supportos). Configuration tools SmartStart software SmartStart is a collection of software that optimizes single-server setup, providing a simple and consistent way to deploy server configuration. SmartStart has been tested on many ProLiant server products, resulting in proven, reliable configurations. SmartStart assists the deployment process by performing a wide range of configuration activities, including: • Configuring hardware using embedded configuration utilities, such as RBSU and ORCA • Preparing the system for installing "off-the-shelf" versions of leading operating system software • Installing optimized server drivers, management agents, and utilities automatically with every assisted installation Software and configuration utilities 48

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Software and configuration utilities
48
•
iLO virtual floppy (on page
48
)
•
PXE ("
PXE deployment
" on page
45
)
iLO virtual floppy
To deploy with a boot diskette:
1.
Do one of the following:
o
Insert the boot diskette into the client PC that is using the iLO 2 Remote Console.
o
Use iLO 2 to create an image file of the boot diskette.
o
Copy the image of the boot diskette to a location on the network or the client PC hard drive.
2.
Remotely access the server blade through iLO 2. Refer to "HP BladeSystem c-Class advanced
management (on page
43
)."
3.
Click the
Virtual Devices
tab.
4.
Select
Virtual Media
.
5.
Use the Virtual Media applet to select the local diskette or image file and connect the Virtual CD to
the server blade.
6.
Use the iLO 2 Virtual Power Button feature to reboot the server blade.
7.
After the server blade boots, follow the normal network installation procedure for the OS.
Creating a boot diskette
The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit provides the tools and information for creating a boot diskette. For details,
refer to the
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit User Guide
and download the latest version of the software from
the HP website (
).
As an alternative method, configure the hardware manually with RBSU and the iLO 2 remote console.
With this method, the disk is more generic and integrates with an existing network OS installation
process. For more information, refer to "HP BladeSystem c-Class advanced management (on page
43
)."
To operate properly, the server blade must have a supported OS. For the latest information on a
supported OS, refer to the HP website (
).
Configuration tools
SmartStart software
SmartStart is a collection of software that optimizes single-server setup, providing a simple and consistent
way to deploy server configuration. SmartStart has been tested on many ProLiant server products,
resulting in proven, reliable configurations.
SmartStart assists the deployment process by performing a wide range of configuration activities,
including:
•
Configuring hardware using embedded configuration utilities, such as RBSU and ORCA
•
Preparing the system for installing "off-the-shelf" versions of leading operating system software
•
Installing optimized server drivers, management agents, and utilities automatically with every
assisted installation