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Setup and Installation Guide
Deployment and Management
Blade PC Deployment Options
The Blade PCs are designed for rapid deployment and are ideally
suited for headless (unattended), network-based software installation
and configuration. HP Rapid Deployment Pack is the optimum choice
for Blade PCs and facilitates the configuration of a few or hundreds
of blades from an easy-to-use, remote-based graphical deployment
console. The PXE-enabled NIC (only the first NIC) and support for
bootable USB diskette and USB CD-ROM drives on the Blade PC
also facilitate the use of other deployment methods.
Automated Deployment Using HP Rapid Deployment
Pack
HP Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) integrates two powerful products:
Altiris Deployment Solution and the ProLiant Integration Module.
The RDP console’s graphical interface provides intuitive
drag-and-drop events, such as scripts and images, for deploying
operating systems and applications to multiple Blade PCs
simultaneously. HP Rapid Deployment Pack also has advanced
features that can detect and display Blade PCs based on their physical
rack, enclosure, and bay locations. You can set the deployment
console to automatically install pre-defined configurations on newly
installed Blade PCs.
For more information about HP Rapid Deployment Pack, refer to
your authorized reseller, the Rapid Deployment CD that ships with
your enclosure, or visit the following website:
www.hp.com/servers/rdp
Alternate Deployment Methods
Blade PCs have a PXE-enabled NIC (the first NIC only) and support
bootable USB diskette and CD-ROM drives, as well as a keyboard,
video, and a mouse attached via the diagnostic adapter. These
features enable you to use your own network-based or local, attended
deployment methods for booting and installing software onto Blade
PCs.