Compaq ProLiant DL380 Generation 2 Setup and Installation Guide

7-12 Compaq ProLiant DL380 Generation 2 Server Setup and Installation Guide
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SmartStart Diskette Builder
The SmartStart Diskette Builder is a utility that uses data stored on the
SmartStart CD to create support diskettes. You can create support diskettes for
specific configuration needs or for software that cannot be used directly from
the SmartStart CD. Use the SmartStart Diskette Builder to create the following
support diskettes:
■ Array Configuration Utility
■ Operating system support
■ Server utilities
■ Erase utility
■ System and Option ROMPaq
To run the Diskette Builder, you need the following:
■ A PC with one of the following operating systems:
G Microsoft Windows 95
G Microsoft Windows 98
G Microsoft Windows NT
G Microsoft Windows 2000
■ Several 1.44-MB diskettes
All existing data on the diskettes is overwritten. Insert the SmartStart CD in
the workstation drive. The CD automatically runs the Diskette Builder utility.
However, if the PC does not support the “auto-run” feature, use Windows
Explorer and enter the following command line:
[CD-ROM DRIVE]:\DSKBLDR\DSKBLDR.EXE
SmartStart Scripting Toolkit
The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit is a set of DOS-based utilities that enable
you to configure and deploy servers in a customized, predictable, and
unattended manner. These utilities provide scripted server and array
replication for mass server deployment and duplicate the configuration of a
configured source server onto target systems with minimum user interaction.
The Configuration Replication Utility is a stand-alone DOS utility that
duplicates the settings of an operating RBSU-configured server by saving the