The
IBM ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit enables you to
tailor and build custom hardware deployment solutions. It provides
hardware configuration utilities and operating system (OS) installation
examples for
IBM System x and
BladeCenter x86-based hardware.
The
ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Windows Edition enables you to
create a bootable
Windows Preinstallation
Environment (
Windows PE)
2.1 CD,
DVD, or USB key that supports the following:
- Network and mass storage devices
- Policy based RAID configuration
- Configuration of system settings using the Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)
- Configuration of Fibre Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) under WinPE
- Automated Network Operating System (NOS) installation support
for:
- Windows Server 2008, Standard,
Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web Editions
- Windows Server 2008 x64,
Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web Editions
- Windows Server 2008, Standard,
Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions without Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2008 x64,
Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter Editions without Hyper-V
- Windows Server 2008 R2
x64, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, and Web Editions
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Local self-contained DVD deployment scenarios
- Local CD/DVD and network share based deployment scenarios
- RSA II, IMM, and BladeCenter MM/AMM
remote disk scenarios
- UpdateXpress System Pack installation integrated
with scripted NOS deployment
- IBM Director Agentinstallation integrated
with scripted NOS deployment. The ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Windows Edition supports the following
versions of Director Agent:
- Director Agent 5.1 or
higher
- Common Agent 6.1 or higher
- Core Services 5.20.31 or higher
The Toolkit provides sample
jobs for Altiris Deployment Solution for hardware
configuration and OS deployment using Windows PE. The Toolkit supports Altiris Deployment Solution 6.9, SP1,
SP2, SP3, SP4 or SP5 and the Hewlett-Packard
Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) versions 3.81, 3.82, 3.83, 6.0, and 6.2.
The RDP includes Altiris Deployment Solution,
the Hewlett-Packard Scripting Toolkit, andWindows PE 2.1 boot environments packaged
together.