HP 370971-004 Introduction, Win32 Toolkit overview, Toolkit changes, Minimum requirements

Introduction

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Win32 Toolkit overview

This document describes how to best utilize the Win32 edition of the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit to configure HP ProLiant servers. It also contains information about using the Toolkit utilities in an unattended environment. This document does not include information about installing the operating system.

The best practices also include suggestions about how to organize utilities and data files by following a set of operational procedures that standardize configuration procedures and help reduce errors.

CAUTION: Because of the potential risk of data loss, be sure that all necessary precautions are taken so that mission-critical systems are not disrupted if a failure occurs.

Toolkit changes

Previous versions of the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit utilities were designed for the MS-DOS environment. However, limitations in MS-DOS have become a significant problem as hardware and software have evolved. In response to this issue, HP has migrated the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit to a Win32 environment to provide better scripting and better hardware support using Win32 drivers and to take advantage of built-in Win32 features, such as integrated network support.

The Win32 edition of the Toolkit provides the same functionality as the earlier MS-DOS version. However, tools, arguments, and data files are different in the Win32 edition of the Toolkit, so you must update your customized scripts to work in a Win32 environment. Data files have been migrated to industry-standard XML format to provide improved extensibility. For more information about the Toolkit utilities, refer to the HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit Linux and Win32 Editions User Guide on the Toolkit website (http://www.hp.com/servers/sstoolkit).

Minimum requirements

Before beginning the deployment process, be sure to have the following items available:

•HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit Linux and Win32 Editions User Guide

•SmartStart Scripting Toolkit Win32 Edition

•Microsoft® Windows® PE Build Tools 2005

•Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, Service Pack 1 (SP1)

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