SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit Deployment Guide for HP Integrity Servers with Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems

Figure 1-1 Simple SSTK Deployment Scenario
SSTK repository
(Workstation)
SSTK boot image
(Target Server)
CommandPrompt
ReadHWConf
ApplyHWConf,
ApplySASConf and Deploy
You use a workstation to unpack the toolkit, edit the configuration files, and set up the boot
mechanism. The workstation typically hosts the SSTK repository, which holds the configuration
files, scripts, utilities, and Windows installation files.
Each time the target server loads the SSTK boot image, the repository is shared and the SSTK
performs a preconfigured action. Sample actions include saving the server configuration
(ReadHWConf), replicating a saved configuration (ApplyHWConf), applying RAID1 configuration
to a LSI SAS 1068 Controller, and installing Windows (Deploy), or showing a command prompt
in order to run the SSTK utilities manually (CommandPrompt).
SSTK boot image
The SSTK boot image is based on the Windows Pre-installation Environment (Windows PE).
Windows PE is a subset of the Windows Vista Kernel and provides operating system features
for the toolkit. For more information, see the Windows PE User’s Guide in the Windows
Automated Installation Kit (AIK).
The SSTK provides a script to create a customized boot image using AIK tools. This is described
in Chapter 2 (page 17).
SSTK repository
Every server that boots to the SSTK environment must have access to the repository of
configuration files, scripts, utilities, OS files, driver files, and application files. If you host the
repository on the workstation, it must be accessible to the Integrity servers being deployed.
IMPORTANT: A repository solution is not limited to the previous example. You can host the
repository on a boot device (a local disk on the Integrity server or a USB device). The repository
must have write permission in order to save SSTK log and configuration files.
The deployment process
The deployment process consists of the following steps:
1. Extract the SSTK software package.
2. Create an SSTK boot image.
3. Configure an SSTK action.
4. Boot the target server and monitor the deployment using the SSTK log system or Integrated
Lights-Out (ILO) interface.
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