HP BL480c HP ProLiant BL480c Server Blade User Guide - Page 43
Network-based PXE deployment, Deployment overview, Deployment infrastructure
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• Send alerts from iLO 2 regardless of the state of the host server blade. • Access advanced troubleshooting features provided by iLO 2. • Launch a web browser, use SNMP alerting, and diagnose the server blade with HP SIM. • Configure static IP bay settings for the dedicated iLO 2 management NICs on each server blade in an enclosure for faster deployment. To connect to the server blade using iLO 2, install the server blade in an enclosure. Onboard Administrator assigns an IP address to enable iLO 2 connectivity to the server blade. The c-Class tab enables you to control specific settings for the HP BladeSystem. iLO 2 also provides webbased status for the HP BladeSystem configuration. For detailed information about iLO 2, refer to the HP Integrated Lights-Out User Guide on the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/lights-out). Network-based PXE deployment PXE is a component of the Intel® WfM specification. The PXE model enables server blades to load and execute an NBP from a PXE server and to execute a pre-configured image. The image can be an OS image created by software utilities or a boot diskette image. This feature enables a user to configure a server blade and install an OS over a network. Deployment overview When a PXE-enabled target server blade boots, it obtains an IP address from a DHCP server. The target server blade obtains the name of the NBP from the appropriate boot server. Then, the target server blade uses TFTP to download the NBP from the boot server and executes the image. IMPORTANT: To connect to a network with a Pass-Thru module, always connect the Pass-Thru module to a network device that supports Gigabit speed. For each server blade being deployed, the PXE server must be connected to the NIC designated for PXE. The server blade defaults PXE functions to NIC 1, but any of the NC series NICs in the server blade can be designated for PXE in RBSU. For NIC connector locations, refer to the documentation included with the server blade. NOTE: Actual NIC numeration depends on several factors, including the OS installed on the server blade. To deploy an OS to multiple server blades, install a PXE deployment server on a network. Deployment infrastructure IMPORTANT: To connect to a network with a Pass-Thru module, always connect the Pass-Thru module to a network device that supports Gigabit speed. To establish a network-based PXE deployment infrastructure, provide the following software and minimum hardware: • Client PC (administrative workstation) • AMD Athlon™ XP processor (700 MHz or greater recommended), AMD Athlon™ 64 processor, or Intel® Pentium® III or higher processor (700 MHz or greater recommended) • 128 MB of RAM • Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional or Microsoft® Windows® XP OS • Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or above with 128-bit encryption • Ethernet NIC with 10/100 RJ-45 connector Software and configuration utilities 43