HP BladeSystem specification for a c-Class provisioning server blade

Executive summary...............................................................................................................................

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Why server blades for the provisioning server? .......................................................................................

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Lower total cost of ownership (TCO)...................................................................................................

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Ease of manageability ......................................................................................................................

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HP StorageWorks SB40c storage blade .............................................................................................

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Purpose of the provisioning server blade ................................................................................................

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What is automated provisioning / RDP?.................................................................................................

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Automated provisioning ....................................................................................................................

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RDP and its underlying technologies ...................................................................................................

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DHCP .........................................................................................................................................

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PXE.............................................................................................................................................

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Bootworks ...................................................................................................................................

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AClient........................................................................................................................................

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HP BladeSystem requirements for hosting the server blade ........................................................................

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Deployment.....................................................................................................................................

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HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure ..................................................................................................

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HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch..................................................................................................

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Onboard Administrator management module ................................................................................

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HP Active Cool Fan ....................................................................................................................

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HP c7000 Enclosure Power Supply...............................................................................................

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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)........................................

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HP ProLiant BL480c bill of materials (BOM).......................................................................................

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Software installation requirements for HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack .................................

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Initial deployment of provisioning server blade......................................................................................

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Configuring the c-Class enclosure.....................................................................................................

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Configuring the initial server blade ..................................................................................................

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