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Configuring and Deploying Server Blades
This chapter contains information about server blade deployment methods, hardware
configuration, and the software to accomplish these tasks.
Configuration and Deployment Overview
Three primary deployment methods are supported:
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Remote deployment using ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP)
Remote deployment using virtual devices through iLO
Deployment using local devices with the I/O cable (depending on the server
model)
Remote Deployment using RDP
The RDP software is the preferred method for rapid, high-volume server blade
deployments. The RDP software integrates two powerful products: Altiris eXpress
Deployment Solution and the ProLiant Integration Module.
The Altiris eXpress Deployment Server Console has an intuitive graphical user
interface that provides simplified drag-and-drop server deployment using either
imaging or scripting. The console also has advanced features for blade servers. The
user can view blade servers in a physical tree view according to their
Rack\Enclosure\Bay settings. The Deployment Server can detect when a blade is
ripped out and replaced with a new blade. The user can configure the Deployment
Server to automatically replay all deployment jobs on the new blade.
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