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Configuring and Deploying Server Blades
For more information about PXE deployment, visit the Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class
system product page on the Compaq website. You can also visit
www3.compaq.com/support/reference_library/viewdocument.asp?countrycode=1
000&prodid=2032|Linux+-+Red+Hat+Linux+7.x&source=163E-0102A-
WWEN.xml&dt=21
Deployment Infrastructure
To establish the network-based PXE deployment infrastructure, you must provide the
following software and minimum hardware:
•
Client PC (administrative workstation)
— Intel Pentium III or higher processor (700 MHz or greater recommended)
— 128 MB of RAM
— Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional or Microsoft Windows XP operating
system
— Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or above with 128-bit encryption
— Ethernet NIC with 10/100 RJ-45 connector
— TCP/IP networking and an IP address compatible with one of the following:
the iLO Diagnostic Port IP address or an assigned DHCP or static IP address
— CD-ROM drive and/or diskette drive
— Java Runtime Environment version 1.3.1, available at
www.compaq.com/manage/jvm.html
•
DHCP server (IP address assignment)
— Pentium or Pentium II 200-MHz or faster processor
— 64 MB of RAM
— 64 MB of free hard drive space
— 10-Mb/s network adapter
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