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Deployment methods, PXE deployment

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1.3.1_08 1.4.1 for Windows® users only 1.4.2 for Linux users only Access the Java™ Runtime Environment versions at the HP website (http://java.sun.com/products/archive/index.html). • Network server with an OS installed Deployment methods Three primary deployment methods are supported: IMPORTANT: To deploy a server blade without the RDP, create a bootable diskette or image of a bootable diskette. • PXE deployment (on page 42) • CD-ROM deployment (on page 43) • Diskette image deployment (on page 44) PXE deployment PXE enables server blades to load an image over the network from a PXE server, and then execute it in memory. The first NIC on the server blade is the default PXE boot NIC, but any of the other NC series NICs can be configured to boot PXE. For more information, refer to "Network-based PXE deployment (on page 40)." NOTE: Actual NIC numeration depends on several factors, including the OS installed on the server blade. HP recommends using one of the following methods for PXE deployment: • HP ProLiant Essentials RDP ("HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack" on page 42) • SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (on page 43) HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack NOTE: To deploy server blades in an existing server blade enclosure, always use the most recent version of RDP available at the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp). The RDP software is the preferred method for rapid, high-volume server deployments. The RDP software integrates two powerful products: Altiris Deployment Solution and the HP ProLiant Integration Module. The intuitive graphical user interface of the Altiris Deployment Solution console provides simplified pointand-click and drag-and-drop operations that enable you to deploy target servers, including server blades, remotely. It enables you to perform imaging or scripting functions and maintain software images. For more information about the RDP, refer to the HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack CD or refer to the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp). Software and configuration utilities 42

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Software and configuration utilities
42
1.3.1_08
1.4.1 for Windows® users only
1.4.2 for Linux users only
Access the Java™ Runtime Environment versions at the HP website
(
).
•
Network server with an OS installed
Deployment methods
Three primary deployment methods are supported:
IMPORTANT:
To deploy a server blade without the RDP, create a bootable diskette or image
of a bootable diskette.
•
PXE deployment (on page
42
)
•
CD-ROM deployment (on page
43
)
•
Diskette image deployment (on page
44
)
PXE deployment
PXE enables server blades to load an image over the network from a PXE server, and then execute it in
memory. The first NIC on the server blade is the default PXE boot NIC, but any of the other NC series
NICs can be configured to boot PXE. For more information, refer to "Network-based PXE deployment (on
page
40
)."
NOTE:
Actual NIC numeration depends on several factors, including the OS installed on the
server blade.
HP recommends using one of the following methods for PXE deployment:
•
HP ProLiant Essentials RDP ("
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack
" on page
42
)
•
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (on page
43
)
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack
NOTE:
To deploy server blades in an existing server blade enclosure, always use the most
recent version of RDP available at the HP website (
).
The RDP software is the preferred method for rapid, high-volume server deployments. The RDP software
integrates two powerful products: Altiris Deployment Solution and the HP ProLiant Integration Module.
The intuitive graphical user interface of the Altiris Deployment Solution console provides simplified point-
and-click and drag-and-drop operations that enable you to deploy target servers, including server blades,
remotely. It enables you to perform imaging or scripting functions and maintain software images.
For more information about the RDP, refer to the HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack CD or
refer to the HP website (
).