Hp Rapid Deployment Pack User Guide

HP Rapid Deployment Pack User Guide

HP Part Number: 352869-404 Published: September 2008, Thirteenth Edition

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1 Licensing...................................................................................................7

License types..........................................................................................................................................7

Applying a license file.............................................................................................................................7

Applying a license file during an first-time installation or upgrade............................................................7

Adding a license file to an existing installation.......................................................................................7

Replacing licenses in an existing installation..........................................................................................7

2 Prerequisites..............................................................................................9

Network infrastructure requirements...........................................................................................................9

Deployment Server requirements...............................................................................................................9

3 Installing.................................................................................................11

Getting started.....................................................................................................................................11

Before you upgrade...............................................................................................................................11

Installing .............................................................................................................................................11

4 Using the Rapid Deployment Pack...............................................................23

Deployment Console basics....................................................................................................................23

Connecting server blades.......................................................................................................................23

Deploying the first server blade...............................................................................................................24

Reconfiguring the server blade................................................................................................................24

Next steps............................................................................................................................................24

5 Understanding the Deployment Server.........................................................25

Design philosophy................................................................................................................................25

Jobs....................................................................................................................................................25

Server Deployment jobs.........................................................................................................................25

Server Imaging jobs..............................................................................................................................26

Server Deployment Toolbox Jobs.............................................................................................................27

Directory structure.................................................................................................................................27

Job—Directory relationship.....................................................................................................................28

Automation environments.......................................................................................................................30

6 HP support and contact information............................................................31

Online resources...................................................................................................................................31

HP contact information...........................................................................................................................31

HP Software Technical Support and Update Service..................................................................................31

A Manually installing distribution files............................................................33

B Manually modifying configuration settings...................................................35

Synchronize display names with computer names option............................................................................35

Primary lookup key option......................................................................................................................35

PXE initial deploy boot timeout option.....................................................................................................35

Client/server file transfer port option.......................................................................................................35

Creating an IIS FTP virtual directory option...............................................................................................35

Windows product keys...........................................................................................................................36

Table of Contents 3

Index.........................................................................................................37

4 Table of Contents

List of Tables

5-1 Job folders.....................................................................................................................................25

5-2 Hardware configuration default settings.............................................................................................25

5-3 Windows default settings.................................................................................................................26

5-4 VMware default settings...................................................................................................................26

5-5 Linux default settings........................................................................................................................26

5-6 Deployment Server directory structure................................................................................................27

5-7 State transitions..............................................................................................................................30

A-1 Operating system directory names.....................................................................................................33

B-1 Virtual directory information.............................................................................................................36

B-2 User Tokens table entries..................................................................................................................36

1 Licensing

A license enables a server, either a physical server or a virtual machine, to be deployed and managed by the Altiris Deployment Server. One license is required for each server being managed. After you apply a license to a server, you cannot remove or transfer the license to another server.

A license file contains licenses for a predetermined number of servers. Purchased license files are not specific to Rapid Deployment Pack versions.

To view the number of licensed nodes from the console, click Help>About.

License types

• Purchased license. To obtain this license file, follow the instructions on your license entitlement certificate.

• 10-node, 30-day evaluation license. To obtain this license file, access

http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp/eval.

• 10-node, 7-day evaluation license. This license is built into the Deployment Server.

Applying a license file

Applying a license file during an first-time installation or upgrade

To select the appropriate licensing option, see Chapter 3 Installing.

Adding a license file to an existing installation

1. Shut down all Deployment Server Consoles and Deployment Server Web Consoles.

2. Click Start>Programs>Altiris>Deployment Solution>Product Licensing Utility.

3. Enter the path to the new license file in the Activation Key File Information field, and click Next.

4. Follow the instructions to apply your additional licenses.

Replacing licenses in an existing installation

If you have combined or transferred licenses and have obtained a new license file, to replace your existing license file follow the steps above for adding a license file. On the third wizard step, select Replace all existing license Activation Keys with this new Activation Key.

License types 7

2 Prerequisites

Network infrastructure requirements

If you use Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) to remotely deploy servers, then Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) must be installed and accessible on the network.

Deployment Server requirements

• Hardware: For a new installation, a HP ProLiant server with at least a 2.0 GHz processor and 1 GB RAM or

•

an equivalent virtual machine

• The correct date and time

• Microsoft® Windows® operating system:

• Microsoft Windows Server™ ®2003 x86 (SP1, R2, SP2) Standard or Enterprise Editions

NOTE: The server must not be a domain controller.

• Available disk space: 2 GB for the base installation•

• 1 GB for each Windows distribution

• 1 GB for each VMware ESX distribution

• 4 GB for each Linux distribution

• Additional space for captured disk images

• A network connection configured with a static IP address

NOTE: Changing the IP address configuration after installation is difficult. Therefore, set the IP address before beginning the installation.

• To use the Deployment Server Web Console, you must install IIS with ASP.NET.

• To deploy VMware ESX or Linux, you must install an FTP server. For more information, see the Microsoft

documentation on how to install IIS with FTP.

For more information about requirements for the Deployment Server, see the

Deployment and Migration Guide

at http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp.

Altiris Deployment Solution

Network infrastructure requirements 9

3 Installing

Getting started

• Log in to the local console. You cannot install Rapid Deployment Pack through Terminal Services, remote

shell, or from a network share.

• Obtain a license file (either purchased or evaluation).

• Collect the applicable Windows, VMware ESX, or Linux distribution files.

• Get the applicable Windows product keys.

Before you upgrade

• Back up modified jobs or batch files.

• Shut down all Deployment Server Consoles and Web Consoles.

• When upgrading from Rapid Deployment Pack 3.00 – 3.70, the WinPE 1.6 PXE images will be replaced

with WinPE 2.1 PXE images and the WinPE 1.6 Boot Disk Creator HP drivers and support files will be removed. WinPE 1.6 is no longer supported.

Installing

1. On the intended Deployment Server, access the Rapid Deployment Pack autorun utility using one of the

following methods:

• Insert the physical DVD into the DVD drive.

• Extract the ISO image.

• Mount the ISO image.

2. Read the terms of the ProLiant Essentials End User License Agreement (EULA), and click Agree to accept

the terms.

3. On the Overview screen, click Next.

4. On the Pre-Installation screen, click Next.

5. Verify that the appropriate components are selected for installation, and click Install. If you plan to use

an existing database, clear the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express option.

Getting started 11

6. If selected, the Microsoft .NET Frameworks and Microsoft SQL Server are installed silently. You must download and install the Microsoft WAIK 2.1, also known as the “Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008”. It is available at http://www.microsoft.com/

downloads/details.aspx?familyid=94bb6e34-d890-4932-81a5-5b50c657de08&displaylang=en&tm.

After completing the WAIK install, reinsert the Rapid Deployment Pack media and click Continue.

7. If you did not select the Altiris Deployment Server for installation, proceed to Step 23.

8. Read the Altiris EULA, and click Yes.

9. If the server has multiple network adapters, select the appropriate interface for the Deployment Server, and click Select IP.

10. Select the appropriate licensing option, and click Next.

• If installing for the first-time, select Free 7 day license, or select License file, and enter the license

file path and name.

• If upgrading, verify that Upgrade using existing license is selected.

NOTE: When upgrading, you must select Upgrade using existing license to avoid losing existing licenses.

12 Installing

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