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... furnished for any errors or inaccuracies that may be provided in any form or by Intel Corporation. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 1 - EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN INTEL'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS, INTEL ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER, AND INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, RELATING TO SALE AND/OR USE OF...
... furnished for any errors or inaccuracies that may be provided in any form or by Intel Corporation. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 1 - EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN INTEL'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS, INTEL ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER, AND INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, RELATING TO SALE AND/OR USE OF...
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...38 3.6. Online Patch Update 51 3.8. OS-HTML 52 4. The Title Bar 54 4.2.2. The Left Pane 55 Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 2 - Hardware Requirements 9 3. My Server Page 11 3.1.1. My Server Information Box 12... Process of Save Profile 31 3.4.2. Supported RAID Devices 33 3.5.2. Using Intel® Deployment Assistant (IDA 10 3.1. Save and Load Profile 31 3.4.1. Installing OS Unattended 40 3.6.4. Re-branding Intel® Deployment Assistant 53 4.1. Introduction 6 1.1. Product Overview 8 2.2. Contents 1. Server ...
...38 3.6. Online Patch Update 51 3.8. OS-HTML 52 4. The Title Bar 54 4.2.2. The Left Pane 55 Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 2 - Hardware Requirements 9 3. My Server Page 11 3.1.1. My Server Information Box 12... Process of Save Profile 31 3.4.2. Supported RAID Devices 33 3.5.2. Using Intel® Deployment Assistant (IDA 10 3.1. Save and Load Profile 31 3.4.1. Installing OS Unattended 40 3.6.4. Re-branding Intel® Deployment Assistant 53 4.1. Introduction 6 1.1. Product Overview 8 2.2. Contents 1. Server ...
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... 61 4.4.9. Watermark Graphics 61 4.5. The Update Package 62 4.7.2. The Update Packages Description File: jmaster.xml .........63 4.8. Customizable UI Screens 67 4.10. Recreating ISO Image 69 Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 3 -
... 61 4.4.9. Watermark Graphics 61 4.5. The Update Package 62 4.7.2. The Update Packages Description File: jmaster.xml .........63 4.8. Customizable UI Screens 67 4.10. Recreating ISO Image 69 Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 3 -
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...IDA My Server Page 11 Figure 3-3: IDA Main Menu 11 Figure 3-4: My Server information box 12 Figure 3-5: Update Firmware from support.intel.com 15 Figure 3-6: Network Setup for Download Firmware form Internet 16 Figure 3-7: Available Online SUP 16 Figure 3-8: Select Firmware Components 17...32: Automatic Setup RAID without Redundancy 35 Figure 3-33: Select Drivers for RAID Configuration 36 Figure 3-34: Define RAID Array Attributes 37 Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 4 - Set System Date and Time 22 Figure 3-19: BIOS setting - Factory Default Settings 23 Figure ...
...IDA My Server Page 11 Figure 3-3: IDA Main Menu 11 Figure 3-4: My Server information box 12 Figure 3-5: Update Firmware from support.intel.com 15 Figure 3-6: Network Setup for Download Firmware form Internet 16 Figure 3-7: Available Online SUP 16 Figure 3-8: Select Firmware Components 17...32: Automatic Setup RAID without Redundancy 35 Figure 3-33: Select Drivers for RAID Configuration 36 Figure 3-34: Define RAID Array Attributes 37 Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 4 - Set System Date and Time 22 Figure 3-19: BIOS setting - Factory Default Settings 23 Figure ...
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... Bar...59 Table 7: Color Bar Graphics 59 Table 8: Menu Bar...60 Table 9: Left Pane ...60 Table 10: Save Buttons ...61 Table 11: Font Settings ...62 Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 5 -
... Bar...59 Table 7: Color Bar Graphics 59 Table 8: Menu Bar...60 Table 9: Left Pane ...60 Table 10: Save Buttons ...61 Table 11: Font Settings ...62 Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 5 -
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... system administrators who are responsible for upgrading, troubleshooting, and configuring the Intel® Deployment Assistant. It provides an overview of the BIOS and firmware, and configure a RAID volume on how to update an Intel Server with setting up and operate the IDA. 1.1. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 6 - Introduction This User Guide describes how to use...
... system administrators who are responsible for upgrading, troubleshooting, and configuring the Intel® Deployment Assistant. It provides an overview of the BIOS and firmware, and configure a RAID volume on how to update an Intel Server with setting up and operate the IDA. 1.1. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 6 - Introduction This User Guide describes how to use...
