Diskette image deployment – HP BL685C User Manual
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Use iLO 2 to create an image file of the boot CD.
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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 2. Refer to "HP BladeSystem c-Class advanced
management (on page
)."
3.
Click the Virtual Devices tab.
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Select Virtual Media.
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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 2 Virtual Power Button feature to reboot the server blade.
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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 local I/O 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
)."
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.
Windows Server™ 2003 cannot be installed from a USB CD-ROM on the I/O cable if the hard drive is
completely blank (no partitions defined). To install Windows Server™ 2003, use one of the following
methods:
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Make a partition on the hard drive that Windows Server™ 2003 will be loaded on.
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Use the SmartStart CD 7.60 or later.
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Use the Rapid Deployment Pack. For instructions, see the HP website
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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
)."
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: