Compaq ProLiant BL e-Class System Overview and Planning

Compaq ProLiant BL e-Class System Overview and Planning 17
Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)
PXE can be used to deploy the operating system on any server. For information on PXE
requirements and how to setup a PXE server, view the whitepaper at the Compaq website:
http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/linux/redhat-whitepapers.html
Windows 2000 Deployment
Microsoft Windows 2000 has an additional component called Remote Installation Services (RIS),
which can be used to setup images of Windows 2000 Professional for deployment. However,
Microsoft does not provide a method for installing Windows 2000 Server-based operating system
editions. To install Windows 2000 Server Edition on ProLiant BL10e server blades, a PXE
deployment server (such as Altiris eXpress Deployment Server) is required.
Linux Deployment
Red Hat Linux, as well as other distributions, supports the installation of a PXE deployment
server to install the OS on a ProLiant BL10e. For detailed instructions on how to set up a PXE
deployment server and deploy Red Hat Linux 7.2, please visit the Compaq website:
http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/linux/redhat-whitepapers.html
Troubleshooting
For troubleshooting information regarding the Rapid Deployment Pack, download the user guide
at the Compaq website:
http://www.compaq.com/manage/rapiddeploy.html
Although USB devices are supported, the SmartStart CD does not support booting via a USB
CD-ROM for operating system installation.
The Microsoft Windows 2000 OS CD has an option to create boot diskettes to start the OS
installation. These diskettes can be booted using a USB diskette drive connected to the diagnostic
adapter, but the OS installation fails when it tries to connect to the CD if a USB CD-ROM device
is used. The installation path from boot diskettes is therefore not supported.
A USB diskette cannot be connected to the diagnostic adapter to provide an updated storage
driver during the F6 prompt of the Windows 2000 installation.
For troubleshooting information regarding Compaq-specific problems installing Linux, go to the
Compaq website:
http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/Linux/compaq-howto.html
For general questions regarding Linux support on Compaq ProLiant servers, go to the Compaq
website:
http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/linux/
Linux whitepapers can be found at the following URL:
http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/linux/redhat-whitepapers.html