Deploying The Os By Rapid Deployment Pack Overview; Before You Start; Instructions - Compaq BL10e - HP ProLiant - 512 MB RAM Instructions Manual

Deploying the OS by Rapid Deployment Pack overview

IMPORTANT:
These instructions illustrate how to use Windows Edition 3.00 (or
greater) to deploy an OS on a ProLiant BL server with a QLogic
Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (FC HBA) that boots from an HP
StorageWorks Storage Area Network (SAN). If you are using
Windows Edition 1.00, you must upgrade to Windows Edition
3.00.

Before you start

Consult the HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack – Windows Edition Support Matrix at
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01174425/c01174425.pdf?ju
mpid=reg_R1002_USEN
SAN deployment with RDP. Refer to the three support manuals listed in the "Setting up LUN on HP
StorageWorks arrays and zoning on Fibre Channel switches" section for important details about SAN
configurations and minimum firmware versions for boot from SAN.

Instructions

Complete the following steps to deploy the OS using RDP:
Ensure that the target server is cabled in a single path configuration (only one active channel). It is
1.
possible to cable both paths and to zone only a single port to have access to the boot LUN until
the server OS install is complete and the multipathing software is installed.
Ensure that the server has booted PXE and is waiting in the Deployment Server Console.
2.
Provision the SAN storage for the target server to execute the Read ProLiant ML/DL/BL QLogic
3.
HBA Configuration [server specific] job from the Server Deployment Toolbox\1 - Hardware
Configuration\HBA job folder on the target server. This job will create the file
.\lib\hwconfig\hba\ID.ini where ID is the target server's computer ID. For example, the generated
file might look like this:
[HBA0]
WWID=500508b200713e72
HostAdapterBiosEnable=0 (this should be set to 0 like a new server)
SelectBootEnable=0(this should be set to 0 like a new server)
BootDeviceWWID=
BootDeviceLUN=
[HBA1]
WWID=500508b200713e73
HostAdapterBiosEnable=0
SelectBootEnable=0
BootDeviceWWID=
BootDeviceLUN=
to determine which ProLiant servers and OSs are supported for Boot From
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