This section describes the three modes of operation (methods
of deployment) used by the Toolkit.
The
ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Windows Edition uses three different
modes of operation to support a variety of deployment scenarios. Each
mode is designed to address a different set of deployment requirements.
These modes are:
- Local deployment
- Local deployments provide a simple means of deploying an image
to a system that is physically accessible. This deployment mode does
not require access to a network share. For local deployments, use
the Toolkit to create a complete
image with all of the required files and then burn that image to a
CD or DVD-ROM or copy it to a USB key, which you then use to deploy
the image to the system.
- Network deployment
- Network deployments require the target system to have access to
a network share. Use the Toolkit to
create an image containing the minimum required files and burn that
image to a CD or DVD-ROM or copy it to a USB key. Use this media to
boot the target system, and the deployment is completed by using files
from the network share.
- Remote deployment
- Remote deployments allow the use of a Remote Supervisor Adapter II, Integrated Management
Module (IMM), BladeCenter Management
Module, or BladeCenter Advanced
Management Module to deploy the Scripting Toolkit image
remotely. Create an ISO image, CD, or DVD-ROM of the required Scripting Toolkit deployment
files, and then use one of these remote deployment options to send
the deployment files to the remote target system. The use of a USB
key is not supported for this mode of operation.