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2 Getting started

To get started, double-click the Deployment Console icon on the desktop. The Deployment Console, from
which you can manage computers and execute jobs, appears.

Deployment Console basics

Computers pane

This pane shows managed computers. The New Computers group shows computers

that have connected to the Deployment Server for the first time. Click View

Show Physical Devices

to show the Physical Devices group.

Jobs pane

This pane shows the provided jobs.

Details pane

The right-hand side of the console displays information about the selected computer or

job. For each computer, basic properties and job history appear. For each job, tasks and computer
history appear. The Job Schedule Information dialog box displays the status of each task in the
schedule. To view this dialog box, double-click an item in the job history or computer history. The
Schedule Status Detail

dialog box displays return codes and status messages. To view this dialog

box, click Status Details.

To execute a job, drag and drop one or more computers onto a job, or vice-versa.

Connecting server blades

1.

Connect the enclosure to the network that contains your Deployment Server, and power up the enclosure.

2.

Change the default rack and enclosure names.

3.

Insert the server blades into the enclosure and wait for the blades to power up.

4.

From the Computer pane, right-click on a server blade and select Power Control

iLO – Interface.

The iLO homepage appears.

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