Using the HP Rapid Deployment Pack 3.7 to Deploy Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for IA64

2 Customizing RDP jobs
RDP jobs, when used to deploy Integrity systems, use both a Linux automation environment
and a Windows production environment, switching between them as necessary. On Integrity
mid-range and high-end systems, it might be necessary to switch the ACPI configuration because
a Linux automation environment (LinuxPE) and a Windows production environment each require
a different ACPI mode. This ACPI switching cannot be performed with the standard RDP 3.7
product. HP provides additional tools for this task. With these tools, ACPI switching can be
performed programmatically in LinuxPE and production Windows. For details about the ACPI
configuration and its value for different environments, see Appendix A (page 33).
Tools
The HPSetAcpi tool is used to switch ACPI modes programmatically. There are two versions of
the HPSetAcpi tool, depending on the operating system environment in which the tool is run.
• HpSetAcpi for Linux IA64 — Runs in LinuxPE
• HpSetAcpi for Windows IA64 — Runs in production Windows
The HpSetAcpi tool is used by the tasks described in this document with the following parameters:
• hpsetacpi Windows — Sets the ACPI Configuration Mode to Windows.
• hpsetacpi Linux — Sets the ACPI Configuration Mode to default or single-pci-domain based
on the server chipset (respectively, sx2000 or sx1000).
The HpSetAcpi tool for Windows IA64 is installed with the HP Integrity Support Pack (ISP) 5.2
or later. HP ISP 5.2 is bundled with RDP 3.7. The Linux IA64 version of HpSetAcpi is also
distributed with the RDP 3.7 Integrity Integration Module (IIM) and can be found in the
%ALTIRIS_SHARE%\lib\binia64\linux folder.
Creating ACPI jobs
Create two new ACPI jobs, named as follows:
• Set ACPI Mode to Windows
• Set ACPI Mode to Linux
For detailed instructions about creating these jobs, see Chapter 3 (page 15).
After creating these jobs, you can select between the following two methods for using the jobs
provided with RDP:
• Method A — Running these new jobs along with the provided unmodified RDP jobs in a
specific sequence on the target system.
• Method B — Modify the existing RDP jobs to include specific tasks based on the new jobs,
and running these modified jobs on the target system.
The provided RDP jobs are classified into five different groups according to ACPI switching
similarities. These groups are detailed in the “Integrity jobs” (page 12) section.
Customization might also depend on the initial state of the target system. The target system can
be either:
• A bare metal system
• A production system with one of the following Windows operating systems installed and
running:
— Windows Server 2003 SP1 or SP2, Enterprise Edition for IA64
— Windows Server 2003 SP2, DataCenter Edition for IA64
Using the job name and group, you can select the customization method to use, and see the
corresponding instructions to use or update the job. The system should be in the initial state,
either bare metal or a Windows operating system installed, as indicated in the following table.
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