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Server Blade Configuration and Utilities
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays Utility
The Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) utility is a menu-driven utility
that does not require a CD and can be started when the server blade is booting. This
utility enables users to perform the following functions:
Create, configure, and/or delete logical drives
Specify RAID levels
Assign online spares
Set interrupts and the boot controller order
To run ORCA, press the F8 key from the iLO Remote Console when the server blade
is booting.
Network-Based PXE Deployment
For each server blade that you are deploying, 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 four NICs can be designated for PXE in RBSU. For NIC connector
locations on RJ-45 patch panels and interconnect switches, refer to the HP ProLiant
BL20p Generation 3 Server Blade Overview card included with the server blade.
To deploy an operating system to multiple server blades, you can install a Preboot
eXecution Environment (PXE) deployment server on a network.
PXE is a component of the Intel® Wired for Management (WfM) specification. The
PXE model enables server blades to load and execute a network bootstrap program
(NBP) from a PXE server and to execute a pre-configured image. The image can be
an operating system image created by software utilities or a boot diskette image. This
feature enables a user to configure a server blade and install an operating system over
a network.
When a PXE-enabled client boots, it obtains an IP address from a dynamic host
configuration protocol (DHCP) server. The client obtains the name of the NBP from
the appropriate boot server. Then, the client uses trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP)
to download the NBP from the boot server and executes the image.
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