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HP Rapid Deployment Pack, Introduction, HP RDP content, Infrastructure requirements

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12-6 HP Rapid Deployment Pack 12-6-1 Introduction The HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (HP RDP) is a software deployment solution that facilitates the installation, configuration, and deployment of high volumes of blade workstations through either a GUI-based or web-based console. HP RDP is designed to automate repetitive tasks such as configuring and deploying operating system images, configuring network switches, and configuring BIOS settings. System configuration time is reduced, making it possible to rapidly scale blade workstation deployments to high volumes. This section focuses primarily on image capture and image deployment techniques using HP RDP for the blade workstation. It is assumed you have basic knowledge of HP RDP and Windows image creation and installation. For more information about HP RDP, see the HP website at h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/rdp.html. 12-6-2 HP RDP content HP RDP is based on Altiris Deployment Solution (DS) technology. Functionality specific to HP ProLiant Systems is added by the ProLiant Integration Module (PIM)-a collection of scripts that have been predefined for ProLiant systems to perform routine tasks. Interaction with Altiris DS occurs in a GUI or web-based environment called the Deployment Server Console. The DS Console provides a drag-and-drop interface for assigning jobs to computers (drag computer to job or job to computer). Toolbar buttons provide shortcuts to common Altiris DS tasks. 12-6-3 Infrastructure requirements HP RDP requires the following: • DHCP server • PXE server • Altiris Deployment Solution • A database-either Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE). Refer to the HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack-Window Edition Installation Guide 2.00 at h200005.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00294271/c00294271.pdf for more information. 12-6-4 HP RDP-specific differences between server blades and blade workstations There are several differences between server blades and blade workstations that affect HP RDP: • The operating systems are different. • The blade workstation operating system is preinstalled on the hard drive. • The blade workstation boots differently from the server blade. • The server blade supports several software tools not supported by the blade workstation. These differences combine to limit some HP RDP functionality for the blade workstation, as described in the following sections. 12-6-4-1 Operating system Windows XP-32 the blade workstation differs from Windows Server on the server blade in several ways that affect how an administrator uses HP RDP: • HP RDP versions prior to version 3.82 do not support scripted installs on Windows XP-To deploy Windows XP-32 the blade workstation using HP RDP prior to version 3.82, the administrator must create a reference image, outside of HP RDP, and then deploy that image to target systems using the Image Capture and Image Deployment features of HP RDP. HP RDP 3.82 and higher support scripted installs on Windows XP-32. Managing the blade workstation 88

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12-6 HP Rapid Deployment Pack
12-6-1 Introduction
The HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (HP RDP) is a software deployment solution that facilitates the
installation, configuration, and deployment of high volumes of blade workstations through either a GUI-based or
web-based console. HP RDP is designed to automate repetitive tasks such as configuring and deploying
operating system images, configuring network switches, and configuring BIOS settings. System configuration time
is reduced, making it possible to rapidly scale blade workstation deployments to high volumes.
This section focuses primarily on image capture and image deployment techniques using HP RDP for the blade
workstation. It is assumed you have basic knowledge of HP RDP and Windows image creation and installation.
For more information about HP RDP, see the HP website at
h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/rdp.html
.
12-6-2 HP RDP content
HP RDP is based on Altiris Deployment Solution (DS) technology. Functionality specific to HP ProLiant Systems is
added by the ProLiant Integration Module (PIM)—a collection of scripts that have been predefined for ProLiant
systems to perform routine tasks. Interaction with Altiris DS occurs in a GUI or web-based environment called the
Deployment Server Console. The DS Console provides a drag-and-drop interface for assigning jobs to computers
(drag computer to job or job to computer). Toolbar buttons provide shortcuts to common Altiris DS tasks.
12-6-3 Infrastructure requirements
HP RDP requires the following:
•
DHCP server
•
PXE server
•
Altiris Deployment Solution
•
A database—either Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE). Refer to the
HP ProLiant
Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack—Window Edition Installation Guide 2.00
at
h200005.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00294271/c00294271.pdf
for more
information.
12-6-4 HP RDP-specific differences between server blades and blade
workstations
There are several differences between server blades and blade workstations that affect HP RDP:
•
The operating systems are different.
•
The blade workstation operating system is preinstalled on the hard drive.
•
The blade workstation boots differently from the server blade.
•
The server blade supports several software tools not supported by the blade workstation.
These differences combine to limit some HP RDP functionality for the blade workstation, as described in the
following sections.
12-6-4-1 Operating system
Windows XP-32 the blade workstation differs from Windows Server on the server blade in several ways that
affect how an administrator uses HP RDP:
•
HP RDP versions prior to version 3.82 do not support scripted installs on Windows XP—To deploy
Windows XP-32 the blade workstation using HP RDP prior to version 3.82, the administrator must create a
reference image, outside of HP RDP, and then deploy that image to target systems using the Image Capture
and Image Deployment features of HP RDP. HP RDP 3.82 and higher support scripted installs on Windows
XP-32.