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... 3.1.3. Unattended OS Installation 38 3.5.1. Creating IDA Multi-Server Clone Image 53 3.6.2.1 USB Bootable Option 53 3.6.2.1 PXE Image Option 53 3.6.3. Online Patch Update 56 3.8. Supported Platforms 10 2.3. Primary Function Buttons 15 3.2. System Information 23 3.3.2. RAID Configuration 32 3.4.1. Installing OS Unattended 39 3.5.4. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.6 User Guide Contents 1. Product Overview 10 2.2. My Server Page 13...
... 3.1.3. Unattended OS Installation 38 3.5.1. Creating IDA Multi-Server Clone Image 53 3.6.2.1 USB Bootable Option 53 3.6.2.1 PXE Image Option 53 3.6.3. Online Patch Update 56 3.8. Supported Platforms 10 2.3. Primary Function Buttons 15 3.2. System Information 23 3.3.2. RAID Configuration 32 3.4.1. Installing OS Unattended 39 3.5.4. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.6 User Guide Contents 1. Product Overview 10 2.2. My Server Page 13...
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Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.6 User Guide Appendix A: config.ini template 58 Appendix B: An example of cloning Linux* OS installation with multi-server cloning image on bootable USB key 61 Appendix C: Setting up a Linux* PXE server and integrating IDA multi-server cloning image HOWTO 63 ¾ Overview 63 ¾ Pxelinux functionality 63 ¾ Setting up the PXE server 64 ¾ Steps of integrating IDA multi-server cloning image with Linux* PXE server 67 4
Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.6 User Guide Appendix A: config.ini template 58 Appendix B: An example of cloning Linux* OS installation with multi-server cloning image on bootable USB key 61 Appendix C: Setting up a Linux* PXE server and integrating IDA multi-server cloning image HOWTO 63 ¾ Overview 63 ¾ Pxelinux functionality 63 ¾ Setting up the PXE server 64 ¾ Steps of integrating IDA multi-server cloning image with Linux* PXE server 67 4
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Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.6 User Guide Figure 3-36: Choose Drivers for Windows* Installation 42 Figure 3-37: Screen Indication to Install Windows 2008 Server 42 Figure 3-38: Set Partition for Linux* installation 43 Figure 3-39: Basic Configuration for Linux* Installation 44 Figure 3-40: Choose Drivers for Linux* Installation 45 Figure 3-41: Multi-Server Cloning Options 52 Figure 3-42: Make Bootable USB key 53 Figure 3-43: Save PXE Image 54 6
Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.6 User Guide Figure 3-36: Choose Drivers for Windows* Installation 42 Figure 3-37: Screen Indication to Install Windows 2008 Server 42 Figure 3-38: Set Partition for Linux* installation 43 Figure 3-39: Basic Configuration for Linux* Installation 44 Figure 3-40: Choose Drivers for Linux* Installation 45 Figure 3-41: Multi-Server Cloning Options 52 Figure 3-42: Make Bootable USB key 53 Figure 3-43: Save PXE Image 54 6
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...and start with the server onboard NIC1 MAC address that user can improve server efficiency and save the image to the target server. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.6 User Guide 3.6. Uses of systems without the need to have similar hardware configuration. There are two methods to deliver the ... or replacements Supply to technicians for quick fix of this USB key and the image can copy all deployment work to a USB key and make the USB key bootable. y IDA image can save user's human resource via copying all deployment work on what is used to other servers should have ...
...and start with the server onboard NIC1 MAC address that user can improve server efficiency and save the image to the target server. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.6 User Guide 3.6. Uses of systems without the need to have similar hardware configuration. There are two methods to deliver the ... or replacements Supply to technicians for quick fix of this USB key and the image can copy all deployment work to a USB key and make the USB key bootable. y IDA image can save user's human resource via copying all deployment work on what is used to other servers should have ...
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...PXE image file to save it bootable. Note: Additional network file server is needed if multi-server cloning contains OS installation. IDA will copy the multi-server clone image to Appendix B for an example of config.ini). Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.6 User Guide 3.6.2. After ...all inputs on the first server, multi-server clone image can edit file config.ini and save to a USB key at the IDA Create Clone Image page. 3.6.2.1 USB Bootable Option Select the option USB bootable and insert a USB key (free space...
...PXE image file to save it bootable. Note: Additional network file server is needed if multi-server cloning contains OS installation. IDA will copy the multi-server clone image to Appendix B for an example of config.ini). Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.6 User Guide 3.6.2. After ...all inputs on the first server, multi-server clone image can edit file config.ini and save to a USB key at the IDA Create Clone Image page. 3.6.2.1 USB Bootable Option Select the option USB bootable and insert a USB key (free space...
