Deployment Methods - HP BL685c - ProLiant - 4 GB RAM User Manual

10-Mb/s network adapter
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CD-ROM drive
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Windows® repository server (Windows® or Linux deployment)
Windows® 2000 or Windows Server™ 2003 OS installed
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Network connection
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CD-ROM drive
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1.5 GB of available disk space
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TCP/IP networking and an IP address compatible with one of the following: the iLO 2 Diagnostic
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Port IP address or an assigned DHCP or static IP address
CD-ROM drive and/or diskette drive
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Any of the following Java™ Runtime Environment versions:
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1.3.1_02
1.3.1_07
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:
of a bootable diskette.
PXE deployment (on page 45)
CD-ROM deployment (on page 46)
Diskette image deployment (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 43)."
NOTE:
server blade.
HP recommends using one of the following methods for PXE deployment:
HP ProLiant Essentials RDP
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (on page 46)
To deploy a server blade without the RDP, create a bootable diskette or image
Actual NIC numeration depends on several factors, including the OS installed on the
("HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack" on page 46)
Software and configuration utilities 45