HP ProLiant BL20p G3 Server Blade - Manual (Page 75)

Server Blade Configuration and Utilities
iLO Virtual CD-ROM
To perform a boot CD deployment:
1. Do one of the following:
— Insert the boot CD into the client PC from which you are running the iLO
Remote Console.
— Use iLO Advanced to create an image file of the boot CD.
— 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 Advanced. Refer to “Integrated
Lights-Out Advanced Management” in this chapter.
3. Click the Virtual Devices tab.
4. Select Virtual Media.
5. Use the Virtual Media applet to select the local CD or image file and connect the
Virtual CD to the server blade.
6. Use the iLO Virtual Power Button feature to reboot the server blade.
7. After the server blade boots, follow the normal network installation procedure for
an operating system.
USB CD-ROM
SmartStart simplifies the deployment process and facilitates loading the operating
system. However, SmartStart does not prevent you from loading the operating system
and drivers manually. For more information on SmartStart, refer to the HP website:
www.hp.com/servers/smartstart
To perform a boot CD deployment:
1. Connect a USB CD-ROM drive to the server blade using the local I/O cable.
2. Insert the boot CD into the CD-ROM.
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