topic Re: Virtual CDROM on HP Blade Server in BladeSystem - General

Virtual CDROM on HP Blade Server

Zinky — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:21:55 GMT

We have the latest Blade System. I need to install Linux on one of the blades but I only have the ISO image. Does the Blade System support booting an ISO image that is located anywhere on the network (just mounted) like the RSA-IIs on the IBMs?

Re: Virtual CDROM on HP Blade Server

Torsten. — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:35:39 GMT

"We have the latest Blade System."

How can you be sure?

You should connect to the iLO and select "virtual media", "load" the ISO and assign it.

Re: Virtual CDROM on HP Blade Server

Zinky — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:11:16 GMT

i was told.
c7000
blXXXX g6
i was told.

Thanks Torsty, - i've nnot workedmuch on the Blade Server, is the iLO module HTTP based or is their a client needed to access the iLO and the "virtual media"?

Re: Virtual CDROM on HP Blade Server

Torsten. — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:15:43 GMT

It's not this hard.

Connect to the C7000 chassis onboard administrator, select the blade, go to its ilo and you are there.

Re: Virtual CDROM on HP Blade Server

Zinky — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:35:51 GMT

I know sir... once you're familiar with one iLO, it should be all the same ;^))

Just wanted to confirm really that such functionality is available so our "Blade/Intel Admin" -- which is a different fiefdom is aware of our need.

Man, G6 blades with up to 24-way and 256GB of RAM? We can potentially house our entire enterprise on one c7000!

Re: Virtual CDROM on HP Blade Server

Torsten. — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 07:15:05 GMT

Different topic, but with iLO screenshots:

~~http://docs.hp.com/en/BA322-90077/apcs01.html~~

[Moderator edit: Removed the broken link. Please refer to support.hpe.com]

Re: Virtual CDROM on HP Blade Server

JonathanT — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:52:55 GMT

If I'm not mistaken you have to have the advanced ILO-2 license on the blade that comes with the ICE license. This will allow you to SSH to the ILO IP and mount the ISO as a virtual CD. If you don't have these licenses I believe you're hosed because the virtual CD-ROM that runs as an applet from your workstation is slow as molasses.

Re: Virtual CDROM on HP Blade Server

Zinky — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:28:47 GMT

Dankeshun.