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...the description: Table 1: Terminology Term Description IDA iBMC BIOS Firmware Flash FRU HSC RAID SUP LCP NIC OFU SDR SysConfig UI XML XUL CLTT Intel® Deployment Assistant Integrated Baseboard Management Controller Basic input/output system Software embedded in flash memory that controls the BMC, HSC, and LCP Non-volatile storage used to... Sensor Data Record System Configuration Utility.This includes BIOS and Firmware configuration User Interface Extensible Markup Language XML User Interface Closed-loop Thermal Throttling Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 7 -
...the description: Table 1: Terminology Term Description IDA iBMC BIOS Firmware Flash FRU HSC RAID SUP LCP NIC OFU SDR SysConfig UI XML XUL CLTT Intel® Deployment Assistant Integrated Baseboard Management Controller Basic input/output system Software embedded in flash memory that controls the BMC, HSC, and LCP Non-volatile storage used to... Sensor Data Record System Configuration Utility.This includes BIOS and Firmware configuration User Interface Extensible Markup Language XML User Interface Closed-loop Thermal Throttling Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 7 -
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...; Configure the most common options of CDs. 2.Getting Started 2.1. It guides you can be saved when using Intel® Deployment Assistant are added from IDA CD or from other supported locations during the OS installation. This allows quick restoration of ...latest drivers, BIOS, and firmware updates. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 8 - Intel® Deployment Assistant boots automatically from a set URL (http://support.intel.com which contains its own operating system (Linux*), a GUI, Intel® Deployment Assistant core, and supporting files for performing ...
...; Configure the most common options of CDs. 2.Getting Started 2.1. It guides you can be saved when using Intel® Deployment Assistant are added from IDA CD or from other supported locations during the OS installation. This allows quick restoration of ...latest drivers, BIOS, and firmware updates. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 8 - Intel® Deployment Assistant boots automatically from a set URL (http://support.intel.com which contains its own operating system (Linux*), a GUI, Intel® Deployment Assistant core, and supporting files for performing ...
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... DIMMS are supported on key. If available RAM is required to be able to boot and run Intel® Deployment Assistant. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 9 - Example: downloading latest system update packages and OS drivers from support.intel.com. • RAID Cards RAID Configuration and OS installation are required. • Network Adapter Some optional functions...
... DIMMS are supported on key. If available RAM is required to be able to boot and run Intel® Deployment Assistant. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 9 - Example: downloading latest system update packages and OS drivers from support.intel.com. • RAID Cards RAID Configuration and OS installation are required. • Network Adapter Some optional functions...
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...; Server systems. (If you use an IDA CD to operate the Intel® Deployment Assistant. Figure 3-1: IDA End User License Agreement Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 10 - 3.Using Intel® Deployment Assistant (IDA) This section details how to boot from an unsupported server, IDA will generate an error message.) After IDA booting up, the first interface is...
...; Server systems. (If you use an IDA CD to operate the Intel® Deployment Assistant. Figure 3-1: IDA End User License Agreement Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 10 - 3.Using Intel® Deployment Assistant (IDA) This section details how to boot from an unsupported server, IDA will generate an error message.) After IDA booting up, the first interface is...
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... This section details the main menu tasks available as shown in Figure 3.3. Configure (Shortcut: ALT+c) Enters the interface to help you navigate IDA functions. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 11 - My Server Page IDA My Server page is the application homepage that contains main menu and buttons to setup server system...
... This section details the main menu tasks available as shown in Figure 3.3. Configure (Shortcut: ALT+c) Enters the interface to help you navigate IDA functions. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 11 - My Server Page IDA My Server page is the application homepage that contains main menu and buttons to setup server system...
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... system configuration settings or system update packages from a profile. This submeanu is the portal of the information listed in Figure 3-4. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 12 - used to invoke integrated Linux* version RAID Web Console 2(RWC 2). is used to enter ...copy settings or update the dame firmware between the same model servers. shows version and copy right information Upgrade to configure Intel RAID controller. My Server Information Box The IDA Homepage> My Server information box detects and displays server system configuration information...
... system configuration settings or system update packages from a profile. This submeanu is the portal of the information listed in Figure 3-4. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 12 - used to invoke integrated Linux* version RAID Web Console 2(RWC 2). is used to enter ...copy settings or update the dame firmware between the same model servers. shows version and copy right information Upgrade to configure Intel RAID controller. My Server Information Box The IDA Homepage> My Server information box detects and displays server system configuration information...
