HP BladeSystem specification for a c-Class provisioning server blade
Executive summary...............................................................................................................................
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Why server blades for the provisioning server? .......................................................................................
Lower total cost of ownership (TCO)...................................................................................................
Ease of manageability ......................................................................................................................
HP StorageWorks SB40c storage blade .............................................................................................
Purpose of the provisioning server blade ................................................................................................
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What is automated provisioning / RDP?.................................................................................................
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Automated provisioning ....................................................................................................................
RDP and its underlying technologies ...................................................................................................
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DHCP .........................................................................................................................................
PXE.............................................................................................................................................
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Bootworks ...................................................................................................................................
AClient........................................................................................................................................
HP BladeSystem requirements for hosting the server blade ........................................................................
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Deployment.....................................................................................................................................
HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure ..................................................................................................
HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch..................................................................................................
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Onboard Administrator management module ................................................................................
HP Active Cool Fan ....................................................................................................................
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HP c7000 Enclosure Power Supply...............................................................................................
HP ProLiant BL480c server blade..................................................................................................
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Infrastructure bill of materials (BOM) ....................................................................................................
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c7000 enclosure, power, OA, fan, and blade switch bill of materials (BOM)........................................
HP ProLiant BL480c bill of materials (BOM).......................................................................................
Software installation requirements for HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack .................................
Initial deployment of provisioning server blade......................................................................................
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Configuring the c-Class enclosure.....................................................................................................
Configuring the initial server blade ..................................................................................................
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