HP ProLiant BL495c G5 Server-Blade - Manual (Page 36)

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IMPORTANT: To deploy a server blade without the RDP, create a bootable diskette or image
bootable diskette.
• PXE deployment (on page 36 )
• CD-ROM deployment (on page 37 )
• Diskette image deployment (on page 38 )
PXE deployme
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PXE enables server blades to load an image over the network from a PXE server, and then execute it in
memory. The first NIC on the server blade is the default PXE boot NIC, bu
NICs can be configured to boot PXE. For more information, refer to "Network-based PXE deploy
page 34 )."
NOTE: Actual NIC numeration depends on several factors, including the OS installed on the
server blade.
HP recommends using one of the following methods for PXE deployment:
apid Deployment Pack " on page 37 )
• SmartStart Scripting Toolkit (on page 37 )
• HP ProLiant Essentials RDP (" HP ProLiant Essentials R
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