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... SAS Server CPU frequency The number of physical CPU on server The number of onboard network cards Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 13 - Platfrom_Type BIOS BMC SDR ME RMM3 Name HSC Intel® RAID Controller XXXXX Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology II Process Model Physical Processors Logical Processors Total RAM Asset Tag System...
... SAS Server CPU frequency The number of physical CPU on server The number of onboard network cards Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 13 - Platfrom_Type BIOS BMC SDR ME RMM3 Name HSC Intel® RAID Controller XXXXX Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology II Process Model Physical Processors Logical Processors Total RAM Asset Tag System...
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... the menu Configure, Click it to enter RAID Logical Volume Setup interface. You can automatically locate and download the latest Intel® Server System update packages to enter IDA Server Firmware Update interface. Get System Update If your server has internet ...Installation interface. 3.2. Has the same function as the menu OS Installation, Click it to the primary functional areas of HSC backplanes Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 14 - Primary Function Buttons There are portals to enter Server System, BIOS and BMC Configuration interface. 3.1.3....
... the menu Configure, Click it to enter RAID Logical Volume Setup interface. You can automatically locate and download the latest Intel® Server System update packages to enter IDA Server Firmware Update interface. Get System Update If your server has internet ...Installation interface. 3.2. Has the same function as the menu OS Installation, Click it to the primary functional areas of HSC backplanes Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 14 - Primary Function Buttons There are portals to enter Server System, BIOS and BMC Configuration interface. 3.1.3....
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... with your server has internet connection, IDA helps you are the steps to the network internet connection. 2. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 15 - to get system firmware update package from three resources: • support.intel.com - Boot server with your server network parameters to browse a USB key for the update package. 3.2.1. Select...
... with your server has internet connection, IDA helps you are the steps to the network internet connection. 2. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 15 - to get system firmware update package from three resources: • support.intel.com - Boot server with your server network parameters to browse a USB key for the update package. 3.2.1. Select...
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..., and click Apply button to start selected firmware update. Select your update package and click Download button. Figure 3-6: Network Setup for Download Firmware form Internet 6. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 16 - NOTE: IDA can automatically detect all available system firmware update packages.
..., and click Apply button to start selected firmware update. Select your update package and click Download button. Figure 3-6: Network Setup for Download Firmware form Internet 6. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 16 - NOTE: IDA can automatically detect all available system firmware update packages.
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After firmware upgrade process is complete, click Reboot button to reboot server. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 17 - Figure 3-8: Select Firmware Components Figure 3-9: SUP Release Notes 9. During firmware upgrade, you cannot power off or reboot server.
After firmware upgrade process is complete, click Reboot button to reboot server. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 17 - Figure 3-8: Select Firmware Components Figure 3-9: SUP Release Notes 9. During firmware upgrade, you cannot power off or reboot server.
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...Connection page. Click Next button to update server firmware from my network 6. Download Intel® Server System update package from a Windows* file server. Intel® Server System update package for Download Firmware form LAN Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 18 - Figure 3-10: Download SUP from local network... server system cannot access internet, IDA can also download server system firmware update package from http://support.intel.com. 2. Click IDA menu Get Update or button Get System Updates at My Server page. 5. Boot server with local network. 3.2.2....
...Connection page. Click Next button to update server firmware from my network 6. Download Intel® Server System update package from a Windows* file server. Intel® Server System update package for Download Firmware form LAN Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 18 - Figure 3-10: Download SUP from local network... server system cannot access internet, IDA can also download server system firmware update package from http://support.intel.com. 2. Click IDA menu Get Update or button Get System Updates at My Server page. 5. Boot server with local network. 3.2.2....
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... select. Enter the network user name and password that contains server firmware version details, known issues, and new features. Click Apply button to reboot server. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 19 - 7. The network location is the file server name and share folder where the update package is complete, click Reboot button...
... select. Enter the network user name and password that contains server firmware version details, known issues, and new features. Click Apply button to reboot server. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 19 - 7. The network location is the file server name and share folder where the update package is complete, click Reboot button...
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... from USB key USB key is a *.zip file; In the Download Updates page, select From USB Disk on Key or Hard Disk and click Browse. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 20 - Click IDA menu> Get Update OR click Get System Updates at My Server page. 5. Insert USB key to USB key...
... from USB key USB key is a *.zip file; In the Download Updates page, select From USB Disk on Key or Hard Disk and click Browse. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.0/3.1 User Guide - 20 - Click IDA menu> Get Update OR click Get System Updates at My Server page. 5. Insert USB key to USB key...