Configuring and Deploying Server Blades
Compaq ProLiant BL20p Server Blade Setup and Installation Guide
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PXE deployment server (storing boot images)
— Intel Pentium III or higher processor (500 MHz recommended)
— 256 MB of RAM
— 10-Mb/s network adapter
— CD-ROM drive
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NFS repository server (only required for Linux deployment)
— Red Hat Linux 7.3 operating system installed
— Network connection
— CD-ROM drive
— NFS installed
— 1.5 GB of available disk space on the /usr directory
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Windows repository server (only required for Microsoft Windows deployment)
— Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system installed
— Network connection
— CD-ROM drive
— 1.5 GB of available disk space on /usr
Deployment Guidelines
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To install Windows 2000 Server using PXE, Compaq recommends using the
ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack software (which includes
pre-written scripts to install Windows 2000 Server on the server blades).
Microsoft Remote Installation Server (RIS) does not support the installation of
Windows 2000 Server.
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For each server blade that you are deploying, the PXE server must be connected
to NIC 1. The ProLiant BL20p server blade assigns PXE functions to NIC 1. For
NIC connector locations on RJ-45 patch panels and interconnect switches, refer
to the RJ-45 patch panel option card or the interconnect switch option card.
