Appendix C
Installing and Using TFTP
Examples of Remote Boot Using a Floppy Boot Image
Using the HP utility copydisk.exe, you can remotely administrate numerous
alternate boot routines and automate a range of diagnostic procedures for your HP
Servers.
The following examples demonstrate how an administrator would set up and use
floppy boot images in a typical network:
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Example 1: A remote server BIOS update
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Example 2: A remote boot of HP Diagnostic Assistant
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Example 3: A remote DOS file transfer
In these examples a remote client functions as the TFTP server (refer to Figure C-
1). As you review these examples, keep in mind that for each scenario, the task
could be accomplished in some other fashion. For example, the TFTP server
could be located elsewhere on the intranet.
Example 1: A remote server BIOS update
In this example, the system administrator wants to update the BIOS of a remote
HP Server. The administrator first obtains the latest BIOS from the HP web site
and downloads it to a local hard disk. The administrator then runs the self
extracting BIOS update file and copies the biosxyz.dsk file to the tftpserv base
directory. The administrator then uses HP Server Remote Management Card to
remote boot the biosxyz.dsk BIOS update disk.
To remotely update the server BIOS, the administrator would proceed as follows:
1. Obtain up-to-date server BIOS. Go to HP's web site (
http://www.hp.com
)
and download the appropriate BIOS upgrade from the HP Server Service
and Support page.
2. Run the biosxyz.exe self-extracting file to extract the biosxyz.dsk boot
floppy image file. Copy the biosxyz.dsk file to your TFTP base directory.
3. Run tftpserv.exe. TFTP waits for a request for an image file from the HP
Server Remote Management Card.
4. Run the HP Server Remote Management Card web interface. Click the
Remote Control tab. Select the Reset and Remote boot options.
5. In the TFTP IP Address field, type the IP address of your client machine.
In the TFTP File Name field, type:
biosxyz.dsk
6. Click "Start Power/Reset Option". The server restarts and TFTP loads the
image file onto the HP Server Remote Management Card where it is then
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