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Operating system deployment in Configuration Manager is driven
by Task Sequences. The HP ProLiant Server OS Deployment kit comes
with a sample task sequence template and can be used either by
creating a new task sequence or adding on to an existing task
sequence.
Creating a new ProLiant task
sequence
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From the console, open Computer Management>Operating
System Deployment>Task Sequence.
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Right-click the node, select Bare Metal Server
Deployment>Create a HP ProLiant Server OS Deployment
Template. You can also access the Create a HP ProLiant
Server OS Deployment Template from the Actions panel.
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Fill in the content for the Create Server Deployment Task
Sequence window. Select Set Boot Order, Set BIOS config,
Set RAID config (either ini file or wizard) and
Set iLO config for normal deployment process.
Click Create.
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Record the created task sequence name, and click
Close.
Adding ProLiant deployment
tasks to existing task sequence
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From the console, open Computer Management>Operating
System Deployment>Task Sequence.
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Edit the existing task sequence, click Add, and
then select HP Deployment>HP ProLiant Server OS
Deployment.
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At the pop-up window, click Yes.
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Read the content of the Potential WinPE Issues window, and then
click OK.
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Fill in the content for the Create Server Deployment Task
Sequence window. For normal deployment process, select Set
Boot Order, Set BIOS config, Set RAID config (either ini
file or wizard), and Set iLO config. Click
Create.
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Note the created task sequence name, and then click
Close.
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To close the Task Sequence Editor of the original task sequence,
click Cancel and Yes. The
original task sequence is copied to the generated task sequence and
added with the ProLiant deployment tasks.
Updating the generated HP
ProLiant Server OS Deployment Task Sequence
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NOTE: The generated HP ProLiant Server OS
Deployment task sequence is only a template and requires customized
settings to function properly. The default task sequence template
uses x86 WinPE boot image and drivers package from the HP ProLiant
Drivers for Windows Server® 2008 (x86). |
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The generated HP ProLiant deployment task sequence contains
tasks to configure BIOS settings, storage array, and HP iLO
setting. HP recommends that you update and review these tasks. The
HP ProLiant Server OS Deployment kit also comes with a number of
sample configuration files for each setting. Select and update the
configuration files into distribution points appropriately before
advertising to the client server. For details on editing the
configuration files, see the HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit
Windows Edition User Guide.
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NOTE: The HP ProLiant Server OS Deployment
task sequence templates contain tasks such as Set RebootStep
Variable and Reboot to PXE/USB to reboot server and track
deployment progress. The grouping and order of the sample task
sequence is important. Do not delete any groups or remove any of
these tasks. Do not modify the conditions set on the groups. This
might cause the task sequence to malfunction. |
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From the console, open Computer Management>Operating
System Deployment>Task Sequence.
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Open the Properties>Advanced page of the
newly created task sequence and ensure that the selected boot image
is appropriate.
The created task sequence uses HP ProLiant Server OS Deployment
SSTK Boot Image (x86) by default. Select HP ProLiant Server
OS Deployment SSTK Boot Image (x64) if the x64 version of
the operating system is deployed. WinPE automatically picks and
runs the correct version of the HP SmartStart Scripting Tools.
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To close the Properties window, click OK.
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To open the Task Sequence Editor, right-click the task sequence,
and select Edit.
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Select the Set Boot Order node, and then select
the appropriate boot order from the Configuration file / Command
line parameters menu.
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Select the Set BIOS Config (ini file) node and
select the appropriate configuration file from the Configuration
file / Command line parameters menu. You can also click the
View button to view or edit the configuration
file.
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Select the Set RAID Config node.
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For Set RAID Config (ini file), select the appropriate
configuration file from the Configuration file / Command line
parameters menu. You can also click the View
button to view or edit the configuration file.
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For Set RAID Config (wizard), click the View
button to open the Array Builder and customize the configuration.
The RAID wizard supports the following configurations:
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RAID 0, 1, and 5 configuration
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1 controller, either embedded or in a particular slot
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Select the Set iLO Config (ini file) node and
select the appropriate configuration file from the Configuration
file / Command line parameters menu. You can also click the
View button to view or edit the configuration
file. You must put the credential information into the
configuration to authenticate access to the management
processor.
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Disable the Copy HP ProLiant G6 Network Driver
and Install HP ProLiant G6 Network Driver tasks if
you are not deploying Windows Server® 2008 operating system.
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Review and update all the remaining tasks in the task
sequence.
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To save the changes, Click OK.
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NOTE: You must manually update the
distribution point if the configuration file is added or
modified. |
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Review the References in the bottom center panel of the
Configuration Manager console for the task sequence to ensure that
all referenced packages have been properly updated to the
distribution point. The task sequence fails if any of the
referenced package is not available.
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