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Ilo virtual cd-rom, Usb cd-rom, Diskette image deployment – HP ProLiant BL490c G7 Server-Blade User Manual

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Software and configuration utilities 47

USB CD-ROM (on page

47

)

iLO virtual CD-ROM

To deploy with a boot CD:

1.

Do one of the following:

o

Insert the boot CD into the client PC using the iLO 3 Remote Console.

o

Use iLO 3 to create an image file of the boot CD.

o

Copy the image of the boot CD to a location on the network or the client PC hard drive.

2.

Remotely access the server blade through iLO 3. See "HP BladeSystem c-Class advanced management
(on page

43

)."

3.

Open Integrated Remote console or Java Remote console.

4.

Select the local CD-ROM or image file from the Virtual Drives menu, located at the top of the screen.

5.

Connect the Virtual CD-ROM to the server blade.

6.

Use the iLO 3 power switch feature to reboot the server blade.

7.

After the server blade boots, follow the normal network installation procedure for the OS.

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:

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

40

)."

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.

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:

For more information about hardware and cabling configurations, see the documents

that ship with the enclosure.

Two methods are available for diskette image deployment:

iLO virtual floppy (on page

48

)

PXE ("

PXE deployment

" on page

46

)