HP ProLiant BL25p Server-Blade - Manual (Page 56)

56 HP ProLiant BL25p Server Blade User Guide
Two methods are available for diskette image deployment:
•
iLO Virtual Floppy (on page 56 )
•
PXE ("PXE Deployment" on page 52 )
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
(
http://www.hp.com/servers/sstoolkit ).
As an alternative method, configure the hardware manually with RBSU and the
iLO remote console. With this method, the disk is more generic and integrates
with an existing network OS installation process. For more information, refer to
"ProLiant p-Class Advanced Management (on page
46 )."
To operate properly, the server blade must have a supported OS. For the latest
information on a supported OS, refer to the HP website
(
http://www.hp.com/go/supportos ).
iLO Virtual Floppy
To deploy with a boot diskette:
1. Do one of the following:
−
Insert the boot diskette into the client PC that is using the iLO Remote
Console.
−
Use iLO to create an image file of the boot diskette.
−
Copy the image of the boot diskette to a location on the network or the
client PC hard drive.
2. Remotely access the server blade through iLO. Refer to "ProLiant p-Class
Advanced Management (on page 46 )."
3. Click the Virtual Devices tab.
4. Select Virtual Media.
5. Use the Virtual Media applet to select the local diskette or image file and
connect the Virtual CD to the server blade.