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

Table of Contents
About This Document.........................................................................................................9
Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................9
Typographic Conventions......................................................................................................................9
HP Encourages Your Comments............................................................................................................9
1 Overview.......................................................................................................................11
Minimum requirements........................................................................................................................11
SSTK environment................................................................................................................................11
SSTK boot image..............................................................................................................................12
SSTK repository...............................................................................................................................12
The deployment process.......................................................................................................................12
Extracting the SSTK package................................................................................................................13
2 Creating an SSTK boot image....................................................................................17
Editing the SSTKStart.cmd file.............................................................................................................17
Installing OEM drivers in the boot image............................................................................................18
Creating the boot image........................................................................................................................18
Setting up the boot mechanism............................................................................................................18
Creating a bootable CD/DVD or virtual media...............................................................................19
Creating a Bootable USB flash device.............................................................................................20
Setting up a network boot environment..........................................................................................20
Windows Deployment Server....................................................................................................21
TFTP and DHCP server..............................................................................................................22
3 Configuring an SSTK action........................................................................................23
commandprompt action.......................................................................................................................23
readhwconf action.................................................................................................................................23
Configuring conrep.........................................................................................................................24
applyhwconf action..............................................................................................................................24
applysasconf action...............................................................................................................................25
Choosing the installation disk..............................................................................................................25
deploy action.........................................................................................................................................26
Uploading the Windows installation files.......................................................................................26
Uploading Integrity Support Pack 6.1........................................................................................27
Preparing for Windows 2003 Enterprise deployment.....................................................................28
Uploading OEM device drivers.................................................................................................28
Modifying the answer file..........................................................................................................29
Editing the SSTKConfig.cmd file...............................................................................................30
Preparing for Windows 2008 deployment......................................................................................30
Uploading OEM device drivers.................................................................................................30
Modifying the answer file..........................................................................................................30
Editing the SSTKConfig.cmd file...............................................................................................32
Replicating a server configuration........................................................................................................32
4 Booting the server........................................................................................................33
Boot instructions...................................................................................................................................33
Booting from the CD/DVD..............................................................................................................33
Boot from the USB flash device.......................................................................................................33
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