HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation-Blade - Manual (Page 52)

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NOTE: Actual NIC numeration depends on several factors, including the OS installed on the
workstation blade.
HP recommends using one of the following methods for PXE deployment:
• HP Insight Control server deployment
• SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (on page 52 )
HP Insight Control server deployment
NOTE: To deploy workstation blades in an existing server blade enclosure, always use the most
recent version of HP Insight Control server deployment available at the HP website
(
http://www.hp.com ).
HP recommends HP Insight Control server deployment for rapid, high-volume server deployments. Insight
Control server deployment integrates two powerful products: Altiris Deployment Solution and the HP ProLiant
Integration Module.
The intuitive GUI of the Altiris Deployment Solution console provides simplified point-and-click and
drag-and-drop operations that enable you to deploy target servers, including server blades remotely. The
GUI enables you to perform imaging or scripting functions and maintain software images.
For more information, see the HP Insight Control server deployment CD or the HP website
(
http://www.hp.com ).
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 ).
Deployment infrastructure
IMPORTANT: To connect to a network with a Pass-Thru module, always connect the Pass-Thru
module to a network device that supports Gigabit speed.
To establish a network-based PXE deployment infrastructure, provide the following software and minimum
hardware:
• Client PC (administrative workstation)
o AMD Athlon™ XP processor (700 MHz or greater recommended), AMD Athlon™ 64 processor, or
Intel® Pentium® III or higher processor (700 MHz or greater recommended)
o 128 MB of RAM
o Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional or Microsoft® Windows® XP OS