Page 3 - Executive summary; ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack; Why server blades for the provisioning server?; Ease of manageability
Executive summary This document specifies the design of an HP BladeSystem c-Class server blade that serves as a Microsoft® Windows® infrastructure server for provisioning line-of-business applications such as web servers, mail servers, database servers and other mission-critical applications. This s...
Page 4 - Purpose of the provisioning server blade; ProLiant Essentials
Figure 1. HP StorageWorks SB40c storage blade Purpose of the provisioning server blade The main purpose of the provisioning server blade is to provide the following service(s): • Installation and deployment of applications to easily facilitate the management of your network in today’s environment wi...
Page 5 - Automated provisioning
What is automated provisioning / RDP? Automated provisioning So what exactly is the automated provisioning of software and hardware? It means little or no human intervention. In other words, the process of installation or deployment is laid out for administrators in the form of images, scripts, or b...
Page 6 - RDP and its underlying technologies; DHCP
RDP and its underlying technologies Understanding the technologies behind RDP is necessary for proper implementation of HP server blade deployment. These include: DHCP, PXE, Bootworks, and AClient. Figure 3. RDP / PXE Technology DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) simplifies the administ...
Page 8 - HP BladeSystem requirements for hosting the server blade; Deployment; include the following:
HP BladeSystem requirements for hosting the server blade Figure 4. HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure, rear view Deployment Whether a small, medium, or large corporate network infrastructure, HP BladeSystem provides a faster, simpler, and lower cost way to build and configure in an IT infrastructure. Th...
Page 12 - HP ProLiant BL480c server blade
HP ProLiant BL480c server blade (Up to 8 in a single c7000 enclosure): Figure 9. HP ProLiant BL480c Server Blade Table 3. HP ProLiant BL480c Server Blade Specification Processor Dual-Core Intel Xeon® Processor 5140 2.33 GHz / 1333MHz FSB Memory 4GB (4x1 GB) PC2-5300 DDR2 (up to 48GB) Storage 4 @ 72G...
Page 13 - HP ProLiant BL480c bill of materials (BOM); Quantity Part; Software installation requirements for HP ProLiant Essentials; Software requirements for blade-specific provisioning server:
Infrastructure bill of materials (BOM) c7000 enclosure, power, OA, fan, and blade switch bill of materials (BOM) Table 4. HP Bill of Materials – *Check for the latest releases and part numbers Quantity Part Number* Description 1 412152-B21 BLc7000 Enclosure 1 410917-B21 HP c7000 GbE2c Ethernet Blade...
Page 14 - Initial deployment of provisioning server blade; this provisioning server is the only DHCP Server in the company.; Configuring the c-Class enclosure; configuration, please visit
Initial deployment of provisioning server blade Before you begin configuring the enclosure and blade, it is helpful to reiterate some assumptions made earlier. This provisioning server will act as the DHCP Server, the PXE Server, and the HP RDP Provisioning Server. Many organizations may already hav...
Page 16 - Configuring the initial server blade; the following core requirements installed:
Configuring the initial server blade Before you install HP ProLiant Essentials RDP 3.1 or later on the initial c-Class blade, be sure you have the following core requirements installed: • DHCP configured with IP Scope activated • Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 (Will install during RDP installation if ...
Page 17 - look something like Figure 13.
The server will reboot once all the core pre-installation requirements are installed. Upon rebooting, accept the default File server path and insert the appropriate license file. On the Deployment Server Information window, install the Deployment Server on the local machine (c-Class initial server b...
Page 18 - Information window should look similar to Figure 14.; various usage scenarios to manage your network.
Install the Deployment Database on the local machine with eXpress as the default database name. Select the Windows NT Authentication. Keep the default locations for installing the Pre-boot Operating System files for the WinPE x86 and x64. Select to install PXE Server on the local machine and select ...
Page 19 - Usage scenarios for the blade provisioning server; The three basic IT scenarios hosted on this server blade are:; Scenario 1 – mass deployment of c-Class server blades
Usage scenarios for the blade provisioning server The three basic IT scenarios hosted on this server blade are: 1. Mass deployment of HP ProLiant BL c-Class servers within an organization that is looking for automation in order to reduce errors and reduce the amount of time to deploy servers. 2. Dep...
Page 20 - Scenario 2 – deploying applications; server applications.
Figure 15. Usage Scenario 1 Scenario 2 – deploying applications The blade specific provisioning server provides a strategy/solution for rapidly deploying applications (Microsoft Windows Server 2003, BizTalk Server, SQL Server) on HP ProLiant BL c-Class servers using ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deploym...
Page 21 - Scenario 3 – managing multi-server blade infrastructure; availability is crucial to your organization.
Figure 16. Usage Scenario 2 Scenario 3 – managing multi-server blade infrastructure • Blade-specific provisioning servers provide the ability to reallocate existing server resources to areas that are needed most. Perhaps an application server within a server farm has very little usage during a parti...
Page 22 - Operations and maintenance; HP BladeSystem
Figure 17. Usage Scenario 3 Operations and maintenance It is important to follow guidelines for operating and maintaining the HP BladeSystem c-Class solution described in this document. You should follow the guidelines documented for the HP BladeSystem c-Class Onboard Administrator , for example. Ma...
Page 23 - Operations guide; Implementation services; HP Services; HP Factory Express; Summary
23 Operations guide • Integrating with other Microsoft applications (If appropriate) • Server Upgrades < See this page for BL480c > – Software Updates – Hardware upgrades – Firmware upgrades Implementation services HP Services HP BladeSystem Services - Microsoft Windows HP Recommended BladeSys...
Page 24 - For more information; or
For more information HP ActiveAnswers, www.hp.com/solutions/activeanswers HP BladeSystem, www.hp.com/go/bladesystem or www.hp.com/go/blades HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) remote management, www.hp.com/servers/ilo HP ProLiant servers, www.hp.com/go/proliant HP Services, www.hp.com/hps HP storage, www...
