Using ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack for scripted blade based switch configuration

Figure 3. Solution architecture using server-side scripts
RDP Server
Rapid Deployment Pack
Deployment
Even
t
Switch Configuration Program
Local program using a Telnet
scripting client
Server-Side Script
Retrieves the server Rack Location
from the RDP database and calls
switch configuration program
RDP
Database
(Rack Locations)
Switch
Access
Database
NIC
Port 8
Switch A
Port 7
Management Processor
(Telnet server)
IP: 192.168.2.1
User: UserName
PW: PassWord
Switch
Config
Control
logic
Second Level Switch
Mgmt Port
Server Blade
Rack X,
Enclosure Y, Bay Z
Server
Storage
Port 8
Switch B
Port 7
Management Processor
(Telnet server)
IP: 192.168.2.2
User: UserName
PW: PassWord
Mana
g
ement VLAN Current RDP Ca
p
abilit
y
Enhanced RDP Ca
p
abilit
y
Production VLAN
RDP Remote Scri
p
t Execution
RDP Local Scri
p
t Execution
Remote Script
Rack X Enclosure Y
PxE NIC
NIC 1
iLO NIC
NIC 2
Switch
Config
Control
logic
Telnet client (executing on the RDP server) logs
onto the switch maintenance processor and directs
it to configure the switch ports
Remote Script is
transferred to the
server being
deployed. Upon
execution; the remote
script can configure
the server to its
intended
configuration
Legend
U
p
link Port
Switch
Logic
Mgmt Port
Switch
Logic
U
p
link Port
Server
Processor
Switch
Management
Processor
Programs the
switch
hardware to
set the switch
ports to
operate on
specific
VLAN s
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