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Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide 2 Getting Started 2.1 Product Overview Intel® Deployment Assistant reduces the complexity and time associated with setting up Intel® servers. Server deployment time is often cut by an hour or more per system, and even more time can be saved when using the cloning feature to deploy identical servers. The wizard automatically locates and retrieves the latest drivers, BIOS, and firmware updates. It guides you through questions to help quickly configure the server via automatic recognition of server hardware, with minimal reboots and an automated unattended OS installation. Intel® Deployment Assistant helps a system administrator do the following: Update an Intel® server with the latest system software. Updates can be got from a set URL (http://www.intel.com/support which can be customized by OEM), a network drive, or removable media. The firmware components that can be updated using Intel® Deployment Assistant are: BIOS, Integrated BMC, ME, and FRUSDRs.  Configure the most common options of the BIOS and firmware.  Configure a RAID volume on attached hard drives.  Install Microsoft Windows* and Linux* operating systems.  Clone all deployment work from one server to multi server. Note: The installation is fully unattended except for a license screen agreement that you can agree to and any changing of CDs. The latest drivers for all the on-board components are added from IDA CD or from other supported locations during the OS installation Intel® Deployment Assistant is a browser based graphical application that provides an easy to use, wizard style interface to the system administrator for performing all the above tasks. It is packaged onto a single CD which contains its own operating system (Linux*), a GUI, Intel® Deployment Assistant core, and supporting files for setup and deployment. Intel® Deployment Assistant boots automatically from a CD-ROM/USB drive and runs completely in a RAMDISK. 2.2 Supported Platforms  Intel® Server Boards based on Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 family  Intel® Server Boards based on Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 family 2.3 Hardware Requirements  CD-ROM Drive 3

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Intel
®
Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide
3
2
Getting Started
2.1
Product Overview
Intel
®
Deployment Assistant reduces the complexity and time associated with setting
up Intel
®
servers. Server deployment time is often cut by an hour or more per system,
and even more time can be saved when using the cloning feature to deploy identical
servers. The wizard automatically locates and retrieves the latest drivers, BIOS, and
firmware updates. It guides you through questions to help quickly configure the server
via automatic recognition of server hardware, with minimal reboots and an automated
unattended OS installation.
Intel
®
Deployment Assistant helps a system administrator do the following:
Update an Intel
®
server with the latest system software. Updates can be got from a
set URL (
which can be customized by OEM), a network
drive, or removable media. The firmware components that can be updated using Intel
®
Deployment Assistant are: BIOS, Integrated BMC, ME, and FRUSDRs.
Configure the most common options of the BIOS and firmware.
Configure a RAID volume on attached hard drives.
Install Microsoft Windows* and Linux* operating systems.
Clone all deployment work from one server to multi server.
Note: The installation is fully unattended except for a license screen agreement that
you can agree to and any changing of CDs.
The latest drivers for all the on-board components are added from IDA CD or from
other supported locations during the OS installation
Intel
®
Deployment Assistant is a browser based graphical application that provides an
easy to use, wizard style interface to the system administrator for performing all the
above tasks. It is packaged onto a single CD which contains its own operating system
(Linux*), a GUI, Intel
®
Deployment Assistant core, and supporting files for setup and
deployment. Intel
®
Deployment Assistant boots automatically from a CD-ROM/USB
drive and runs completely in a RAMDISK.
2.2
Supported Platforms
Intel
®
Server Boards based on Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor E5 family
Intel
®
Server Boards based on Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor E3 family
2.3
Hardware Requirements
CD-ROM Drive