HP ProLiant BL35p Server Blade User Guide

Configuration and utilities 49
Deployment overview
When a PXE-enabled client boots, it obtains an IP address from a DHCP server. The client obtains the
name of the NBP from the appropriate boot server. Then, the client uses TFTP to download the NBP from
the boot server and executes the image.
For each server blade being deployed, the PXE server must be connected to the NIC designated for PXE.
The server blade defaults PXE functions to NIC 1, but any of the two NC series NICs can be designated
for PXE in RBSU. For NIC connector locations on RJ-45 patch panels and interconnect switches, refer to
the documentation included with the server blade.
NOTE: Actual NIC numeration depends on several factors, including the OS installed on the server blade.
To deploy an OS to multiple server blades, install a PXE deployment server on a network.
Deployment infrastructure
To establish a network-based PXE deployment infrastructure, provide the following software and minimum
hardware:
• Client PC (administrative workstation)
• AMD Athlon™ XP processor (700 MHz or greater recommended), AMD Athlon™ 64 processor,
or Intel® Pentium® III or higher processor (700 MHz or greater recommended)
• 128 MB of RAM
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional or Microsoft® Windows® XP OS
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or above with 128-bit encryption
• Ethernet NIC with 10/100 RJ-45 connector
• TCP/IP networking and an IP address compatible with one of the following: the iLO Diagnostic
Port IP address or an assigned DHCP or static IP address
• CD-ROM drive and/or diskette drive
• Any of the following Java™ Runtime Environment versions:
1.3.1_02
1.3.1_07
1.3.1_08
1.4.1 for Windows® users only
1.4.2 for Linux users only
Access the Java™ Runtime Environment versions at the HP website
(http://java.sun.com/products/archive/index.html
).
• DHCP server (IP address assignment)
• AMD Athlon™ XP processor (700 MHz or greater recommended), AMD Athlon™ 64 processor,
or Pentium® or Pentium® II 200-MHz or faster processor
• 64 MB of RAM
• 64 MB of free hard drive space
• 10-Mb/s network adapter
• PXE deployment server (storing boot images)
• AMD Athlon™ XP processor (700 MHz or greater recommended), AMD Athlon™ 64 processor,
or Intel® Pentium® III or higher processor (500 MHz recommended)
• 256 MB of RAM
• 10-Mb/s network adapter
• CD-ROM drive