HP (Hewlett-Packard) HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit Win32 Edition Best Practices Manuale Utente

Configuring HP ProLiant systems with Windows PE  10 

This command reads the current configuration on the source server and writes the hardware 
configuration data file to A:\HWCONFIG.XML. 

Generate the array configuration data file with the following command: 

CPQACUXE /C A:\PL-RD.INI 

This command reads the array configuration on the source server and writes the array configuration 
data file to A:\PL-RD.INI. 

Create the partition configuration data file. A sample DISKPART0.TXT file is provided with the Toolkit 
in the samples directory. For more information on using DISKPART, refer to the Microsoft® 
documentation. 

If needed, create the RILOE II or iLO configuration data file. For examples of the command line 
parameters, refer to the "Using HPONCFG" section of the HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit Linux and 
Win32 Editions User Guide. 

Use a text editor as necessary to make changes to the configuration files so that they conform to the target 
server. 

Now, data files can be captured and stored in either of the following ways: 

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Capturing and storing data files using physical media (on page 

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Capturing data files over a network (on page 

 

Capturing and storing data files using physical media 

HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit utilities and scripts can be stored on physical media, such as a diskette or 
a driverless USB storage device. 

  NOTE:  Windows® PE supports USB natively, but USB devices must be connected to the system before 

Windows® PE boots to be recognized. Be sure the proper device driver is loaded if you are using a non-
driverless USB device for storage. 

After Windows® PE boots, you can execute the utilities to capture data files and store them on the USB 
storage device. These data files can then be modified as needed and used for deploying configurations 
on other systems. 

 

Capturing data files over a network 

For Windows® PE to support network access, the driver for the networking device must be on the 
Windows® PE image. To update drivers to the Windows® PE image, refer to "Microsoft Windows 
Preinstallation Environment (on page 

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Windows® PE does not support access to files or folders on Windows® PE servers from another location 
on the network. 

After Windows® PE boots, you can access files and folders stored on other servers on the network. Map 
the proper drive to the file server where the utilities are stored and the data files will reside, and execute 
the utilities to capture data files. These data files can then be modified as needed and used for deploying 
configurations on other systems. 

 

Creating script files 

After the server data files are generated and modified for the target server, modify and save a copy of the 
script files to the appropriate location. Refer to the operating system documentation for a complete 
description of the options that can be modified in the unattended installation file to customize the 
installation. 

Using a standard text editor, create the following additional Toolkit files for the unattended install.