I found an article on a different forum about how to boot a full blown linux over PXE, giving the possiblity of a hard drive-less system. See it here: DSL Tips and Tricks :: How-to: PXE - Packing the KNOPPIX image in initrd
I ran into some issues while working on an imaging project that involved Solaris and adlagent. Here are the steps I took to work things out. Hopefully this will help the next IT guy in line.
Here's a clever workaround if you're striving to boot Linux automation on an HP7700.
