For more information about supported operation systems, software, and firmware, see the links in “Introduction” (page 5).

SD Boot

With Intelligent Provisioning, you can use an HP SD card as a target for deploying an OS. The following HP-supplied SD cards are supported as an alternative OS boot device:

HP 32GB SD Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Kit (700136-B21)

HP 32GB microSD Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Kit (700139–B21)

NOTE: You cannot perform an OS install on an SD card when there is a hard disk connected to the server.

Either of these SD cards can be used as an alternative to hard drive or solid state drive storage for deploying an OS on HP ProLiant servers. Using an SD card as a target for deploying an OS provides the following advantages:

Deploys OSs to diskless servers and SAN storage

Uses less power than traditional drives

Reduces temperature, decreasing throttling and A/C costs

Reduces vibration, particularly in environments with high G-force

Frees drive bays for other uses

NOTE: SD Boot does not support deployment (“Deployment Settings” (page 37)) installation.

Requirements:

iLO 4 1.30 or later

Intelligent Provisioning 1.50 or later

System ROM from the SPP 2013.09.0 or later baseline

You can find information about using an SD card with Intelligent Provisioning in “Step 3: OS Information” (page 26).

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HP Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux manual SD Boot