Virtual Bays; Hewlett-Packard Server Blades - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

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Initial Deployment setup: Clear the Servers check box in the Advanced dialog.
If both new computer features are set up and a new server blade is installed in a Bay not
previously identified by the Deployment Server, the Create Virtual Bay feature executes
and Initial Deployment does not execute.
New server blades in identified bays
If a new HP server blade is installed in an identified Bay (one that already has a server
blade installed and is visible from the Deployment Console), both Sample Jobs in
Deployment Solution and Server Deployment Rules can be set up. However, when both
are set up, the Server Deployment Rules execute and Initial Deployment does not
execute.

Virtual bays

Hewlett-Packard blade servers now have a Virtual Bay feature that lets you pre-assign
deployment jobs to the Rack, the Enclosure, or to a specific blade server in the Bay. Any
HP blade server can have predefined deployment jobs and configuration tasks
associated with it to execute automatically upon installation. (This feature requires that
the Hewlett-Packard Rapid Deployment Pack is installed.) The Virtual Rack/Enclosure/
Bay icons change from virtual icons to managed server icons in the Deployment Console
as live blade servers are inserted and identified by Deployment Solution.
Rack name. Enter or edit the name of the Rack.
Enclosure name. Enter or edit the name of the Enclosure.
Enclosure type. Select the type of HP server blade from the list.
Initial Job. Select an existing job to run when the pre-configured computer account is
associated with a new server blade.
Server Change rule. Select the Server Deployment Rules to run on the Bay when a
new server blade is installed.
See Server deployment rules
Note
If you create Virtual Bays for an enclosure (such as the BLe-class with 20 bays) and if
another model of server blade with an enclosure containing fewer bays is connected
(such as the BLp-class with 8 bays), the excess virtual bays are truncated automatically.
Conversely, if you create Virtual Bays with fewer bays (8) and install an enclosure with
additional bays (20), you must re-create the virtual bays in the enclosure (right-click the
enclosure name in the physical view and click New Virtual Bays).
See also Managing new server blades

Hewlett-Packard server blades

Hewlett-Packard high-density blade servers can be deployed and managed from the
Deployment Console. The following HP server blades are supported:
HP Proliant™ BL e-Class
Proliant™ BL 10e
Proliant™ BL 10e G2
on page 121.
on page 137.
HP Proliant™ BL p-class
Proliant™ BL 20p
Proliant™ BL 20p G2
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