HP Integrity rx4640 Server - Manual (Page 9)

2 Prerequisites
Network infrastructure requirements
If you use Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) to remotely deploy servers, then Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) must be installed and accessible on the network.
Deployment Server requirements
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Hardware:
For a new installation, a HP ProLiant server with at least a 2.0 GHz processor and 1 GB RAM or
an equivalent virtual machine
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The correct date and time
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Microsoft® Windows® operating system:
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Microsoft Windows Server™ ®2003 x86 (SP1, R2, SP2) Standard or Enterprise Editions
NOTE: The server must not be a domain controller.
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Available disk space:
2 GB for the base installation
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1 GB for each Windows distribution
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1 GB for each VMware ESX distribution
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4 GB for each Linux distribution
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Additional space for captured disk images
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A network connection configured with a static IP address
NOTE: Changing the IP address configuration after installation is difficult. Therefore, set the IP address
before beginning the installation.
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To use the Deployment Server Web Console, you must install IIS with ASP.NET.
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To deploy VMware ESX or Linux, you must install an FTP server. For more information, see the Microsoft
documentation on how to install IIS with FTP.
For more information about requirements for the Deployment Server, see the Altiris Deployment Solution
Deployment and Migration Guide at http://www.hp.com/servers/rdp .
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