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Deployment methods, PXE deployment

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Deployment methods Four 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 44) • CD-ROM deployment (on page 45) • Diskette image deployment (on page 46) • SAN configuration (on page 47) 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 42)." 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 44) • SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (on page 44) 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). SmartStart Scripting Toolkit The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit is a server deployment product that delivers an unattended automated installation for high-volume server deployments. The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit is designed to support ProLiant BL, ML, and DL servers. The toolkit includes a modular set of utilities and important documentation that describes how to apply these new tools to build an automated server deployment process. Using SmartStart technology, the Scripting Toolkit provides a flexible way to create standard server configuration scripts. These scripts are used to automate many of the manual steps in the server Configuration and utilities 44

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Configuration and utilities 44
Deployment methods
Four 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
44
)
•
CD-ROM deployment (on page
45
)
•
Diskette image deployment (on page
46
)
•
SAN configuration (on page
47
)
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
42
)."
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
44
)
•
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (on page
44
)
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 (
).
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit
The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit is a server deployment product that delivers an unattended automated
installation for high-volume server deployments. The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit is designed to support
ProLiant BL, ML, and DL servers. The toolkit includes a modular set of utilities and important documentation
that describes how to apply these new tools to build an automated server deployment process.
Using SmartStart technology, the Scripting Toolkit provides a flexible way to create standard server
configuration scripts. These scripts are used to automate many of the manual steps in the server