Owner's manual

Software and configuration utilities 41

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:

• Make a partition on the hard drive that Windows Server™ 2003 will be loaded on.

• Use the SmartStart CD 7.0 or higher.

• Use the Rapid Deployment Pack.

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 37)."

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:

• iLO virtual floppy (on page 41)

• PXE ("PXE deployment" on page 39)

iLO virtual floppy

To deploy with a boot diskette:

1. Do one of the following:

o Insert the boot diskette into the client PC that is using the iLO 2 Remote Console.

o Use iLO 2 to create an image file of the boot diskette.

o 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 2. Refer to "HP BladeSystem c-Class advanced

management (on page 36)."

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.

6. Use the iLO 2 Virtual Power Button feature to reboot the server blade.

7. After the server blade boots, follow the normal network installation procedure for the OS.