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HP BladeSystem specification for a c-Class provisioning
server blade
Executive summary............................................................................................................................... 3
Why server blades for the provisioning server? ....................................................................................... 3
Lower total cost of ownership (TCO)................................................................................................... 3
Ease of manageability ...................................................................................................................... 3
HP StorageWorks SB40c storage blade ............................................................................................. 3
Purpose of the provisioning server blade ................................................................................................ 4
What is automated provisioning / RDP?................................................................................................. 5
Automated provisioning.................................................................................................................... 5
RDP and its underlying technologies................................................................................................... 6
DHCP ......................................................................................................................................... 6
PXE............................................................................................................................................. 7
Bootworks ................................................................................................................................... 7
AClient........................................................................................................................................ 7
HP BladeSystem requirements for hosting the server blade........................................................................ 8
Deployment..................................................................................................................................... 8
HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure .................................................................................................. 8
HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch.................................................................................................. 10
Onboard Administrator management module ................................................................................ 10
HP Active Cool Fan .................................................................................................................... 11
HP c7000 Enclosure Power Supply............................................................................................... 11
HP ProLiant BL480c server blade.................................................................................................. 12
Infrastructure bill of materials (BOM) .................................................................................................... 13
c7000 enclosure, power, OA, fan, and blade switch bill of materials (BOM)........................................ 13
HP ProLiant BL480c bill of materials (BOM)....................................................................................... 13
Software installation requirements for HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack ................................. 13
Initial deployment of provisioning server blade...................................................................................... 14
Configuring the c-Class enclosure..................................................................................................... 14
Configuring the initial server blade .................................................................................................. 16