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Configuring the Rapid Deployment Pack.......................................................................................... 5
Configuring BladeSystem enclosures........................................................................................................... 5
Configuring image installs......................................................................................................................... 6
Configuring imaging jobs .................................................................................................................... 6
Configuring Windows Sysprep jobs ...................................................................................................... 6
Configuring scripted installs ...................................................................................................................... 7
Configuring scripted install jobs ............................................................................................................ 7
Configuring SAN-attached scripted install jobs........................................................................................ 7
Configuring Boot from SAN scripted install jobs...................................................................................... 8
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Using the Rapid Deployment Pack .................................................................................................. 9
Connecting server blades.......................................................................................................................... 9
Creating a reference server and image..................................................................................................... 12
Deploying a captured image to other similar servers................................................................................... 14
Reconfiguring the new servers ................................................................................................................. 15
Maintaining server blades with rip-and-replace .......................................................................................... 17
Performing a Boot from SAN installation ................................................................................................... 18
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Understanding the Deployment Server...........................................................................................20
Jobs ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Job default settings................................................................................................................................. 21
Hardware configuration settings.......................................................................................................... 21
Operating system scripted install settings.............................................................................................. 21
How a job is run on a target ................................................................................................................... 24
Deployment Server directory structure ....................................................................................................... 28
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Customizing the ProLiant and Integrity Integration Modules..............................................................29
Getting started....................................................................................................................................... 29
Customizing jobs .............................................................................................................................. 29
Customizing files............................................................................................................................... 30
Reasons to customize the Integration Modules............................................................................................ 30
All operating systems......................................................................................................................... 30
Windows unattend text files................................................................................................................ 30
VMware ESX Server kickstart files........................................................................................................ 31
Virtual Machine jobs ......................................................................................................................... 31
Red Hat Linux kickstart files ................................................................................................................ 31
SUSE Linux control files...................................................................................................................... 31
Customization examples ......................................................................................................................... 31
Example 1—Using a specific ProLiant Support Pack version.................................................................... 31
Example 2—Modifying the Windows unattend text files......................................................................... 32
Example 3—Modifying the Red Hat Linux kickstart files.......................................................................... 32
Example 4—Modifying the Altiris Deployment Agent for Linux ................................................................ 32
Example 5—Modifying a Create Virtual Machine job for custom virtual values ......................................... 32
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HP support and contact information ..............................................................................................33
Related documents ................................................................................................................................. 33
Online resources.................................................................................................................................... 33
HP contact information ........................................................................................................................... 33
HP Software Technical Support and Update Service ................................................................................... 34
