Diskette Image Deployment - HP BL260c User Manual

Two methods are available for CD-ROM deployment:
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iLO virtual CD-ROM
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USB CD-ROM
iLO virtual CD-ROM
To deploy with a boot CD:
Do one of the following:
1.
Insert the boot CD into the client PC that is using the iLO 2 Remote Console.
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Use iLO 2 to create an image file of the boot CD.
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Copy the image of the boot CD to a location on the network or the client PC hard drive.
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Remotely access the server blade through iLO 2. Refer to "HP BladeSystem c-Class advanced
2.
management (on page 36)."
Click the Virtual Devices tab.
3.
Select Virtual Media.
4.
Use the Virtual Media applet to select the local CD or image file and connect the Virtual CD to the
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server blade.
Use the iLO 2 Virtual Power Button feature to reboot the server blade.
6.
After the server blade boots, follow the normal network installation procedure for the OS.
7.
USB CD-ROM
This method uses SmartStart to facilitate loading the OS. However, SmartStart also allows for manual
loading of the OS and drivers.
To deploy with a boot CD:
Use the HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable to connect a USB CD-ROM drive to the server blade. Refer to
1.
"Connecting locally to a server blade with video and USB devices (on page 33)."
Insert the boot CD into the USB CD-ROM drive.
2.
Reboot the server blade.
3.
After the server blade boots, follow the normal installation procedure for an OS.
4.
Windows Server™ 2003 cannot be installed from a USB CD-ROM on the HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable if
the hard drive is completely blank (no partitions defined). To install Windows Server™ 2003, use one of
the following methods:
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Make a partition on the hard drive that Windows Server™ 2003 will be loaded on.
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Use the SmartStart CD 7.60 or later.
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Use the Rapid Deployment Pack. For instructions, see the HP website
(http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/rdp.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USE
N).

Diskette image deployment

To deploy with a diskette image, the user creates a DOS-based network-enabled boot diskette that
executes a script that configures the hardware and installs the OS. The diskette enables the server blade
to access the required deployment scripts and files on the network.
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