Diskette Image Deployment - HP ProLiant BL490c User Manual

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USB CD-ROM (on page 47)
iLO virtual CD-ROM
To deploy with a boot CD:
Do one of the following:
1.
Insert the boot CD into the client PC using the iLO 3 Remote Console.
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Use iLO 3 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 3. See "HP BladeSystem c-Class advanced management
2.
(on page 43)."
Open Integrated Remote console or Java Remote console.
3.
Select the local CD-ROM or image file from the Virtual Drives menu, located at the top of the screen.
4.
Connect the Virtual CD-ROM to the server blade.
5.
Use the iLO 3 power switch 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 40)."
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.

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.
This method implies a deployment infrastructure that may include an administrator workstation, PXE server,
Microsoft® Windows® file share, or a Linux file share. For more information, refer to "Deployment
infrastructure (on page 44)."
Before beginning the deployment process, connect the server blade to the network.
NOTE:
that ship with the enclosure.
Two methods are available for diskette image deployment:
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iLO virtual floppy (on page 48)
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PXE ("PXE
For more information about hardware and cabling configurations, see the documents
deployment" on page 46)
Software and configuration utilities 47