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... = "password" 3. "nfs" is for Linux* OS installation, "network_share" is for scenario that contains Linux* RHEL* 5 Update 5 installation with the USB key and start to run multi-server cloning image, reboot server when the process is completed. 61 Create multi-server image that target server has...to the FAT partition of config.ini. The following is for Windows* OS installation, and "cdrom" is an example of that bootable USB key. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.6 User Guide Appendix B: An example of target server. 4. Create config.ini and save to DVD-ROM of cloning Linux*...
... = "password" 3. "nfs" is for Linux* OS installation, "network_share" is for scenario that contains Linux* RHEL* 5 Update 5 installation with the USB key and start to run multi-server cloning image, reboot server when the process is completed. 61 Create multi-server image that target server has...to the FAT partition of config.ini. The following is for Windows* OS installation, and "cdrom" is an example of that bootable USB key. Intel® Deployment Assistant v3.6 User Guide Appendix B: An example of target server. 4. Create config.ini and save to DVD-ROM of cloning Linux*...
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...multi-server cloning image on bootable USB key 57 Appendix C: Setting up a Linux* PXE server and integrating IDA multi-server cloning image HOWTO 59 4 Introduction 1 1.1. Target Audience 1 1.2. Using Intel® Deployment Assistant (IDA 5 3.1. Primary Function...Menu 6 3.1.2. Configure a Server 15 3.3.1. Supported RAID Devices 26 3.4.2. Installing OS Unattended 33 3.5.4. Config.ini 50 3.7. Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide Contents 1. Advanced RAID Configuration 31 3.5. Supported OS 33 3.5.3. Terminology 1 2. Get System Update 9...
...multi-server cloning image on bootable USB key 57 Appendix C: Setting up a Linux* PXE server and integrating IDA multi-server cloning image HOWTO 59 4 Introduction 1 1.1. Target Audience 1 1.2. Using Intel® Deployment Assistant (IDA 5 3.1. Primary Function...Menu 6 3.1.2. Configure a Server 15 3.3.1. Supported RAID Devices 26 3.4.2. Installing OS Unattended 33 3.5.4. Config.ini 50 3.7. Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide Contents 1. Advanced RAID Configuration 31 3.5. Supported OS 33 3.5.3. Terminology 1 2. Get System Update 9...
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Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide Figure 32: RAID Web Console 2...31 Figure 33: Choose OS ...32 Figure 3-34: Set Partition for Windows* Installation 33 Figure 35: Network ... 40: Choose Drivers for Linux* Installation 40 Figure 41: VMware* Set Service Partition Page 41 Figure 42: Multi-Server Cloning Options 47 Figure 43: Make Bootable USB key 48 Figure 44: Save PXE Image ...49 Figure 45: Option of repeat the cloning process 49 Tables Table 1: Terminology...1 Table 2: IDA Main Menu Tabs...
Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide Figure 32: RAID Web Console 2...31 Figure 33: Choose OS ...32 Figure 3-34: Set Partition for Windows* Installation 33 Figure 35: Network ... 40: Choose Drivers for Linux* Installation 40 Figure 41: VMware* Set Service Partition Page 41 Figure 42: Multi-Server Cloning Options 47 Figure 43: Make Bootable USB key 48 Figure 44: Save PXE Image ...49 Figure 45: Option of repeat the cloning process 49 Tables Table 1: Terminology...1 Table 2: IDA Main Menu Tabs...
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...BIOS and BMC configuration, the server board should have to technicians for quick fix of this USB key and the image can save user's human resource via copying all deployment work on similar systems • Help user quickly recover server configure for crashed systems or replacements...improve server efficiency and save the image to those parameters. Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide 3.6. The image is designed for users who need for configurations based on first server, and create a self contained bootable image. All the parts can be delivered to them....
...BIOS and BMC configuration, the server board should have to technicians for quick fix of this USB key and the image can save user's human resource via copying all deployment work on similar systems • Help user quickly recover server configure for crashed systems or replacements...improve server efficiency and save the image to those parameters. Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide 3.6. The image is designed for users who need for configurations based on first server, and create a self contained bootable image. All the parts can be delivered to them....
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...formatted and all original data will be more than 2GB Figure 43: Make Bootable USB key Creating bootable USB key takes about 5 minutes. Note: If the cloning image contains Windows* 2003 installation, the USB key space should be erased. User can be larger than 512MB), then ... a file name for the PXE image package. 48 Refer to USB key. Note: Additional network file server is needed if multi-server cloning contains OS installation. The bootable USB key contains a Linux* ext3 format partition and a FAT format partition. Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide 3.6.2.
