Intel ® Deployment Assistant v4.0 User Guide
2. Getting Started
2.1.
Product Overview
Intel ® Deployment Assistant reduces the complexity and time associated with setting up Intel ® servers. Server deployment time is often cut by an hour or more per system, and even more time can be saved when using the cloning feature to deploy identical servers. The wizard automatically locates and retrieves the latest drivers, BIOS, and firmware updates. It guides you through questions to help quickly configure the server via automatic recognition of server hardware, with minimal reboots and an automated unattended OS installation.
Intel ® Deployment Assistant helps a system administrator do the following:
• Update an Intel ® server with the latest system software. Updates can be got from a set URL ( http://www.intel.com/support which can be customized by OEM), a network drive, or removable media. The firmware components that can be updated using Intel ® Deployment Assistant are: BIOS, Integrated BMC (iBMC), non expander HSCs, and SDRs.
• Configure the most common options of the BIOS and firmware.
• Configure a RAID volume on attached hard drives
• Install Windows* and Linux* operating systems
• Clone all deployment work from one server to multi server
Note: The installation is fully unattended except for a license screen agreement that you can agree to and any changing of CDs.
The latest drivers for all the on-board components are added from IDA CD or from other supported locations during the OS installation
Intel ® Deployment Assistant is a browser based graphical application that provides an easy to use, wizard style interface to the system administrator for performing all the above tasks. It is packaged onto a single CD which contains its own operating system (Linux*), a GUI, Intel ® Deployment Assistant core, and supporting files for setup and deployment. Intel ® Deployment Assistant boots automatically from a CD-ROM/USB drive and runs completely in a RAMDISK.
2.2.
Supported Platforms
Multi-Core Intel
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Xeon
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Processor 5500 Sequence-based Servers
• Intel ® Server Board S5520UR
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