Deployment Methods; Pxe Deployment - HP ProLiant BL280c G6 User Manual

Deployment methods

Four primary deployment methods are supported:
IMPORTANT:
a bootable diskette or image of a bootable diskette.
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PXE deployment (on page 54)
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CD-ROM deployment (on page 55)
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Diskette image deployment (on page 56)
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SAN configuration (on page 57)

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, see "Network-based PXE deployment (on page 52)."
Actual NIC numeration depends on several factors, including the OS installed on the server blade.
HP recommends using one of the following methods for PXE deployment:
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HP Insight Control server deployment (formerly Rapid Deployment Pack)
HP Insight Control is essential server management that unlocks the management capabilities built into HP
ProLiant servers. Insight Control delivers powerful capabilities that enable customers to proactively manage
ProLiant server health - whether physical or virtual, deploy ProLiant servers quickly, optimize power
consumption, and control ProLiant servers from anywhere.
HP Insight Control server deployment is a key component of Insight Control which provides an automated,
simple-to-use solution for bare-metal deployment and configuration of HP ProLiant servers with an operating
system or virtualization platform. Insight Control server deployment includes an unaltered Altiris Deployment
Solution while providing optimization for deployment of HP ProLiant servers using HP ProLiant Integration
Module.
HP Insight Control facilitates the installation, configuration, and deployment of high-volumes of servers
through an intuitive, comprehensive console, using either scripting or imaging technology. It makes
deploying a server as easy as selecting one, a few, or hundreds of target servers, selecting predefined
images or scripts, and clicking Run.
For more information about HP Insight Control, see the HP website (http://www.hp.com/go/insightcontrol).
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SmartStart Scripting Toolkit
The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit is a server deployment product that allows you to build an unattended
automated installation for high-volume server deployments. The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit is designed to
support ProLiant BL, ML, DL, and SL servers. The toolkit includes a modular set of utilities and important
documentation that describes how to apply these tools to build an automated server deployment process.
The Scripting Toolkit provides a flexible way to create standard server configuration scripts. These scripts are
used to automate many of the manual steps in the server configuration process. This automated server
configuration process cuts time from each deployment, making it possible to scale rapid, high-volume server
deployments.
For more information, and to download the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit, see the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/servers/sstoolkit).
To deploy a server blade without the HP Insight Control server deployment, create
Software and configuration utilities 54