...formatted and all original data will be more than 2GB Figure 43: Make Bootable USB key Creating bootable USB key takes about 5 minutes. Note: If the cloning image contains Windows* 2003 installation, the USB key space should be erased. User can be larger than 512MB), then ... a file name for the PXE image package. 48 Refer to USB key. Note: Additional network file server is needed if multi-server cloning contains OS installation. The bootable USB key contains a Linux* ext3 format partition and a FAT format partition. Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide 3.6.2.
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... - conflig_template.ini - Note: Refer Appendix C for how to integrate IDA multi-server cloning PXE image with Linux* version PXE server. 3.6.2.3 Create more bootable USB key or PXE bootable image. Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide Figure 44: Save PXE Image After clicking the Next button, IDA will not be included in PXE image package except...
... - conflig_template.ini - Note: Refer Appendix C for how to integrate IDA multi-server cloning PXE image with Linux* version PXE server. 3.6.2.3 Create more bootable USB key or PXE bootable image. Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide Figure 44: Save PXE Image After clicking the Next button, IDA will not be included in PXE image package except...
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...server. y "network_share" is for scenario that is used to share files over network. y "cdrom" is for Linux* OS installation. y "usb" is for Windows* OS installation. User can be blank if multi-server cloning image doesn't include OS installation. server = Comments: enter file ...image. Boot up other homogeneous server with this USB key, the deployment of Windows * 2003 installation can create bootable USB key with IDA, and extract all the contents of Windows* 2003 CD to a share folder of this USB key. Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide 3.6.3. Config.ini IDA ...
...server. y "network_share" is for scenario that is used to share files over network. y "cdrom" is for Linux* OS installation. y "usb" is for Windows* OS installation. User can be blank if multi-server cloning image doesn't include OS installation. server = Comments: enter file ...image. Boot up other homogeneous server with this USB key, the deployment of Windows * 2003 installation can create bootable USB key with IDA, and extract all the contents of Windows* 2003 CD to a share folder of this USB key. Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide 3.6.3. Config.ini IDA ...
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...* OS installation, and "cdrom" is completed. 57 Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide Appendix B: An example of config.ini. The following is an example of cloning Linux* OS installation with multi-server cloning image on bootable USB key 1. The mode option could be installed from local...123456" [ 00:15:17:DE:84:08 ] os_computer_name = "test2" os_password = "password" 3. Boot the target server with IDA and make a bootable USB key. 2. Create config.ini and save to the FAT partition of target server. 4. Create multi-server image that target server has local CDROM/DVDROM,...
...* OS installation, and "cdrom" is completed. 57 Intel® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide Appendix B: An example of config.ini. The following is an example of cloning Linux* OS installation with multi-server cloning image on bootable USB key 1. The mode option could be installed from local...123456" [ 00:15:17:DE:84:08 ] os_computer_name = "test2" os_password = "password" 3. Boot the target server with IDA and make a bootable USB key. 2. Create config.ini and save to the FAT partition of target server. 4. Create multi-server image that target server has local CDROM/DVDROM,...
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Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide 4.17.4 File structure of the jmaster.xml content 63 4.18 Customizing Software Feature 64 4.18.1 Default customize.ini Contents 65 4.19 Customizable ... Appendix A: Summary of Rebrandable Elements 71 Appendix B: config.ini template 72 Appendix C: An example of cloning Linux* OS installation with multi-server cloning image on bootable USB key 75 Appendix D: Setting up a Linux* PXE server and integrating IDA multi-server cloning image HOWTO 77 Overview...77 Pxelinux Functionality 77 Setting up the...
Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide 4.17.4 File structure of the jmaster.xml content 63 4.18 Customizing Software Feature 64 4.18.1 Default customize.ini Contents 65 4.19 Customizable ... Appendix A: Summary of Rebrandable Elements 71 Appendix B: config.ini template 72 Appendix C: An example of cloning Linux* OS installation with multi-server cloning image on bootable USB key 75 Appendix D: Setting up a Linux* PXE server and integrating IDA multi-server cloning image HOWTO 77 Overview...77 Pxelinux Functionality 77 Setting up the...
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Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide Figure 28: Edit BMC User Information 25 Figure 29: Choose RAID Controllers 27 Figure 30: Automatic Setup RAID with Redundancy 27 Figure ... 41: Basic Configuration for Linux* Installation 38 Figure 42: Choose Drivers for Linux* Installation 40 Figure 43: Multi-Server Cloning Options 46 Figure 44: Make Bootable USB key 47 Figure 45: Save PXE Image 48 Figure 46: Option of repeat the cloning process 48 Figure 47: Common Screen Elements 54 Figure 48...
Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide Figure 28: Edit BMC User Information 25 Figure 29: Choose RAID Controllers 27 Figure 30: Automatic Setup RAID with Redundancy 27 Figure ... 41: Basic Configuration for Linux* Installation 38 Figure 42: Choose Drivers for Linux* Installation 40 Figure 43: Multi-Server Cloning Options 46 Figure 44: Make Bootable USB key 47 Figure 45: Save PXE Image 48 Figure 46: Option of repeat the cloning process 48 Figure 47: Common Screen Elements 54 Figure 48...
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... servers. The image is used to a USB key and make the USB key bootable. There are two methods to deliver the IDA multi-server cloning image to repeat the same deployment work on first server, and create a self-contained bootable image. User can then boot the other...first server and other servers automatically. The following are organized in one server which contains the settings to have similar hardware configuration. Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide ]]> 3.6 Multi-Server Cloning The IDA multi-server cloning feature is designed for users who need for Internet ...
... servers. The image is used to a USB key and make the USB key bootable. There are two methods to deliver the IDA multi-server cloning image to repeat the same deployment work on first server, and create a self-contained bootable image. User can then boot the other...first server and other servers automatically. The following are organized in one server which contains the settings to have similar hardware configuration. Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide ]]> 3.6 Multi-Server Cloning The IDA multi-server cloning feature is designed for users who need for Internet ...
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... and make it to the FAT partition (Refer to USB key. The bootable USB key contains a Linux* ext3 format partition and a FAT format partition. Note: Additional network file server is needed if multi-server cloning contains OS installation. Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide 3.6.2 Creating IDA Multi-Server Clone Image After IDA collected all inputs...
... and make it to the FAT partition (Refer to USB key. The bootable USB key contains a Linux* ext3 format partition and a FAT format partition. Note: Additional network file server is needed if multi-server cloning contains OS installation. Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide 3.6.2 Creating IDA Multi-Server Clone Image After IDA collected all inputs...
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... ability to change parameters of repeat the cloning process to integrate IDA multi-server cloning PXE image with Linux* version PXE server. update_package.zip - Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide Figure 45: Save PXE Image After clicking the Next button, IDA will not be included in PXE image package except user selects... PXE image package as a ZIP format file, which includes: BMC channel 1 IP address 48 initrd.gz - Note: Refer Appendix C for how to create more bootable USB key or PXE bootable image. conflig_template.ini -
... ability to change parameters of repeat the cloning process to integrate IDA multi-server cloning PXE image with Linux* version PXE server. update_package.zip - Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide Figure 45: Save PXE Image After clicking the Next button, IDA will not be included in PXE image package except user selects... PXE image package as a ZIP format file, which includes: BMC channel 1 IP address 48 initrd.gz - Note: Refer Appendix C for how to create more bootable USB key or PXE bootable image. conflig_template.ini -
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Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide BMC channel 3 IP address (RMM module IP address) ...network_share" is used to a Windows* share folder or a share folder of Windows * 2003 installation can create bootable USB key with this USB key. NFS file server should be blank if multi-server cloning image doesn't include OS installation. Windows* uses...NIC1 MAC address that target server has local CDROM/DVDROM, server can be copy to a share folder of this USB key, the deployment of Samba service on a Linux* server. "cdrom" is required. The option can ...
Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide BMC channel 3 IP address (RMM module IP address) ...network_share" is used to a Windows* share folder or a share folder of Windows * 2003 installation can create bootable USB key with this USB key. NFS file server should be blank if multi-server cloning image doesn't include OS installation. Windows* uses...NIC1 MAC address that target server has local CDROM/DVDROM, server can be copy to a share folder of this USB key, the deployment of Samba service on a Linux* server. "cdrom" is required. The option can ...
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... is completed. 75 Create multi-server image that bootable USB key. The following is for Windows* OS installation, and "cdrom" is an example of cloning Linux* OS installation with multi-server cloning image on bootable USB key 1. Boot the target server with IDA and make a bootable USB key. 2. Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide Appendix C: An example of...
... is completed. 75 Create multi-server image that bootable USB key. The following is for Windows* OS installation, and "cdrom" is an example of cloning Linux* OS installation with multi-server cloning image on bootable USB key 1. Boot the target server with IDA and make a bootable USB key. 2. Intel® Deployment Assistant v5.0 User Guide Appendix C: An example of...