Diskette image deployment, Creating a boot diskette – HP ProLiant BL280c G6 Server-Blade User Manual
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To deploy with a boot CD:
1.
Use the HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable to connect a USB CD-ROM drive to the server blade. Refer to
"Connecting locally to a server blade with video and USB devices (on page
)."
2.
Insert the boot CD into the USB CD-ROM drive.
3.
Reboot the server blade.
4.
After the server blade boots, follow the normal installation procedure for an OS.
Windows Server® 2003 cannot be installed from a USB CD-ROM on the HP c-Class Blade SUV Cable if the
hard drive is completely blank (no partitions defined). To install Windows Server® 2003, use one of the
following methods:
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Make a partition on the hard drive that Windows Server® 2003 will be loaded on.
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Use the SmartStart CD 7.60 or later.
•
Use the Rapid Deployment Pack. For instructions, see the HP website
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
)."
Before beginning the deployment process, connect the server blade to the network.
NOTE:
For more information about hardware and cabling configurations, see the documents
that ship with the enclosure.
Two methods are available for diskette image deployment:
•
•
PXE ("
" on page
Creating a boot diskette
The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit provides the tools and information for creating a boot diskette. For details,
refer to the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit User Guide and download the latest version of the software from the
HP website
As an alternative method, configure the hardware manually with RBSU and the iLO 2 remote console. With
this method, the disk is more generic and integrates with an existing network OS installation process. For
more information, refer to "HP BladeSystem c-Class advanced management (on page
)."
To operate properly, the server blade must have a supported OS. For the latest information on a supported
OS, refer to the HP website