DL165 G5 / OS Installation from USB / Thumb Drive

[Zulkarnain Bin Salim]

Hi Team,

I do purchase of DL165 G5 for 5 units, the vendor not supply me with the CD/DVD ROM. Also this server is not hook up to the SAN. DL165 G5 not supported with Smart Start except the CD Bootable Diagnostic Utility.

Can i use front USB to boot with my OS Linux / Windows is copied to the 8GB thumb drive.

Please advice me any step to do ; or any white paper as guideline.

Do try for few days; failed to do; need opinion.

Thanks


Rgrds,
Zuls

[KarloChacon]

hi


so yo are trying to install Linux - windows booting from USB Key

which windows? which linux?

which errors you get when you say you failed?
any specific procedure you follow

regards

[Zulkarnain Bin Salim]

Hi,

Seem it's not any error; What i mean by the error is seem it not recognize the USB that i have hook to the front USB port. Windows 2003 and RHEL 4 AS.

Any other upfront setting do i need to do before put in the USB.

Thanks

Rgrds,
Zuls

[KarloChacon]

well if you check in google you will find lot of info related with kinda of difficult I would say

much easier get a USB CD-ROM at least for me

[Pieter 't Hart]

Copying the OS-files is not sufficient to make the usb-key bootable.
search for the HP drive key boot utility

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=US&swItem=MTX-UNITY-I23839

maybe this helps
Pieter