Pxe Deployment - HP ProLiant xw25p User Manual

52 HP ProLiant BL25p Server Blade User Guide

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
47)."
HP recommends using one of the following methods for PXE deployment:
HP ProLiant Essentials RDP ("HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment
Pack" on page 52)
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (on page 53)
A number of third-party PXE deployment tools are available for Windows® and
Linux. For additional information, refer to the HP website
(ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/management/pxe_wp.pdf).
HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack
The RDP software is the preferred method for rapid, high-volume server
deployments. The RDP software integrates two powerful products: Altiris
Deployment Solution and the HP ProLiant Integration Module.
The intuitive graphical user interface of the Altiris Deployment Solution console
provides simplified point and click, and drag and drop operations that enable you
to deploy target servers remotely, perform imaging or scripting functions, and
maintain software images.
For more information about the RDP, refer to the HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid
Deployment Pack CD or refer to the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp).
NOTE: Actual NIC numeration depends on several factors, including
the OS installed on the server blade.
NOTE: To deploy server blades in an existing server blade enclosure,
always use the most recent version of RDP available at the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp).